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I used to feel this way but I’ve befriended my demons. We’re besties 👯♀️
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Totally feel you. So hard to be present and actually participate in life. Thing is, that is what the condition is all about - you CAN get better. It just makes us feel so helpless
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What has helped you guys most in your journey?
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I’m honestly just starting my journey. All started about a month ago, and I’m kinda trying to wrap my head around it all. For now, I’m just trying to really tell myself that the thoughts are the OCD, not me. they don’t mean anything, it’s just that I fear them and that’s what makes them come back. I’m still feeling pretty distressed most of the day, but trying to remind myself that it’s only thoughts. I booked a therapy appointement for next week to guide me into how to manage this chaos. Totally empathize with how you’re feeling. You’re not alone ❤️🩹
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@ldc1 I feel for you. Mine started a few months ago. Super strange and distressing for something like this to spring on someone. I’m trying to commit to erp and I’m seeing a psychiatrist soon so I hope it helps. Best of luck to you and if you want to talk ever I’m here
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@morgorreee Totally agree - it’s absolutely terrible! But there is a way out. You’re doing the best you can x Same here!
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I am having a real hard time with meta-ocd and thoughts about feeling depressed and be like this forever. Or the thought I never feel normal again or never feel connected to normal life things and normal people. The intrusive thoughts are here like the whole day and they are all about my mental health. And I obsess about how I feel and what I feel with everything I do. It’s so hard to explain. If someone- a therapist or someone who dealt with this has tips or word of encouragement right now, that would me great. I feel like everything I want to learn myself about ocd and coming to this forum also is a bit compulsive. It is so confusing 🫤
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I hate the way ocd has completely messed up my brain, I struggle to tell the difference between an intrusive though and a regular one, I have really bad issues with morality and I feel as if my brain can no longer tell what is and isn't right and I can't tell if I'm over reacting about situations and I end up feeling stuck in a loop of wondering if I'm a bad person and trying to look at a situation rationally and not knowing if that's even possible with the state of my mind, I feel like none of my thoughts are actually mine. I hate it and I wish I could feel in control of my thoughts even for just a day, just to know what it's like. I've had ocd symptoms since I was about 9-10 so i feel like I've never really know a life without it. I just wish I could live out my teenage years like anyone else my age. I can hardly engage with my hobbies and passions and I don't know what to do about it. I can't go to therapy or get medication because I'm not even diagnosed, I just feel trapped. I'm only a teenager, like I said, I don't want to live my entire life like this.
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Lately I just feel like I’m on the verge of losing it and I don’t know why. I feel so uncomfortable in my own body. Physically and mentally. Not due to insecurity but just that something isn’t right… I never feel good, I’m always fatigued, my head hurts all the time, but my blood work comes back fine so doctor’s will do nothing. I have anxiety and panic attacks and recently I guess depression since I’m always down. I have relationship OCD so my partner deals with me not being sure of him constantly and it breaks my heart. I don’t want to leave him because he’s great but half the time my brain is telling me he isn’t the one. I keep counting as well, constantly counting every letter in every word and every word in every sentence… it just feels like I’m gonna go insane one of these days and I’m scared. When I talk to someone about this, they have no clue what to tell me or how to help. Am I alone in feeling this way??
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