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Take a deep deep breath friend, one hand on your heart repeat after me OUT LOUD please, “this is extremely difficult for me right now, I am struggling very hard to meet my own expectations and resist doing a compulsion. I deserve to be kind to myself, and I am allowed to make mistakes” repeat that until your blood pressure lowers. I’m so sorry, what a painful time this is. It helped me to feel less alone when I learned that everybody is experiencing a weight of devastation on their shoulders that they’re not sure how to shake, you’re going through a very human experience right now and we are right here with you. I hear that you feel very alone right now and are struggling to cope on your own, that’s so hard. I repeat psalm 56:3 when I am at my lowest “when I am afraid I will put my trust in you”. Trust in your greater power and trust in yourself, I promise every ounce of strength that you need is right there in your body just be kind and PATIENT with yourself 🙏🏻 ❤️
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Please give yourself some grace. We are all flawed and broken. It seems that those of us with OCD have such a distortion of thoughts that it can cause us to become paralyzed (leading to depression and quitting of jobs,etc.) Can you make some small measurable goals for yourself? For example, (& I really think this will help…it did wonders for me) can you listen to videos on YouTube by Mark DeJesus? Start with his video titled, “OCD and the danger of checking yourself.” Another goal may be to set an appt with a counselor who specializes in OCD (maybe here on the app.) Or maybe to walk a mile or two a day. We have to put our hand to the plow and not look back despite our feelings. I know it’s so much easier said than done. Please listen to the video that I suggested, I really think it will help. Please know that God loves you unconditionally. Search for Him and you will find Him. Please put one foot in front of the other and don’t look back. Try it for 2 weeks with small measurable goals. I am praying for you now.
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Thank you soo much. 🙏🏾
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I watched the video. Thank you he had some great insights. I thought I was doing myself a service by seeing how I was doing; had no idea I was reinforcing it.
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Hey! I also quit all my jobs and I’m a full grown adult. I just got a new job that I’m trying so hard to get through. It’s tough but just know you are not alone!
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Thank you 🙏🏾 and good luck with your new job.
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Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
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