Thank you! That is a good way to look at it! Im just starting the journey of managing my ocd after 26 years of only medication.
You got this! Doing ERP, practicing mindfulness, instilling self-compassion, etc., I found have been super helpful in the recovery process. Rooting for you 💛
What med are u taking?
Hey you seem to have good advice and i need help… i have soocd too or thats what i think i have at least. its getting difficult by the day there are moments that feel so real with the thoughts that its like i question myself us this my realisation moment if this being denial and not ocd and if i actually do how is it still ocd?! Like i saw this video of a lesbian girl telling her type of women which made me think what would be mine and why would i think so when i have always been straight that means something right and for a moment it felt like my reality something i am so close to act upon my anxiety was sky high back in the day and now its not there why so?!? I consciously tell myself to feel anxious ask these why questions cause like i am scared and it's easier to hide under the cover of ocd but if i say this then it's denial and not ocd.. What do i do?!? I don't even know who i am anymore i feel like i am just living lies…
I’m sorry you’re struggling with this! I mean to me it sounds like textbook OCD - causing you a ton of doubt, anxiety, and hyper analyzing. The more you place focus on this, the more painful it feels. The best route is to really let the thoughts exist and not give them any attention, which I know now probably sounds impossible or very difficult, but it very much is possible with practice. OCD even causes doubt on whether we have OCD at all and this is “all real”. ERP can help a lot with this. Everyone experiences intrusive and random thoughts - it’s just those with OCD attach unnecessary meaning to it. We have to learn to separate ourselves from those meanings and learn to live with discomfort.
@NOCD Advocate - Evelyn I am so sorry to rant but i am thankful for your advice i am in a bad space I don’t know if this is ocd anymore people also say maybe and maybe not and then there are just so many things i think…
@Brave through No worries at all. Remember that OCD is known as the doubting disorder. There might be a lot to consider, but we need to set that aside and learn to be okay with not knowing. Hard but possible 🙂