Hi everyone, I’m searching for the right therapy and I think this is the place I need to be. Unfortunately I tried to commit suicide a week ago due to my brain never turning off and I’m also sick of feeling this way 50% of the time. Hopefully I’m not the only one out there who feels this way. Good luck to everyone ♥️
I feel the same way
Thank you! I hope you find what you are looking for on this app as well. It’s nice to have other people understand what I’m going through
You’re not the only one! I just signed up today and feel a little more helpful. But ya my brain seems to never want to turn off either.
Welcome ❤️🤟🏻
I’m new also and hoping to get something from this app as my brain won’t shut off either. I hope we all get some comfort from it :) stay safe
Welcome to NOCD, we're glad to have you. :) There are a lot of great therapists here and free support groups that are really nice. I hope you find what you're looking for, and I wish you luck on the road to recovery
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hi, welcome! we are so glad to have you and so glad that you're still here. i would definitely encourage you to book a call with a member of our care team. it could be the most important phone call of your life. we have plenty of tools here and education as well as the in app community which is wonderful - but if your OCD is debilitating enough for you to not want to be here anymore, you deserve to take that next step - you *need* to take that next step. exposure and response prevention is more effective for ocd and anxiety than any other treatment for any other disorder. while ocd can be debilitating and so awful, it doesn't have to be as long as you have and can work the right treatment - and that's where we come in. sending you so many good wishes and wishing you the best of luck on this journey.
Thank you so much I’m definitely going to reschedule a call I really appreciate you reaching out to me I’m just trying to get some things back in order in my life so the stress will calm down a little and then I will make that call!
You are never alone! We are here to support you at NOCD, through our app and also through our therapy program. We also offer support groups. ERP has been life changing for myself. I was at the lowest and darkest point in my life before I received the right OCD treatment, I had tried so many other treatments with very little success. I felt hopeless and alone- but it all changed once I got the right treatment. Please do this for you. You deserve to feel better.
Thank you I appreciate you! I will definitely reach out very soon and schedule a call!
Hello everyone. I was wondering if there is anyone else on her that is finally getting the help they always needed at an older age. I am 62, and have had a lot of therapy that didn't really do much for me.
I’m trying to be vulnerable and share here about my experience. I’m just gonna let myself write and not think I’m crazy or try to delete.. I find myself feeling alone a lot, feeling crazy, being unsure why I can’t just snap out of it. I know my past caused this in me (I experienced 2 large traumas - sexual abuse by a parent and parent death) But i find myself obsessed with asking myself why and trying to change the past in my mind. Trying to move on. Thinking maybe if I find out more I’ll feel better. It feels like I can never have a complete good day like I can never feel good. i have happy moments, but if it’s not perfect which I logically know no day is.. I feel upset by my day. Somethings always wrong in my head. I can’t get through a day without thinking my husbands mad at me, or he’s not the actual one for me (we’ve been together 11 years…) or that I can try to solve what I’m feeling by just keeping my house clean, exercising, eating healthy, journaling, meditating. It’s almost like my compulsions have become healthy ones. I feel safe not doing some of them, but if it’s been more than a couple days - I begin to feel bad about it and say “well this is why I feel bad - I’m doing it to myself” Lately, I’ve been experiencing outbursts where I hear the thought telling me to think rationally, but it’s as if I can’t control it and then I’m in a yelling fight with my husband who’s simply trying to be there for me.. I just feel so scared to trust him because my intrusive thoughts tell me he’s out to get me, he’s gonna die, a lot. I’m on Zoloft and have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, buT OCD was never brought up. It wasn’t until I searched something in July of 2022 trying to figure out why i had such intense thoughts about leaving my husband but no desire to actually leave that I started to realize I might have it. Since then I’ve improved and I’ve gotten bad. My OCD is around work. Around things being perfect. Around my relationships - always afraid I’m not acting right or I’m going to hurt peoples feelings. Even coming here and interacting feels scary - my ocd wants me to feel alone I guess. I also feel nervous that I over share and people will think I’m crazy. I really don’t want to post this.
i just downloaded this app. recently ocd has been absolutely exhausting. I have really bad issues with feeling body symmetry and needing to feel like my body is even; if that makes sense. Intrusive thoughts have become louder and are affecting my relationships, i feel like a burden. i’m hoping to find some support and sense of community here as i try and learn to better manage.
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