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- 6y ago
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I think the biggest thing to realize is sometimes you can try to connect 2 unrelated things to make them seem related. Even if things seem to be affected by compulsions, you have to realize that this is just your mind shaping that to be the case. Remember: just because you do something and something happens doesn't mean the two things are related. You also have to remember that likely you have done the compulsions more anyway, so you get used to the results of those but have more heightened notice of what happens when you don't do them. I would say continue resisting them (which will be tough, just try doing so in a gradual way) and then you can have a better look at results.
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- 6y ago
As far as your obsessions about your appearance goes, I would say to seek the advice of others. Sometimes it helps to know what others think as well, of course others that are friends or family. Maybe you actually do look really good when you only spend a few minutes getting ready. Remember too that when talking to new people, confidence can play a factor. If you think you look nice, you're more confident and will likely be more able to talk to others. If you don't think you do, then you won't be able to do so as easily. I'm a guy and don't really have the same things as you, but just know that you're beautiful without having to spend so much time putting on clothes and makeup. Ask your friends and family for advice and have some faith in yourself, and you'll find that people will appreciate you. If they can't find you attractive, then let them go find someone else and move on from there. Also: that's sad about your mom. If you ever feel that way yourself or feel like you're unattrative, please reach out for help as soon as possible, with close friends/family, post here, or seek out professional help by calling 1-800-273-8255 as soon as possible. Hope I was able to give some good insight, have a good day, value yourself and your beauty, and go for it!
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- 6y ago
Reading that helped me so much @CUFan, thank you. I’m so sorry about your mom as well. You are always stronger than you know! Tap into that when you forget❤️
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- 6y ago
Honestly, when I downloaded this app I felt so completely lost and I thought right I’ll try one more thing. I’ve read every book, every article and nothing seems to help. I live in the UK so have to wait 6 months before I can start CBT, and can’t afford to go privately at the moment. All of your comments honestly, have made me feel so much better, just knowing that someone can understand me. Thank you!
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- 6y ago
Have you read any books on ocd yet?
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- 21w ago
So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
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- 14w ago
It started when I became an adult, and started receiving my mental health diagnosis. I hyper fixated on each and every action I did and how it could be related to my diagnosis’s. It then lead to fixation to my physical health — making appointments and seeing every specialist I can to rule out every possibility. I currently have been suffering with obstructive sleep. I woke up the past few days with severe pain from the lack of sleep whilst believing I was oversleeping. Luckily my fit watch tracks my sleep cycle and it turns out I am not receiving any sleep. I had an extreme panic attack — bursting into tears on the phone with my mom wondering what this case might be. She told me it could be sleep apnea and that a simple sleep study could figure this out. However, knowing my family history I made appointments to every specialist I can to make sure it is nothing serious. The unknown of health can be scary to me. Watching my mother suffer with her physical health chronically since I was a child lead me to be very conscious and aware of how my body is functioning. This morning was one of the worst moments of physical pain. I should just take one step at a time with the sleep doctor instead of taking measures to see every specialist that could pertain with this issue. However, that is very hard to me. I don’t want to ever wake up in the pain I was this morning. Does anyone else suffer with health-related OCD? And if so, how do you find a sense of ease during moments like I expressed?
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- 12w ago
I started dealing with OCD when I became fixated on health issues, particularly the fear of contracting a life-threatening disease. If I experienced any kind of medical symptom, no matter how small, that even remotely hinted at something potentially fatal, it would drive me crazy, and I couldn’t stop obsessing over it. Then one day, I started having intrusive thoughts about accidentally hitting someone with my car, and I would end up driving in circles to check if I had. Eventually, I found myself overwhelmed by a flood of new obsessive thoughts and compulsions. One day, while I was at the park, a squirrel came near me, and for some reason, I felt like it attacked me. I Googled it and learned that squirrels could carry rabies, which spiraled me into a deep fear of rabies. I became consumed with the thought I received a bite from a squirrel, raccoon, or bat any time I’m in areas that trigger me. It started off only being inside then transferred to even being in my own home. This made me obsess over every physical sensation in my body, compulsively checking to make sure nothing was wrong. One compulsion that I hated the most would to be putting rubbing alcohol on me to make sure that I had no open wounds. Every day feels like I’m walking around in a fog of anxiety, constantly worrying that I won’t even make it to old age. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming that I just want it all to end. It stresses me so bad at times to where my brain feels like I’ve been studying all day.
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