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Fill your days with the actions that you love, And have a purpose, And exercise really has helped me.
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I will try this also! I could definitely use the exercise haha
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Hey! You are not alone! I had harm ocd, it was really really bad, i almost wanted to kill myself. I decided to do therapy, i found someone very very pro in my city, and in 1 month he helped me to get rid of it. You have to do ERP exercises, its not simple, but you have to do it step by step, daily. The goal here is to do a list with all the things that you are affraid of, and work first on the one that triggers you the less. You can find a nice channel on Youtube, is called: "OCD and Anxiety" . That guy has a website also, and you can download all the materials you need
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If you want, i can give you some good advices. Im waiting for your questions
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Yes please! What kind of exposures helped you? I’m always terrified of driving anymore and it’s just become debilitating for me.
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Meditation works as it helps you to see being present with your thoughts is ok and also not have the expectation that your intrusive thoughts will go away because they may not. I had the expectation that to feel better I had to get rid of the thoughts and that’s not the case we have to learn to live with them and not see them as threatening. Also erp is essential as I do my exposures at least 4-5 times a week.
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I’m sorry you are struggling with this. I agree with many of the comments on here about doing some exposure work on your own. You can start with smaller exposures that cause less anxiety and then work your way up to the bigger exposures. I would also suggest finding a good ERP therapist if you are able to be in therapy.
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I'm so sorry you're having a rough time right now. You are so not alone, though I know one of the hardest parts is feeling so isolated. ERP is very helpful at managing the distress and working with a therapist will help you see how to implement it on your own, too. The bottom line is that we can't control our thoughts, so acceptance is key. Remember that acceptance does not equal agreement. Just because you accept that a thought is in your head does not mean you want it there. In fact, OCD tends to work counter to our values because that's what gets the reaction. In addition to accepting the thoughts, we also accept the discomfort. When we ruminate on how we're feeling (disgusted, shameful, afraid) it inflates the feeling and keeps us into the OCD cycle. When we recognize what we're feeling and stop arguing with it or trying to make it go away, it often loses steam. Again, in ERP you watch this wave peak and fade which is a powerful cue to your brain that it is possible to feel distress without staying there. I encourage you to check out some support groups, too. OCD is so hard and can be so scary, but there are so many other people like you who are battling it. You've got this! https://www.treatmyocd.com/support-groups
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whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??
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I have pure ocd i think , i always gotta make sure i do certain things like tap things , light switches on n off , shut things few times and re open them till it feels right . Walk in a room go back out and back in out in in till my mind is right Its exhausting
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My ocd has been at an extreme all time high the past 2 weeks and I am in dire need of some relief. I’m not sleeping right anymore. for context: I live in the south and found a springtail on my sheets about 2 weeks ago. This was like 2 days before our bug guy came and sprayed (it’s a normal maintenance thing here) so it’s a common bug down here and I’ve found them all over different areas of the house before. Finding it in my bed sent me on a bit of a spiral bc I started to doubt if it even was a springtail and that i was wrong and that it was a bed bug, not trusting my brain. It was a bad, sleepless night and carried over continuing feelings. Typical ocd stuff. Well two days later, I’m a nurse and I had a patient that actually had bed bugs. This wasn’t the first day they were here and I did not see any myself but it still freaked me out. There had one 2 founds after visitors came the day before. Of course I wore PPE in the room (coveralls shoe covers and hair net) going in and took everything off before exiting the room. When I came home I stripped in my garage and bagged everything down to my shoes. Threw everything in the wash and did multiple cycles. There were no other steps I could take but I still had a terrible night. Hours of ruminating and going back and forth about tracing my tracks, thinking of new ways I could’ve taken one home with me. Just checking everything. I was already on a spiral from the springtail. Having two such back to back triggering events for me so closely related has made me deteriorate significantly. I was already doing bad with my normal OCD and starting therapy here. I obsess over the thought of having bedbugs constantly and haven’t been able to sleep. I am constantly checking my bed while in it and can’t settle down. My bed is heavy too and I keep hurting myself lifting my mattress to check. But I need to check. I’ve become obsessed. I check everything and go down Reddit rabbit holes looking for new things. And of course, I talk myself into it every time. I can’t take it anymore, it’s bleeding off into other parts of my life like friendship and marriage because I am so high anxiety right now. I need relief so bad. I’ve never felt this unstable to be honest. I feel like even someone without ocd would be really struggling with this topic, nevermind me, with ocd to a point where I just started treatment. These aren’t even my normal intrusive thoughts and compulsive acts. It’s just taken on a life in the last week and I can’t find any sign that it’s going to slow down. when I think rationally I know I did everything right to prevent but I can’t shake it. 💔
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