Panic attacks

Same . It’s scary

Omgggg yes same here. I have called 911 before and gone to the hospital but I didn’t tell them my scary thoughts cus I didn’t wana be put away. What helps you calm them down or let them pass ?

@NrseKris Well I wasn’t diagnosed at first and this is what diagnosed me when I was 21. I’ve learned going to the hospital since does nothing good for me and is the compulsion. I do grounding and try to accept that yea maybe I am going crazy, maybe not. Sometimes I say “im going to panic right now.” And then just saying it and voicing it makes me less afraid and I usually don’t panic.

What did they tell you or do with you

Did they put you on a hold

This is how I became diagnosed. I begged for help and I finally decided since my parents were embarrassed I was going to take my life. But luckily once I got to the psych hospital they were able to eventually diagnose me once I got the guts to say what I was scared of. Looking back I had suicidal ocd.

@artsygirl Omg I have the same theme !! What has helped you?? An old fear came back that I thought I got over it’s of cutting my arm with a knife I don’t want to but I can literally feel my arms and wrists tingle and it feels real

@NrseKris There are different things you can do depending on what you can handle. You may need to build up to it- 1. Writing “I may cut my arm off” repeatedly without reassurance, writing “I will cut my arm off” without reassurance, holding a knife saying “I may cut my arm off”, holding a knife saying I will cut my arm off, drawing a comic strip of you cutting your arm off, looking up pictures of knives if it makes you have anxiety and isn’t a compulsion, making band names - like one armed bandits, amputated Annie’s, etc. For me it is all about being creative. My worry is that I may hang myself so I have done all the things listed and sometimes keep a rope on the table or in bed or wherever so I am triggered and have exposures.

@artsygirl I’ll use knifes sometimes to cook but I feel like I hurry up and throw it in the sink and don’t wana look at it. I’m scared to write scripts cus I feel like I’m writing a suicide note. I’ve never really done exposure therapy. Is your therapist thru NOCD? Also did you try meds

@NrseKris Doing erp will change your life. Mine isn’t but she specializes in ocd. Meds only go so far

@artsygirl How would I do erp for a fear of depression or what if I really am

@artsygirl Can you still recover if depressed

@NrseKris You really need to work with a specialist. Look at the iocdf website to find someone in your area or you could use Nocd. Im not going to answer your “what if im depressed” question because reassurance makes the loop continue. It looks like you may be a nurse so you know the need of expert help. There is always hope to recover. A lot of people have coexisting conditions.

Oh I’m sorry.. seems like you have some good skills tho, can you give me one tip please as I go into work how I can respond to these thoughts or sensations I get when I have these thoughts I need some skills until I get ERP . I already feel my wrists tingling thinking if I stab my wrists

@NrseKris Tell yourself maybe you will maybe you won’t and do reassure yourself. You have to live with the uncertainty. If you can’t do that, write the word “knife” on an index card and carry it around in your pocket for the day.

@artsygirl Do not do a compulsion. I’m guessing you probably say in your mind “I won’t do that” but that makes it stronger.

@artsygirl I usually ruminate and start thinking what if I do and what if I get to that point or my biggest thing right now is what if the thoughts don’t go away and they really drive me to wana kill myself. But I do reassurance to myself like I love my son I would never do that to him or I think Ok If I’m about to do it I’ll just call 911 instead but yea it doesn’t seem to help

@artsygirl It sucks cus it makes me nauseas and lose my appetite from the anxiety and not sleep well either

💯. I went through that and it was awful. I went into an ocd therapist and immediately noticed I didn’t need to be scared of judgment.

@artsygirl And with erp you’re doing better ? It’s so hard to let these thoughts be with this theme cus everyone tells you to seek immediate help if you have thoughts of hurting yourself so it’s so scary to risk it

I wonder if using this app can be a compulsion constantly checking it