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for me it just triggered contamination ocd so bad because suddenly compulsions were not only ok but everyone was doing them. sanitizing hands frequently, sanitizing produce un the early parts of the pandemic etc it became like impossible to tell ocd from 'real', rational worry
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Definitely. My OCD has gotten extremely worse over the past year. It made my OCD take the simplest things said and turn it into something to worry about. Even if what was said had or has no substance. At certain points, I was completely paralyzed with anxiety. I had no idea what OCD was back in 2020, so I just thought that the themes I was having were real since they wouldn't leave.
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I wouldn't say the pandemic by itself made it worse but the social isolation coupled with underlying depression and multiple additional stressors definitely had a major effect on me.
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Contamination fears were extremely high at the beginning of the pandemic and i developed a type of head shake tic-like compulsive response after being in certain public situations. These typically occurred after leaving a given situation (eg work) and would be present for minutes and sometimes hours after. Still have them periodically when presented with a stressful situation.
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My OCD definitely got worse. I never realized how much being around other people with distractions at work really kept my intrusive thoughts and compulsions in check. Without that environment, my compulsions spiraled out of control, my ruminations went ballistic and I couldn’t even get motivated to do normal everyday things because the doubt and feeling of things not being right kind of paralyzed me. I started drinking more after work which only exacerbated my OCD, depression and anxiety to the breaking point. That’s when I decided to start looking up OCD help, starting with this app, and then got diagnosed with OCD and ADHD and have been working on recovery ever since.
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@lonerjayv3 Yep, helped me to realize whatever intrusive thoughts or themes I had, someone else has had them or something similar. Wouldn’t be here if I didn’t accidentally stumble across NOCD back in FEB.
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@lonerjayv3 I hope it helps as well my friend, I’m pulling for you. Mine took time between different doses and building up in my system but it has made a world of difference for me. Stay strong and best wishes.
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I think so. I think it’s mainly because I had all that extra time to just sit and think/worry about things.
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extremely!
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my ocd started during the pandemic! dont know if it was a factor or not
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Sure has.
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I'm sry if this may make people worry or feel uncomfortable in advance! Hello everyone as u can see I struggle with ocd and I HATE IT WITH MY LIFE , it started in 2020 covid obv contamination ocd started here , I used to carry alcohol everywhere and used to wash my hands so much that it bled ( had to wear gloves to cover it so friends or family won't see it ) and everything else started since then , harm ocd with myself or friends I couldn't hold a knife..it was really hard..and I have unwanted sexual thoughts ocd , I have panic attacks bc of this..I sometimes cannot look people into their eyes and its so random and so scary..thoughts about.. 🍇..whether it's me or I'm gonna harm someone else uk..I sometimes cannot function properly.. unfortunately friends don't understand it rather think it's about " perfectionism "..I wrote those thoughts and stuff in a journal in more details ofc and doodle ( I'm scared someone will find it ) I hate myself tbh and I don't think someone will read this... I suspect I have ADHD with all this but ocd is " ur faking it " even though lots of people have hinted about it , I thought I actually killed someone for 2 years a girl..until I realized what HOCD is , I thought I faked my ocd too in fact , I have perfectionism ocd too it's bad and I HATE PURE O it's so DRAINING uk.. also idk if this has caused a problem for anyone but if y'all know the Truman show ( basically if u don't know the main character is being filmed and his life is fake and he doesn't know it ) THAT MOVIE HAS HARMED ME SO BADLY FOR YEARS that until today I have to check in the bathroom if there are cameras cuz like ocd makes me think I'm living in a fake world , I used to think people around me , everyone was like a Ai model or smth.. everytime until today I have to clean the toilet seat bc it may be dirty..I have been taking up to 5 showers a day cuz maybe I'm dirty..that's it for today tysm if u read this till the end I'd like to know ur thoughts if u got tips or have similar experiences ! 🤗 U get a chocolate bar 🍫 bc u earned it bc ik how ocd is so frustrating ( I also noticed everyone who has ocd is so nice right 😆! )
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Suffering from ocd worsens with loneliness. Someone can talk to me please?
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I suffer since 10 - 15 yrs from specific fears. It was years that my OCD constantly wanted to be checked if I have HIV or not. I had a lot of sex and I thought this is normal. But I ruminated in my backhead about and was testing like 5 - 10 times a year. After the test I felt everytime so relieved. In Corona I was addicted to porn and even I lost control and was watching pretty hard stuff. I was chatting with a girl and we fantasized about really disturbing things. I never wanna meet her and for me was sure it's just kinda onlinestuff. I was in a relationship 3 years now. And I lost fear of HIV. But then came Morality OCD, Real Event (this chat) and after some times POCD. This combination was knocking me out, I felt like the badest person on earth. I did everything wrong and searched for relief and reassurance. It put me to the point of suicidal. I never ever hurting somebody, but my brain was making me a monster. I had to quit the relationship because I just couldn't give her what she deserved. I was in a clinic for 3 months. And we tested medication with ERP (before I took escitalopram for years). Anafranil was working first, then too many side-effects. I tried even without meds, but was so depressed. Now on sertralin for 5 weeks, but only 2 weeks on therapeutic dose 200mg. And wow, now I really feel so confused in the brain. I feel like how big my OCD became. The specific thoughts are not anymore, BUT it sticks on EVERYTHING atm. It's delusional how it feels in the brain. I really hope so deep my brain makes finally a reset and I need to wait it out. I could live with OCD for a long time but the last 1-2 yrs it took absolutely everything. I remark that POCD doesn't stick anymore like before but my brain is now constructing a very bad future because of past mistakes (that I all discussed with family, friends for relief over and over and over again). So it's like my OCD is now Real Event (The sexchat) again. Anyone was on the same point in life?
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