https://www.reddit.com/r/longtermTRE/comments/1idm2be/tre_for_obsessive_mind/
created by Agitated_Royal_3048 on 30/01/2025 at 12:40 UTC
7 upvotes, 6 top-level comments (showing 6)
Dear community, I suffer from severe traumas including preverbal etc. I am in somatic experiencing therapy and ifs, with some improvements but some things became worse. I realized that I have an obsessive mind, which means I can not do nothing without to obsess about it. Yes you read right, EVERYTHING I do, I obsess about it. For example I am obsessed with mindfulness trying to be mindful ALL the time. I am obsessed with somatic awareness I am obsessed with IFS trying to figure out which part is doing what and I am obsessed with my obsessions. I want to start TRE longterm but of course I will obsess about it. So the questio is did someone experienced success with obsession by doing tre, if so what should I do differently or avoid . Do you have any tipps . Sorry if the question is dumb. Thank you
Comment by AmbassadorSerious at 30/01/2025 at 15:54 UTC
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Uh i mean as long as you don't become obsessed with doing it all the time and then overdo it. Can you become obsessed with not overdoing it? 😂 That could be a way to approach TRE.
Comment by Fit-Championship371 at 30/01/2025 at 15:29 UTC
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I am same like you, but I never thought it could be related to trauma. I also tend to become obsessed with things. Often, this benefits me, as I get obsessed with studying and learning. However, it can be harmful when I become obsessed with something negative.
Comment by Flat_Bridge_3129 at 30/01/2025 at 17:45 UTC
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Hmm. I relate a lot and for me realizing the obsessiveness is also a part itself helps me detach from it and have a little bit more space between it instead of defining myself as being that.
I try to think of where it comes from. Because I am a very eager to learn person and I also have perfectionist tendencies which is part of my inner critic, telling me to always do more, better, doesn’t matter with what, it’s like a train that doesn’t stop.
So I try to slow down, let that part ramble and know I don’t have to listen to it.
I’m still in learning how n everything myself but I found it a little bit easier to write down.
If this resonates I hope this helps.
Comment by elianabear at 31/01/2025 at 04:41 UTC
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TRE made it easier for me in that I got to the point that I could address the pain that was at the root of my obsessions and thus stop the obsessions at the source.
Comment by LetGo11-11 at 30/01/2025 at 18:20 UTC
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Check out the books and podcasts from Micheal Singer he really helped me with my overthinking. I used to have OCD as a kid and my sister once said "the world won't stop moving" if I didn't carry out my compulsion. One day I followed this advice and realised the world didn't stop moving. Might sound simple or silly but it really helped.
Book 1: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself https://amzn.eu/d/3k17A5m
Book 2: Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament https://amzn.eu/d/3AsGrX7
Podcast episode 1, try the first one see what you think they sort of go in order the first few seasons but then after that not so much.
Comment by SaltedWitch at 01/02/2025 at 07:06 UTC
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Is there a chance it’s a special interest, not an obsession?