OCDGuy123
- Date posted
- 3y
milliemoomilliemoo
- Date posted
- 3y
I’m with you there :/ it’s so hard
titaniumonetwotitaniumonetwo
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Quite commonly with OCD there is a comorbidity to depression. I struggle with this, it sounds like what you're describing here is the depression aspect. I don't have great advice on how to deal with that but it could be worth looking at depression too. I think in some cases the depression can need treating alongside or even before
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y
Totally understand. I feel doom for last twenty years but yet I know people have recovered.
Lilith666Lilith666
- Date posted
- 3y
Honestly, for a long time I never thought I would ever be able to get better with everything. But now that I’m on the right meds and I have the right therapists, I’ve learned to bounce back so much faster. I used to be severely depressed and anxious all the time. But it’s gotten to where even the bad days just feel like a normal person’s bad day. Some days I just want to cry but I know that the next day will be better. I know it’s hard to see when you’re in that place but it is possible. But you have to treat everything, not just individual illnesses. So talking to a therapist or psychiatrist about the depression aspect could really help. I still struggle with my compulsions and that’s why I’m here, but getting better is possible if you keep at it. It takes a long time, but you can get there if you have the right support system.
oneday🤍oneday🤍
- Date posted
- 3y
I am with you, it’s very difficult. I hate this.
WhyMe?WhyMe?
- Date posted
- 3y
I’m with you. It’s beyond difficult & some days I just want to lay in bed and cry. Thinking about dying has been a comfort for me but I know that’s unhealthy and possibly a compulsion. Prayers to you all 💕
Jesse MillerJesse Miller
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
hey! i actually did an article for NOCD and talked about dealing with things similar to your post. if you wanna give it a read: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/as-soon-as-i-began-to-recover-from-ocd-i-knew-i-had-to-get-the-word-out you can for sure conquer OCD! it will always pop back up in our lives because we are human and we will always have intrusive thoughts. that feeling of doom is all too familiar for me too. the difference though, is that if you compulsively try to find ways out of it, it will only get worse. which is why ERP is super beneficial.
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- Date posted
- 16w
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Dude01
- Date posted
- 15w
It's about the Themes, you can't convince me otherwise
"The themes don't matter, it's the OCD that's the real culprit!" I don't buy that. How's that? I didn't have this crap until the real event themes came along. I wasn't born with OCD, I didn't have it from a young age, etc. This was learned, this was real event theme triggered, this was a bad habit that kept on on going and never died, the frequency just picked up and now it's a daily hell. This wasn't happening before the actual themes. Which makes sense. It's a result of being "stuck" in a cycle of guilt, shame, and constant cognitive challenges to "deal" with past deeds. I've very skeptical of any future solution. The fact that there doesn't seem to be any permanent solution for real event OCD is defeating and depressing. I don't know how people "beat OCD" without some level of delusion mindset or baked out of their mind in medication. Doesn't seem to be a holistic or real solution to this. Just more of the same hellish routines. I'm just very pessimistic, it's been years. Where is the hope. Sick of being stuck like this.
Aldxma.steph
- Date posted
- 13w
Anyone else has this happen?
Anyone else just have days where they feel more calm and don’t have as many intrusive thoughts? But then later at night time it just comes back so you only had relief even for a little bit 😞😞 I feel like even when I’m not having my OCD send me intrusive thoughts, I always have a feeling in my stomach that something is wrong/off or a sense of doom. I always just feel on edge and anxious as if my mind is always preparing itself for the next horrifying intrusive thought to torment me with ugh 🫠
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