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Exactly sorry for the long respone I just have trouble explaining all the thoughts I have in text. Its a lot easier to talk in person
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I understand what ur going thru I struggled with why I didn't act like a "normal" person for a long time!
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I thought I was lazy or I wasnt meant for anything that I couldn't handle stress or many other reasons. I had always been interested in disorders so I considered them I thought I was using them as an exuse for my lazyness
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it turns out ocd is real, even if I don't have it tons of people here do I'm still considering what I truly have and will eventually work up the courage to see a pychatrist or something, I thought it didnt matter my life was too hard anyway
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It isn't things get better the future isn't plain or ready for anyone I thought I wanted to join the military till my political beliefs changed me but then I doubted and thought I was lazy. You are not a worthless person, your worth isn't if u have a job or do things the right way but what u can do to better the world. And the best way to do that is to bebetter yourself both by battling ur ocd and be being confident in your abilities. I'm not sure what u want to do but whatever it is go for it you are meant for it your anxious is from ocd and life in general and no one is 100 percent motivated. Focus on small things like making it thru each day and helping out others. When u find something u like learn more about it and tell yourself that u have a future. If you let your ocds doubts take priority over your own self worth you won't be able to do anything u want.
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I believe in your ability to better yourself, in fact your already asking for advice and help. We are here for you, life isn't a destination it's a journey and got us it's going to be very hard, we just got to keep moving forward to live it otherwise we'll never know our success or failures. I believe you have a future in this world and so do I, it doesn't matter what we do in particular all that matters is our futures are full of love and joy! Keep on moving forward! Believe in yourself and better yourself when u can and take a break when u need it. We're here for you ☺️♥️
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@HispanicAtTheDisco Regardless if u ever doubt u have a future think of it like this. Your ocd is the only thing that benefits form u doubting it and your ocd is a mean bully who doesn't deserve a future. You have to have a future if ocd is trying to rob u from it :)
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- 3y ago
I think that trying to picture yourself too far in the future will not help in recovery. Give acceptance one day at a time. I also wouldn’t ruminate or try to find answers to your thoughts. Try writing down some worst case scenarios if you couldn’t help out with your family or didn’t have a future. What would that look like in your mind?
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hi. so one big factor of my OCD is rumination. i met a guy who i have a crush on the idea of (idea bc there are red flags). my biggest fear is not finding true love, my ex told me no one else would deal with what i have (my ocd, specifically reassurance seeking and getting overstimulated after intimacy). a few weeks ago, my friends and family all gathered and tried to give me advice that sounded like “you’re shy and you’ll never find someone.” after that, i’ve felt off. i’ve been using an unhealthy coping skill, daydreaming, and i’ve just felt unbalanced. my ocd makes everything feel different sometimes, i can’t explain it. life, myself, almost like being in a dissociated state. has anyone else experienced that? i don’t know how to remain balanced during my off times and i know pms exasperates it all. i take ashwaghanda and omega 3s in a multi vitamin daily. i take them all together in the evening but i’ve missed three days recently and also messed with my rocky sleep schedule because of fun times with friends. i hope these supplements work, because i don’t know if i’d be brave enough for medication. i had a bad reaction on prozac and often am forgetful. i just have been battling my OCD consciously for almost ten years now and unconsciously for longer. i am so tired, as my mental health extends beyond my OCD. i’m in talk therapy with some cbt aspects but i only see her twice a month. i’ve broken down so many times and promised myself id get on track or that certain things would work, but it’s like i am stuck in a circle that gets smaller when i’m able to help myself. i just want to be normal. i want to be able to mess up my sleep schedule to enjoy good times and not suffer horrible consequences or fear that i will be entirely thrown off balance. i don’t want to worry or doubt or feel so dissociative that i squint my eyes for a moment and wonder why i feel so unreal. i will never understand why god has allowed me to go through this. i cannot let it be for nothing but i don’t know how much more to bend and contort my body and brain to get somewhere stable but how lovely it would be if i could. i don’t have much of a schedule right now, i get apathetic and give in with things from time to time. one thing can trigger me and i am back to square one wether in a week or month. any advice, any and all is so helpful. your stories, your thoughts. maybe feeling less alone and knowing what has helped you is exactly what i need right now. thank you 💗
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I feel really scared and worried that the therapist I find on NOCD might not be effective, and instead of getting better, I might end up feeling worse. I’m afraid that if I don’t feel any progress, I’ll want to switch therapists, but my mom might get impatient with me. I worry that she’ll lose faith in therapy, stop paying for it, and think it’s a waste of time and money. I know therapy takes time and it’s not a quick fix, but I’m scared that things won’t go the way I hope. What if I don’t connect with the therapist? What if they don’t understand my OCD as well as I need them to? I’ve already been struggling so much, and the thought of going through another disappointment is exhausting. I’m only 14, and I feel stuck because I can’t manage this on my own. I need help, but I also need my mom to stay patient and supportive through this process. I’m scared that if things don’t improve fast enough, she’ll give up on paying for therapy. I don’t know what to do, and it’s making me feel really anxious. I just want to get better, but what if nothing works out?
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- 16w ago
I’m feeling kind of sad cause today was not a really good day in terms of my ocd. I was feeling kind of foggy/numb and that send me to spiraling. I’m 21 years old currently studying but my family has been having trouble with money for the last couple years(we’re just me and my mom) and I kinda want to get a job but everything is far from my home and I wouldn’t be able to return back at night, also it’s either way more expensive to move or the schedule wouldn’t let me take my classes. The point is that because of that every time my mom is stress tends to treat me bad, she speaks to me like I’m stupid or she just screams to nothing cursing all life and everything and that actually makes me feel soo bad and guilty for not doing anything, I know it’s hard for me to get a job that actually helps us without quitting school but that doesn’t stop me from feeling like I’m a burden. I want to help, I want to maybe hug her or something but I know she will be angrier and probably will reject it. So that’s it, I just feel like she punishes me for the stress she’s carrying and I get it but one day is happy and it feels like all love and the next is treating me like that, Idk it’s hard (also I feel like I shouldn’t be saying this cause it’s all my fault) 🫤
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