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Relapses are a part of the recovery process. Recovery is not a direct line there's many ups and downs. Be gentle with yourself. You can restart every time there is a setback. Sometimes good information can be gained from those moments. Are you in treatment or doing self directed ERP?
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I actually had a relapse this weekend too :/ it freaking sucks but please know I’m here and so many others are too. Whenever your feeling this way don’t hesitate to post because you deserve all the love and comments you give other people. You are not a burden. I feel the same way today but I’m telling you, you make this world a lot better by existing and even though I don’t know you, I know 10000% that’s true. Don’t ever doubt that
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It's not just you! Many people do not understand the agonizing struggle that goes on inside of our brains all because we are trying to protect others and ourselves. People can't see it, they don't understand why we can't just get over it with a simple fix. I've had someone tell me it sounds like I want bad things to happen all because my OCD kept finding the .0001% possibility that something bad could happen, which obviously was completely contrary to what I was trying to accomplish. You are not alone or hopeless. You have OCD and there are people out there that understand. Are you seeing a counselor? Finding a counselor that understands the way the OCD mind works is a huge relief and offers a lot of encouragement and safe space to fight fears.
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You are worth so much more than that. It’s hard, but I know you can do it!!
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Hey I also relapsed today and since yesterday. It's awful because it's a topic I thought I had already solved and made peace with. But I guess with OCD there is no such thing
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@Lids wow your situation is so similar to mine. My mom told me she feels like I’m way too sensitive and use the OCD as a way not to hear what I don’t want to. You’re not a hopeful case though, I promise. Even though it’s tough right now, she has to understand this isn’t something you can control and as much as we can fake being happy, you deserve to feel comfortable to feel how your feeling and not have to put on a face for family. It’ll get better for sure and today may just be a harder day than the rest but it doesn’t mean you are any less strong or incapable of controlling your OCD because you are in control always and I’m so proud of you
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You are very welcome! You have have have to find a counselor that specializes in OCD. Many therapists even say they can treat it and they absolutely do not have the skill set to treat it. OCD will not get better just by talking about our feelings or talking about our childhoods. It needs exposure therapy and ACT/mindfulness to be treated effectively.
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You’re so kind. I hate to even post things like this but I’ve gotten lower than low this week.
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All of your comments are so so encouraging! Thankyou so much! But I feel like I’m just destroying everything. My mom told me she would not feel sorry for me today. It felt so awful. I wasn’t even asking her to. I just didn’t know if I could go to my sisters and fake being happy. idk. I just don’t know what to do. So I guess I feel like it’s not even most OCD. I feel like I’m just a hopeless case.
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This is so kind of you! Thankyou for everything you said. I do see a counselor but she’s never heard of pure o and does not do ERP therapy. I feel like, she makes me feel better but I’m not getting any better.
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@doubts123
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Yes! Omg! I feel that!
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- 20w
I am hurting so much right now. I feel sad and disgusted with myself that I would even worry about these things (pocd). What kind of a human even thinks that and has doubts about that?? Definitely not one that’s rational or mentally sane. That kind of stuff should be a no brainer so why do I worry about it so much and what does it say about me? I feel sick and disgusted and can’t stop crying over it. I just feel so defeated like I want to disappear. I started ERP and every time I resist reassuring myself it comes back at me from every angle. I hate this so much.
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- 18w
I’m struggling so much, I don’t know what’s changed. I was doing so well for a solid two months and now it’s been over a month of just my lowest point. My bf has gotten upset at how much I do compulsions and it’s taxing him too. I can’t imagine how hard it is to be my partner right now. I feel exhausted I’m tired of my OCD finding new things to obsess or worry over. I’m so TIRED of getting stuck on technicalities. I’m so exhausted with the constant intrusive thoughts and intrusive thinking. I’m so sick of how compulsive I get when I’m so riddled with anxiety. I don’t want to keep pushing. It feels pointless if my life is going to be a constant loop of ups and extreme lows. I feel like such a disgusting, embarrassing person. I don’t want love because I don’t feel like I deserve it. I don’t want patience or understanding because it makes me feel so guilty. Like no one is understanding how bad of person I could truly be. I’m so lost and tired of this
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Please help. I have felt so off/wrong all day. I constantly worry that the “bad guy” is going to get me. I have awful thoughts and I constantly want God to know that I don’t mean these thoughts. I am at a point in my therapy where I need to choose to use my ERP but it feels too scary. I then do compulsions, which makes the OCD worse, which makes me want to use ERP less. And the cycle goes on. I am currently sitting in my car crying because I feel so lost and exhausted. I’m not supposed to figure out my thoughts, but today I just went into a spiral of sadness and depression, thinking that I will always feel like this. When my thoughts got really bad at the end of the day, I tried to use ERP even though I was shaking and not believing my responses and I ended up feeling like I missed something and that I gave into the “bad guy.” I have no one to talk when I’m not doing therapy twice a week. I am alone and have no one to talk to when I am like this… please help
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