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I have dealt with this exactly. I found out that the reason it keeps happening is because we keep perpetuating the cycle. The human mind thinks there is a threat and so It goes into dissociation as a protective mechanism. What helps is to know that this is all it is a mind mechanism and it will pass on its own, you don't gotta do anything except accept that it's there and like not take it seriously at all
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there was a YouTube vid that cleared it up for me lemme see if I can find it
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@charissepisces2021 Not sure if this is what you experience but give it a shot https://youtu.be/h7u59TkQTxY
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@charissepisces2021 Thank you so much for sharing this - it explains exactly what I'm going through, alongside Existential OCD.
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we’re you able to break the cycle? @charissepisces2021
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Yes but it's not about breaking it I just let it be completely, but idk if what I experienced was the same thing you are experiencing. It comes around every now and then but not nearly as much and it's easier to deal with if it does come up. Goes away quicker
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Yep, right there with you. I'm doing lots of work on this at the moment with my therapist, and it can get better. Leaning into it and trying to not be bothered by it are really helping, even though it sounds like the last thing you'd want to do with it. Also, I use the 'good enough/best guess' approach - my OCD wants 100% certainty that everything is real, but that's not possible. So I have to say to myself - 'right, I'm calling it - I'm about 70% sure that I'm real, and I'm carrying on with my day because I'll never know for certain'. Some days it's easier than others, but you're being really brave - hang in there.
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I’m going through a dpdr spike rn. The only thing you can do is ride it out. The more you fight it the worse it will get. It’s your brain conserving it’s energy bc it thinks u r A) in danger like fight or flight or B) how you dealt with trauma in the past like a mental checkout ur brain will do that bc it protected you before but it doesn’t know that it’s not doing a good job rn. It may have served a purpose in the past but it doesn’t now. When u learn more coping skills as you continue in ur ocd journey it will get easier. When an episode happens now I recognize what it is and ride the wave
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Hi everyone, I haven’t posted in a while—about 6 months—but I’m really struggling and need some help or advice. I thought I had healed from all of this, or at least I was doing so much better. I have never felt this before but it feels like I’m slipping back into something I can’t control. Right now, it feels like I’m stuck in a bad reality. It’s like I’m trapped with my dad in one reality, and I’m trying to get back to the other where I’m with my family, but I can’t. It’s so hard to explain, but everything around me feels unreal, and my mind keeps telling me I’m stuck. It feels so real, and I don’t know how to get out of it. It’s like I’ve been transported to another world, and I can’t break free. nd now I’m scared I’ll never come back to the “good” reality I had before. and I genuinely believe this. I’ve been struggling with these thoughts about spiritual realms, the devil, and spiritual warfare. My dad has always talked about these things, and he’s gone through psychosis before. He’s also had a history of doing a lot of drugs, and now I’m terrified that I might end up like him. I fear that I’m somehow becoming like him, trapped in that same mental space he’s been in. He talks about spiritual stuff that scares me, and I can’t shake the thought that I might be losing myself the same way he did. I know this might sound weird, but I feel like I’m getting closer to that line, and I don’t know how to stop it. I keep feeling like I’ll never come back to the way things were, like I’ll always be stuck in this distorted reality. I’m afraid of losing myself, especially in my faith. I believe in God, but my thoughts and fears about all of this are making it hard to feel connected to Him. I feel so distant from God right now, and it’s hard to see how this can change. Has anyone else experienced something like this—feeling like you’re trapped between realities, afraid of becoming someone you don’t want to be, or struggling with fears like this? How did you cope? I just need some hope that I can get through this and come back to a better place. I’m scared, and I feel like I can’t escape this. Any advice would really mean a lot right now.
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