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There is hope! You’re brain unfortunately likes to remind you over and over what you’re afraid of. You as well as I, have a fear of losing our minds. Our brain try’s to protects us in a weird way so it shows us thoughts and feelings we don’t like. It’s so frustrating and tiring. I’m going through a bad spike myself at the moment it’s hard to realize that it’s OCD. My mind tricks me into thinking it’s worse. Just know this too will pass. You will fill like yourself you just have to get the anxiety to calm down. Easier said then done I for sure know. Sending you positive thoughts?. We can get through it together.
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I can so relate to this. it’s so tough to be able to tell what thoughts are actually real and what are not like when I was struggling really really bad a while back, I just felt like I needed to be locked up to be right about something. It’s so scary but you’re so strong and we all got each other. we’re not alone and we just gotta keep fighting for the life we deserve and not the one OCD wants us to live
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I'm on an atypical antipsychotic and I still have all of the same thoughts, I'm just not manic. There is no hope.
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Felt that too
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I definitely can relate!
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I genuinely can't help but feel irredeemable over every little mistake made or regret I've had. It's so up and down, but I just miss the certainty. Knowing "this is who I am." I'm so disconnected from myself. Like, I'm really, really trying. Today is really rough... I got triggered the other night, and it's been hell since. I've been fighting seeking reassurance. I want it so, so incredibly bad, but I know it won't help me :( Some days, I just don't want to be here. It's funny because yesterday I felt amazing until I got triggered. I just immediately spiraled after that. I don't know. Does it genuinely get better? Will therapy really help me? Sometimes, I think maybe this is the best it'll get, and that scares me. Sorry for the vent. I'm just feeling so overwhelmingly anxious right now. I can't even cry (due to Zoloft). It feels claustrophobic somehow, having all these emotions trapped inside of my body with nowhere to go 😭
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I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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Intrusive thoughts are supposed to be unwanted but when I’m mad I’m saying out loud “ I wanna stab them” and I feel rage. That doesn’t feel like ocd anymore I’m stressed and my brain also wants me to cover my dogs nose and suffocate him . I’ve covered it before and got anxiety and I’m scared I acted on an intrusive thought by doing that so I’m just psycho I guess about to snap
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