- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Thank you
My original intrusive thought was suicide ocd. My compulsion was to call 911 because I falsely believed I was suicidal. Now I am having intrusive thoughts what if I call 911. Does that make sense to be a weird smaller intrusive thought that’s not exactly harm it’s weird!
Yes I have had thoughts like that before! So you’re scared you’ll call 911? Maybe you will, maybe you won’t. The thing is you can’t tell what you’ll do in the future so the only thing you can do is accept the uncertainty and move on
Ok thank u for validating my hunch I am going to bring it to treatment and work on it in exposures tomorrow! Ty
You got this!
Can you have an intrusive thought that scares you really bad about an intrusive thought/compulsion from the past ie harm ocd from a past harmful attempt
I believe so. Could you give me an example so I know for sure what you mean!
Today I over came something that had been consistently bothering me with my contamination OCD and I'm over the moon I never thought I could do it yesterday the anxiety was there but I sat with and it faded I'm so happy thank you for all your support guys and I recently started working out and I feel much better To anyone out there struggling it gets better trust me a few months ago I was at the Lowest point in my life I couldn't even leave my house I failed really badly at school but now I can even go outside I try to socialize some days are harder than others and I've had a few hiccups along the way but it has gotten much better And I'm starting a recovery course for school to make up for my grades I'm so happy guys 😭then I can finally get into uni
Every day living is a win against OCD! Don’t let up, it’s gonna hurt like hell, but we’ll come out of this stronger than ever! Practice your uncertainty, welcome those nasty thoughts, no matter how horrible or taboo, look at them straight up and laugh! This is not our reality, we choose our own paths! Life was never meant to be serious! There’s no such thing as a serious sunrise, serious tree, or serious bird! Laugh and love, learn to forgive yourself, it’s beautiful once you come out on the other side for once!
I’m sure it’s been a rough few days for everyone, maybe even weeks or months. Hell, this last YEAR has been up and down for me! But I wanted to take this moment to congratulate everyone for coming this far. It’s no small feat! OCD is a killer, and it’s good at its job! The fact that all of you are still here fighting is a testament to how strong you are! We may not have the answers or explanation to everything, and that’s okay. We have to stay in the present, not the past or the future. Remember to practice being uncertain! It’s hard to remember the good days we’ve had despite all these horrible ones! There’s no scar to show for happiness, but we’ve got plenty to show for misery and pain. Keep hanging on, you’ve got this!
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