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- cheerfully
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Congrats on the new kitten! Getting a new pet for anyone can bring a lot of stress in the beginning. We all want everything to work out and go well. There may be some bumps in the road but you are going to be a great kitten mama! My dogs help me with my OCD because they basically do ERP with me. I think that this experience will be good ERP for you and ultimately this kitten will bring you so much love. I look at my pets as emotional support pets and Iām sure this kitten will become that for you and will be there for you when youāre feeling anxious. š
my cat following me home 13 yrs ago was the best thing that ever happened to me.
omgš„²š„² thatās amazing. Yes I literally love cats like my 16 ye old cat just passed away he was my eveyrhing . Idk now Iām so anxious about having one of my own and something going wrong or affecting my life?? I canāt even explain the feeling . I feels like loss of control??
@cheerfully i understand. and maybe there will be some level of loss. but thats okay. the love that will fill your heart will flood out all the fear...
Thank you sooo much for your helpful comment ā¤ļøI appreciate it so much.
A lot of my OCD revolves around my two cats. What actually helped was how my parents took over their care when I went to college. When I came back I saw all the things I did differently because I would try to be so careful, but nothing bad ever happened to my cats when those precautions werenāt taken when I was gone. So I donāt worry nearly as much. I donāt know if you can somehow give someone else you know some of the responsibility like I did for the sake of observation, but if you can I recommend it as a stepping stone.
Hi, everyone! My family has just moved from California to Connecticut, and I'm not doing very well. Late last year, at the age of 19, I realized that I have OCD. Finally being able to put a name to all of the thoughts, compulsions, and images that I've dealt with all my life has been a game changer, and for some years, I've had a routine involving exercise and meditation that really helped to mollify what I now know to be symptoms. However, since the move, I'm having a lot of trouble finding relief. I've been feeling really depressed and sick, and being in an unfamiliar house and neighborhood has me feeling very lost and confused. I'm trying to be strong for my loved ones, since it's been difficult for all of us, and they're all very happy with the new place - and I do really love the house, too - but it just isn't home, and everything is so different. I don't know what to do. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you! <3
Kind of a vent, thank you if you read all the way through. It feels like every time a new chapter of my life opens up or is on the horizon, my OCD flares up so bad. I get imposter syndrome, I get the urge to confess, self-sabotage, ruminate, etc. Iām moving in with my boyfriendās family soon. Me and him are long-distance (14 hours away from each other), and this move means we will be able to get married sooner. I am SO excited! ā¦ but I also have ROCD soooo bad. My OCD tries to convince me Iām a liar, Iām an imposter, I donāt deserve him, āwhat if I cheated on him and canāt remember?ā, etc. and itās miserable it eats me up. It feels like lately Iām having 1 good day and then 3 bad days, over and over again. Me and him just met in person for the first time this year (in June actually) after knowing each other 4 years and being together for 2. I have also had some other life changes, family drama, and now moving on top of all of that, I canāt help but wonder if change *itself* is triggering my OCD. I stayed with my boyfriend and his family for a month, and I loved it! My OCD was bad maybe the first week I was there, and it flared here and there, but I was able to cope and I felt so hopeful. It was really nice being around his family a lot, his siblings and parents are really fun to be around and my OCD is much better when Iām around people. Now, Iāve been home for almost a month, and throughout the past month Iāve been so anxious on and off with OCD flares. I got home, and then the next day my mom went out of state for about 2 weeks and I was home completely alone. Going from always being around people and talking to them, to being home completely alone and sleeping alone, it drove me crazy. I am also thinking of my future and Iām simultaneously excited and terrified. Iām so scared for when me and my boyfriend get married and eventually have children, I want kids so bad, but Iām scared because I have to be off my meds (Clomipramine) during pregnancy. Iām afraid that if I can barely cope *now* while Iām medicated, how the heck will I cope when Iām pregnant and unmedicated for 9 months? Itās just so many thoughts roll in and my OCD and anxiety takes over and Iām so sick of being so overwhelmed all the time. Iām so sick of feeling knots in my stomach for not confessing or ruminating. Please, does anybody relate?
Iām just here to vent a little and hopefully I can get some adviceā¦ My brother recently out his dog up for adoption that has been in the family for 6 years. Iām a wreck and I canāt stop picturing him in a shelter all alone, I feel heartbroken and im going down there first thing in the morning and gonna adopt him myself. Iām praying I can get to him but Iām also terrified of taking care of another living thing. Iām damn near 30 and I feel worried that I canāt give him everything he deserves because Iām an anxious wreck all the time but I also know that no one can love him as much as me. How do I get over this awful feeling of worry and anxiety running through my body? Leave him in the shelter is not a choice , Iād feel guilty for the rest of my life and I love him too damn much. Am I crazy or do others feel this way about having this much responsibility over anther living thing :/
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