It’s a lovely Saturday, so if you have any questions for someone that’s recovered from every OCD theme under the sun, send me those questions below! 🥳

That’s not you anymore try your best to improve

You have to accept you might/might not have done something. Or if it’s something like, for example, a volcano erupting and killing hundreds or thousands, accepting you can’t do anything to stop that volcano because it’s a natural disaster.

I’ll say it once: bad people don’t care they are bad. Now you must accept that you might/might not be a bad person and continue with your daily life. Obsessing makes things worse. And if you do something bad, don’t make excuses. Do better and get better.

@Nica Thank you for the response. Have you ever struggled with this and did it ever get better for you?

Seek out advice from one or two people but other than that, stop yourself from seeking reassurance. You know it only makes things worse.

I also struggle with extreme guilt. My therapist told me it’s actually a compulsion in my case but I’m still figuring out how to stop it. You aren’t alone though. Guilt is absolutely horrible.

I don’t think the theme is what you should try to focus on overcoming but the ocd thought patterns.

Nothing has ever been “back in place” since I have a bunch of other mental illnesses, including childhood trauma from abuse. Don’t look at “going back to things were” or “being cured” because that won’t happen. You’re a different person and you’ve changed, but that doesn’t mean anything bad. I’d be more concerned did you never changed in your life.

I’m the same person I’ve always been, just recovered.

@Nica Okay thank you for the reply!

You have to accept you might not know about being cheated on unless there’s LEGIT evidence. ROCD is tough but obsessing over these things won’t do you any good. It’s taken 6 years of your life. I suggest doing ERP therapy for it as soon as you can do you can see some relief and learn coping mechanisms to handle it.

You have to accept something might/might not happen and/or you did or didn’t do something and go about your daily routine.

Like what type of ongoing event?

@Nica A funeral

@capn Funerals are always hard because of the mourning you’re going through. Give yourself some grace but let the thoughts be there. There’s plenty of people that have intrusive thoughts during funerals because it’s so difficult to bear.

@Nica Thanks for the response

I still have it and will always have it but I have accepted the uncertainty of OCD overall and I let the thoughts, feelings, and images be there. They alway go away eventually. POCD is the worst of them, so I suggest getting into ERP therapy as soon as possible.

@Nica im in therapy through this app! im hoping to one day feel okay again no matter what my thoughts are:/

@Anonymous_234 Keep working on it! It took me a few years to recover 😁

You should absolutely do you yearly wellness checks and do what your doctor says, but if your doctor says you’re healthy, then you have to trust your doctor and live with the uncertainty that you might get sick and/or die at any moment. Because really, that’s everyone’s reality. But we can’t change Ernst. We have to live life to the fullest.

@Nica Thank you for your response. I really appreciate you helping us all on this thread. It feels nice to know recovery is possible, especially when it feels like it isn't.