Im trying to ignore it, im trying to just let it pass, im trying to accept uncertainty but its not working. It helped a little and i was ok for a few days but now my ocd is right back to where it was and now its maybe worse. Idk if i can do this anymore man. These thoughts are too horrific and despicable and i just want them out of my head but i just dont know how.
I’m going through the same thing right now. Accept each day may be different from the last and take each day by day, just be aware of that feeling in your body and focus on that feeling. How big is it? Does it have a color? (These are tips from my therapist) know you aren’t alone. I’m in the same boat and it’s hArd todo these things in the moment of ocd panic
When you start to stand up to ocd, it basically throws a tantrum. It gets louder, meaner, more frequent. But if you keep resisting compulsions, it will eventually tire itself out and lose intensity. You stood up to ocd; it challenged you; you backed down. You were on the right track. Try again!
Thank you. I’ll definitely keep trying
I have Pure OCD myself.
There's no rational response to what you're going through. All I can do is share my story with you and hope it helps. I had crippling scrupulosity for several years of my life. It would be better for hours in a day and then become excruciating, sometimes it would even get better for days in a week but it would still return to whatever hellish place it had been before. That brutal cycle went on for years, and I didn't know anything but despair and pain on a daily basis. Even when I wasn't actively tortured by whatever obsession or thought I was struggling with, I was desperately afraid because I knew that it was just a matter of time before it returned. I'm sure you understand all of that all too well. But that has changed for me. I have now, for more years than I suffered from extreme OCD, and am living a functional, fulfilling, and absolutely wonderful life. I'm not a professional in this sphere, I can't give you advice on how to solve it, but know that there can be an end. When I was in the depths of OCD I didn't believe that was possible, and I don't even expect you to entirely believe it right now. But if you can, hold on to that idea, the idea that you will get through this and that the world on the other side of OCD is indescribably beautiful. Don't give up man. Get through the days and hours and minutes, and don't give up hope. Whatever you do, don't give up. You have a life ahead of you which could contain more than you or anyone else can imagine.
Thank you, this really means a lot. Its so tough and idk how im gonna fet through this but i will keep trying.