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@ope—that’s the one I’m talking about!!! I only read about it (as I’m still on the fence if I want to watch the reboot—I’m a huge SATC fan, but haven’t heard stellar reviews about the reboot, so thought maybe I’d watch it a some point in the future). Argh! Definitely triggering. How are you managing ruminations? I’m trying to just let them float around and not over analyze that I’m having them.
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@Ope Do you have any tips on how to not analyse? I’m really struggling to do that with my thoughts
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@Ope Oky Thankyou I appreciate it
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@graciepops17 Sometimes I try to find a quiet spot and just sit/lie down with my eyes close and just let the thoughts come. I notice how I’m feeling and just stay in that moment. You may feel super anxious, but the feelings won’t last forever-I promise. I’m 2 years in into my OCD/HOCD journey and it has gotten better. I still get triggered, but a big help has been this community and understanding that I’m not the only one going through this. When a thought comes into your head, face it straight on. Maybe it’s true, maybe it isn’t, but simply sit with it and realize that you can handle discomfort. You can do this! Hope this is helpful? Sending encouragement to you!
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@cb21 Thankyou so much I’ve tried to do this only once before I’m my room but it was just abit too much for me in the moment I felt like if I let the thoughts come and felt the feelings they made me feel then that meant my thoughts are true. I don’t know why. I will try it again soon when I’m ready too. I’m really glad it has gotten better for you I love hearing about people who are recovering it really does give you hope. Yes this community really is amazing it’s changed my life in just a week and made me realise I’m not a monster, Thankyou so much I appreciate this advice I might try tommorw x
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Struggling with TOCD has probably been the hardest theme I’ve had to deal with so far For reference. I’m a gay male 20yr old Before this theme I was so open with my gender expression, love drag and used to do it for a time. A lot of my friends are trans women and my whole life is queer When this theme hit. It’s like I completely lost who I was. Questioning everything I enjoyed, not participating in anything because it triggered me so heavily. I went through a whole gender journey awhile back and the trans path never spoke to me when I looked into it. I love my physique and my face but now when I look into the mirror i feel like a shell of who I was. I can’t find any sort of pure enjoyment without the accompanying “what if” or “you’re this” intrusive thought I still enjoy how I look. I’ve not looked in the mirror and felt like anything is missing from me or needs to be taken away I just feel like a spectator in my life while this disease tells me I’m not who I know myself to be I affirm myself every day I know who I am and it may change in the future but that’s not important. It’s highly unlikely it will but it may! Giving into the uncertainty has been so hard but it’s worth it! My ocd has really picked up since getting into my first serious relationship I care about my boyfriend with my whole heart but over the course of our relationship my themes have included Health Relationship Irreality Harm I just want to be who I was again before this current theme it feels unbearable to live like this BUT! I’m seeking appropriate treatment and not giving into a majority of compulsions I just wanted to write this to see if anyone can relate and if they do. Know that you will overcome this! I know I will and you will too
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- 21w
I struggle with HOCD or SOOCD. I’m a married young woman to an amazing husband. I’ve had this since I was 16 but it only came in flair ups. However this round started in October, and it’s been really rough and I would just break down all the time. I went up on my medication and I actually noticed a difference! My thoughts were still very present but I wasn’t really paying attention to them or giving them power. HOWEVER right when I thought I was getting better, my brain started feeling and saying to myself that I just know I am bi but you want to make excuses for it like “oh it’s normal to find someone hot since we as a society have an interpretation of what that looks like” or “I see the girl as myself and that’s what ‘turns’ me on” or “well I mean that girl looks kind of like a man” and it’s it’s making me spiral. I won’t ever come out as Bi as deep in my soul I don’t feel I am. I have always wanted to be with men sexually and romantically and that has not changed but my brain is making me believe I am and I just don’t want to admit it. Please help me, what has helped you?
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- 18w
Hi all!! Its been a while since I've been in here and typically I come on here to give advice and encouragement which i still plan to do but i really need encouragement right now. I typically deal with so-ocd but right now its taking a back seat or just disappearing ( which I'm not complaining) but now my rocd is really coming in thick and heavy and Im overly anxious but i have had panic attacks to the thoughts and its just been heavily attack me on my feelings towards my bf. I love this man with my literal whole being and I want to marry him and I know he feels the same cause we have had discussions on marriage. But lately and idk if its because of my period starting (sorry tmi) and all the hormones but i can't feel my emotions all that well, and the thoughts are constantly telling me i don't love him, i don't want to talk to him which are all false me and him are long distance rn which is hard but we push through it. I really hate these thoughts and all it makes me want to do is scream and cry. Like i said not overly anxious but definitely just want to scream and cry and of course cause Im not overly anxious my ocd picks up on that says oh see your not anxious with that so it must be true. I'm just hot mess y'all:( But anyways word of encouragement keep pushing y'all all got this and Im proud of every single one of you!!
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