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I have the same worry! I think if you have health related themes then mental health ones are another related theme that can come up. Cause the last thing you would want on top of ocd is bipolar! You probably don’t have that too
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Don't worry, it's very normal. I also get insanely happy the days thoughts don't get stuck, something which makes a massive difference compared to my gloomy self during the usual intrusive thought attacks. It's because your mind finally get a breather after days after days of suffering.
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Yeah I guess that’s what it is. I still approach it like ocd thought and just say maybe maybe not. But I’ve been having a lot of weird mental health issues since around the time my ocd started last summer.
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Also I read your profile. I’d like to know more about your story if you’re open to sharing?
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@Ocdislame sure, what would you like to know?
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@LydiaK I guess your story and how you practice self compassion in general. I don’t know if it’s the ocd or what, but lately I can’t seem to let go of things about myself. It makes me really feel I’m just a terrible person. There are so many things I’ve done in life I’m not proud of, I used to just brush it off, but the last few months I just haven’t been able to.
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@Ocdislame Oh sure! Well, first of all I've changed little by little the way i talk to myself internally. For example, if i mess up with something, instead of saying "Are you fucking stupid?" i go like "It's okay, this happens sometimes". I also meditate daily in the morning before i do my work or anything else. It helped me focus on the present and now i get less disturbed by thoughts when i do something important or i try to relax. It's been proven that meditation can even change the shape of your mind so i highly recommend.Now getting back on topic, i just realized that in general i find hard to believe anything that has to do with viewing myself positively and that was because i spent many years of my life talking myself down due to bullying, the stressful environment in my house and many other factors. I hated my appearance (i no longer do) and my intellectual capabilities which based on my ocd and anxiety, are really low. That's the problem I'm currently working on.My impulses involve constantly checking my intellect with quizzes, iq tests and other random messed up ways. When i was ten the first theme i had, had to do with incest but i got over it with erp.
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@LydiaK Thank you so much! Little bit different story than what I’m going through but was helpful nonetheless. Wish you the best!
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@Ocdislame Hope everything goes well for you too❤️
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This is kind of a weird question, but I recently increased my SSRI dosage and have experienced tremendous relief. It has quieted my intrusive thoughts so much and my compulsions are no longer as all-consuming. However, I don’t want to be on this high of a dosage forever and know that medication alone shouldn’t be my only fix. I’m seeing a new psychiatrist on Wednesday and am wondering if the recent decrease in frequency of my symptoms will be a bar to my getting ocd treatment? In other words, if in this present moment I’m doing better, but up until a few days ago my compulsions were taking up pretty much every moment of my waking day, will I still be classified as having ocd? I start getting worried when I feel better that I don’t actually have ocd and just use it as a defense mechanism to avoid consequences of my actions/I’m secretly a terrible person
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Any tips on how to deal with the rollercoaster of good and bad days with OCD? I had such a good day yesterday with tackling my compulsions and rumination. I tend to get up in the mornings and my OCD loves to start immediately. It becomes frustrating when you feel like you made progress, only to go right back to where you were. Any positive encouragement of how you’ve dealt with this would be appreciated!
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