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- 3y
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The “old you” is still you today. I had a relapse a few years ago, and when I was recovered, I didn’t even feel like I had ocd for the most part. I’m currently going through a relapse, and what’s giving me hope is that this is a blip and life will probably return back to normal again with ocd just being kind of an afterthought. You’ll still have intrusive throughts (even people without ocd do) but you won’t care that much about them—even when they’re annoying or scary. I hope this isn’t giving too much reassurance, but I just want you to know your core you hasn’t changed. You are still a human worthy of love, safety, and contentment.
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- 3y
I feel the same way I seen older pictures of my prior to my ocd getting worse this last time I was smileing and being crazy my hair was always washed and I just looked better I still struggled back them to but not like this I literally wish I was her again this invisible illness that’s literally just in my head makeing me believe and do these things I can’t just stop and not listen to it when it’s not even real I could just get dressed normal 1 day and not do my dressing ritual that I’ve been doing for 15 years nothings stopping me but I wouldn’t be able to do it out of fear I’ve done it for so long though there’s nothing there stopping me from doing it though except that I have ocd I hate it.
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- 3y
Please watch Ali Greymond on YouTube and also Ocd & Anxiety YouTube page. We don’t have to listen to this monster
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- 3y
I agree I miss the old me and don’t know how to get her back
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Me too
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- 20w
There are moments when something takes over me, like I have to fight myself (literally restrain myself) from acting on my thoughts, like causing harm to my parents or brother. I get these feelings that feel so real, like they are genuinely my own. There are moments when I feel like I like them, and it makes me question whether this is truly OCD or if it's me. Then I wonder whether this is me lying to myself, because I feel the urge to smile at the thought, or feel like I have some pleasure. I check whether I like them, and then I feel like I do, so I stop immediately. I feel like my old self is gone, and I've become this person, and that it was never OCD. Right now, as I type this, I feel like I'm lying to myself. There are moments when I feel like my brain splits, as if this is my new personality. Or there are moments when I feel like it might feel liberating or freeing if I do it. I genuinely feel like this is not OCD. There are moments when I stop the thought, and I feel like it's out of principle, as if I don't truly want to stop at that thought. I truly can't picture this to be my life now. I never had these thoughts in my life until two and a half months ago. It truly makes me question whether it was OCD. I don't get why. I used to view my family as my world, and now my mind is making me scared and feel like my room is my only safe place from them, from me.
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- 18w
I recently got diagnosed with OCD back in May of this year. What started it was a month prior, I took an SSRI which triggered an extremely intense couple of days due to panic attacks I’ve never had before. I’ve never had panic attacks but pretty intense anxiety. That’s when I started experiencing DPDR and hyper awareness. I’m good some days, but other days it’s so so hard. Especially because I have no one around me that understands. The DPDR and awareness of every feeling, thought, and just overall awareness of my existence gets really overwhelming. I feel like I’m losing my mind. It’s really hard to sit with my thoughts especially when they’re on a constant loop of every little thing I’m thinking and doing and on top of that feeling like I’m in a dream. I desperately just want to go back to how I was 4 months ago, but I know that’s just not possible right now. If anyone has experienced this and is doing much better now or even currently experiencing this please let me know! I need someone to relate to lol
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- 11w
Before i had Soocd i wasnt aware of what kind of men i like(im a girl) After it i got attached to specific type of men as if i found my type in men.. Many say their prespective and types got ruined due to OCD But mine seems to be different Is it ocd or am i pretending to have a type
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