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I can face the fears ( sort of) but struggling to stop the compulsions. But coping well at the moment. What about yourself?
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Yes! Everyone actually experienced intrusive and involuntary thoughts, even if they don’t have OCD. People with OCD are different because they assign meaning to these thoughts and ruminate on what this means for them as a person. Most people will think of something horrible for a second, go “nah.” Or “wow that was weird” and instantly forget about it, when you have OCD you are a very deep thinker and worry about why you experienced the thought.
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Yep!
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Yes I was bedridden with mine 25 years ago and unable to move. The most terrifying time of my life. I should have been hospitalized but back then even psyciatrists weren't that knowledgeable. Mine comes and goes.
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Yep, it's possible to have thoughts without anxiety. Not sure if that specifically means you're on the way the way to recovery, though. Regardless, there is hope!
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Have you been engaging in therapy? Or doing any ERP exercises? That can explain the lessened anxiety.
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Never had Erp...too expensive. Just been doing it myself.
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Ah, yeah the compulsions are usually really hard to work with. What sort of compulsions do you struggle with? A lot of my compulsions are mental/verbal so it's been pretty tough for me lately.
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Asking for feedback at work, asking if I've offended my colleagues, fawning, Google, avoiding certain things. Checking on people. It really effects the old self esteem and dignity
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yours?
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We have a lot of similar ones! Fawning, avoidance and seeking reassurance are the worst for me. There's also verbal compulsions where basically I have to call out that the thoughts are bad. It doesn't really help because it just reaffirms the 'threat'.
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Yes, it goes beyond embarrassment doesnt it. ?
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Yes 100%, this is what happens when you’re near recovery
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Hi Empath11, I share a lot of the same compulsions you listed…and then some. Like @booba said, everyone has intrusive thoughts, we just tend to get stuck on some, or all of them. For the obsessions I have been working on the longest, I wouldn’t say I experience no anxiety, but it’s a lot less than it used to be prior to me practicing ERP/living with uncertainty. You can practice ERP on your own, you don’t necessarily have to pay someone, although for me my therapist has been extremely helpful for me for identifying all of my subtypes and managing my OCD as well as my anxiety/depression.
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I’ve been feeling a bit stressed lately because my intrusive thoughts aren’t causing as much anxiety as they used to. It almost feels like I’m becoming a little numb to them, and because of that, I’m able to engage with them a bit longer. I don’t feel the usual rush of anxiety to pull away, and in some strange way, I even find myself focusing on them for a few seconds, like I’m actively thinking about them. It’s really stressing me out because I feel like by not feeling that immediate discomfort or anxiety, I’m letting the thoughts stay longer or giving them more power. I feel like part of me almost wants them to be there, and I don’t know if that’s a bad sign? They don’t even feel intrusive. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m just worried that the lack of anxiety is the reason I’m interacting more with these thoughts that would normal scare me. I feel guilt about it later. I am currently withdrawing from medication so that may contribute to this but it’s not the first time I experience this :/
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So I’ve noticed that my OCD has calmed down, I’m getting less intrusive thoughts but I feel more uncertain than ever. Is this normal for recovery?
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My thoughts are here but I have no anxiety. No matter what if I agree with the thoughts it doesn’t give me anxiety. If I think about how not having anxiety means that the thoughts are my truth since I’m not having anxiety. Nothing is giving me anxiety and I don’t know why but I don’t like that it’s not giving me anxiety. Is this normal?
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