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I get you dear Lavender. Ocd tricks you into thinking that maybe you are just in denial or avoidance. It's just how it works. It is life sucking
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Learning how to identify what OCD is will help you invalidate the thoughts that come with it. If you already know a certain thought is obsessive and it comes to your mind, then you will know it isnt real
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Yes, Charice, it really does feel that way. Sometimes it feels like I can gasp for some air, just to be sucked by the water again. Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot. And maga, I keep having to remind myself that this is only ocd, but sometimes I go on thinking that maybe it's really true, and that ocd is just showing me who I really am, which is terrifying. This isn't who I want to be at all. I feel disconnected from myself, I feel cold, tired and hurt. Maybe this is detachment? I have no idea.
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Today I felt the same way you did. I asked myself: if these thoughts aren't real, why would I think them? If they have no basis, why have I spent so much time and energy battling them. Why would I worry about such stupid, nonsensical shit? It's the wrong question to ask I guess, cuz it ends up giving life and importance to the thoughts. That doesn't stop me from asking myself that. I guess I just have to admit that some questions have no rational answer
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