This may be a dumb question. But can alcohol become a compulsion? I had never been much of a drinker before but when it’s bad I find myself drinking way too much all the time because it’s the only thing that makes the anxiety and the intrusive thoughts calm down.

I’m with you! There are times where my anxiety is too much to handle and i turn to alcohol to calm me down. I’m trying not to drink as much bc i want to be able to tackle this OCD all on my own.

I’m sorry you’re struggling too. I know it all sucks. I feel the same I want to tackle it on my own I get through most of the day like at work or before I take my fiancé to work but then I get afraid of how the thoughts will be or how I’ll feel when I’m alone and I get too scared to go without it. I went so long without drinking hard liquor the way I am now and then this recurring theme I’ve had just started coming at me like 100% worse than it has in a long time. I hate it.

I've heard drug and alcohol use is very common in people with ocd

Thank you. Yeah I just started thinking about it today and I was like I wonder if this is becoming a new compulsion of mine lol. I don’t want it. But it does help unfortunately and I guess that’s why I need to make myself go without it.

For sure. I’ve had a big problem with alcohol because of my OCD

:/ it sucks. I’m sorry.

Basically anything can become a compulsion.