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You can do it!!!!
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Hi. I have rocd, and the last months were an hell. Last week FOR 4 DAYS IN A ROW I was really happy, enjoying time with my bf, want to be with him, want to hug him and everything!! WITHOUT HAVING THOUGHT OR ANXIETY! Now I'm in bad feelings again, but I was really really happy that that happened!đ
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It will happen again and maybe longer next time!!!
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I have come to the realization that the lessons we can learn from OCD can be priceless. That usually people with OCD are kind and insightful. That the fact that we get disgusted with certain thoughts it's proof that we aren't and we will never be in agreement with them. Which tells me that we are not our thoughts! Even when they feel so intense we are not the and they are just thoughts. We are becoming more resilient people. People with more understanding. People that understand what is like to suffer what in turns makes us more empathetic towards others. And one more thing. We don't need fixing! We aren't bad or broken. We just have a condition that's difficult to handle sometimes. So when we think: "if I could just stop thinking about this I will be ok" is a lie because we are ok. We were ok all along. And what I mean is that we aren't bad or horrible or disgusting. We just need to realize it in the middle of a thousand intrusive thoughts that we are good, valuable, worthy and amazing individuals. Yes, all of us! So to all my brothers and sisters that have OCD you are stronger than what you think. Let's not give up. Let us be compassionate towards ourselves as we are towards others.
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Love this!
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That is the most beautiful thing i ever read here. Thanks. You made my day batter.
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I didn't know I had OCD until a few months ago. So I went untreated for 37 years. I started treatment is August at age 45. The period just prior to starting treatment was an incredibly dark time. I felt hopeless and wondered if things would ever get better for me. I had done years of talk therapy and never made any progress. But I trusted my NOCD therapist right off the bat. She was kind and empathetic and assured me she could help me. Trust is incredibly hard for me. So for me to trust someone so easily was huge. I made more progress in 3 weeks than I did in about 10 years of talk therapy. Doing exposures was brutal and hard. There were times when I wanted to quit. I got discouraged. I still have bad days. For awhile, I felt guilty because my OCD is considered moderate. I felt like I should stop treatment and let someone whose symptoms are more severe take my place. I know I will continue to have good and bad days. I feel like I am back in control and can handle anything OCD throws my way. I am also incredibly grateful and thankful for my friendship with M. We live in different parts of the country but keep in touch via Messenger. She has OCD and has been so encouraging and supportive. She instinctively understands what I am thinking and feeling. She says I have done the same for her. I have been blessed with some truly incredible and supportive friends. But none of them have OCD. I thank God for NOCD. I have made more progress than I ever dreamed possible.
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I just completed a check in with my therapist today so naturally I reflected on my journey with OCD. Summer/Fall of 2023 feels like a swath of darkness. Bombarded with horrible intrusive thoughts, I thought my life was over. I did not see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hated myself. Life lost meaning for me and it felt as if every hope and dream was shattered. Needless to say my life was lost to me during a time when I should have been enjoying it the most. I was post grad with a good job lined up. But none of it mattered- my mind was as broken. Thank God, I had some small voice in me that urged me forward and to get help. So I did. I felt so scared and unsure. Was I doing the wrong thing going to therapy? I was not. It was the best decision I made for myself. Fast forward to nearly two years later, my life couldnât be more different. I see and feel the light. I have so much love and gratitude for myself and for everyone who helped me along the journey. My therapist, my family, all the brave content creators who openly speak about their experiences, no matter how taboo. I wonât lie, it was a lot of work. And I had to learn to be uncomfortable and deal with frustrations. I had to learn to trust myself. I still deal with sticky and intrusive thoughts but my response and my daily life despite them can not be more different. So I am here to be proof to you that there is so much hope. If you donât have the little voice in you urging you forward, than I will be just that. Go to therapy, get help, put in the work. It is so worth it. Every time there is a setback, and there will be many, push through. Feel free to ask questions! But no reassurance will be given.
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Hey people! Hope you all are doing well. I used to use this app back in time, when I was dealing with many subtypes of ocd, mainly related to my sexuality. But, today, I live a life free of of obsessions, at least in terms of my sexuality. I do think that I still have a way to go to get better in terms of mental health - yet I'm not ruining my life over silly thoughts. When I have time and energy, I will write about my experience and story. But, for now, please know that what you are going through at the moment is only temporary. You will feel good inside your skin one, hopefully very soon. If you need a company or a person to vent to, please let me know! I can listen. I emphatise with you all and send you love. best, caleb
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Trigger Warning: Suicide Iâm 21(Female) just for reference Anyone else struggling with OCD so much to where you feel so isolated, confused, burnout, suffering & in astonishing emotional pain & agony. I promise yall arenât alone in the feelings. I promise you there is someone going through similar, obviously our lives arenât identical, but our struggles can be very similar. Itâs even harder dealing with trauma, split parents, abusive parent(s), a sick parent at the same time as all of this. It feels like God or the universe just WANTS you to struggle. Like itâs punishment for something you did as a kid or teenager. Iâm dealing with all this exactly. Sometimes I just want support. So I hope this message can be support for someone struggling too & hope it helps them be able to breathe a little easier & gives them strength to go on another day. I just would like to mention if you have access to therapy take advantage of it. The therapists are not there to judge you but I promise itâs a them issue & youâre not a horrible person. When I used to think of suicide often I started to think less âdoomsdayishâ & realized that I wont know how my life will turn out if I just give up. If you give up you wonât ever know. Whether your situation will improve, & all the fear in your heart just gone. You could miss out on that freedom and happiness youâve been waiting for in this current life we are living. One last thing I want to point out that Iâve thought about is that we donât know how many more people are out there struggling with this. I think theyâre maybe afraid of judgement. Basically what Iâm implying is I feel like there are so many others out there who donât want to speak up & are struggling with this. Everything on their conscious being afraid to even write it down. I just feel in my heart that there are others who keep these issues to themselves. I think I feel it in my heart because that was me once. Feeling like my story was different, afraid at thought of even telling a stranger(therapist) who could judge me. I did not want to be perceived badly. Iâm 21 years old & wish I had the courage to speak up sooner I feel like I couldâve started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel sooner but thatâs okay. Speak up for you, you do not have to wake up in fear everyday or contemplate suicide everyday. Even if it feels like youâre your only cheerleader. Sending a virtual hug to all because I know what itâs like to just want to be held & told that everything is going to work out. you never know what others are going through, be the person who isnât afraid to extend your heart to others, try & breathe a little more, take care of yourselves, remember you arenât alone no matter your situation, stay strong To the suicidal person reading this, youâre resilient & strong. Sending a virtual hugâ¤ď¸.
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