OCD Subtype Change
Why do I feel like my subtype or worry keeps changing? I love this app but I feel like reading everyone else’s just makes my OCD a lot worse. It’s so annoying. Anyone else go through this?
I think that each person needs to decide whether reading things on any forum are helpful for them or not. I always caution people that you want to make sure you aren't reading things as a compulsion and aren't looking for reassurance or comparing yourself to others and their symptoms. I think what I have found helpful is when people talk about their experiences in recovery and also when they reach out when they are in the trenches and someone is able to say something that helps that person see that it will not always feel or be the way it is in that moment.
I’m pretty particular about what I choose to read. If I realize it’s a trigger, I stop reading right away. But there are SO many posts that have helped me a ton. Knowing that other people have the same struggles as me helps me feel less alone and less crazy 😅 But everyone is different. Maybe reading the posts isn’t helpful for you and that’s okay. Or maybe ask your therapist about how you feel when reading the posts. I’m sure he/she could help you a ton. It could be a way to recover from OCD by facing the fears you get by reading the posts 🤷🏼♀️
Yes! I do! It gives you more content to think about. I have been introduced to OCD topics I never knew existed through this app.
I have been dealing with all random sub types the past 4 months and it seems like as soon as I don’t let one one obsession. Other me anymore, I have a couple hours of relief and clarity and then all of a sudden my mind will be like “you aren’t worrying about anything, that’s not normal, let’s try to find something to latch onto and bother you” and all I keep doing is letting things fizzle away and then it’s like I just cycle through my common OCD thoughts because I’m just so used to being anxious and worried about bothersome thoughts. And a completely new one came in recently that’s ridiculous and I am almost embarrassed to even say what it is
I think one of my OCD obsessions has become meta… what if my OCD just forever changes subtypes, and it evades treatment? Most of it is existential but worried about getting my subtype wrong or it being treatment resistant.
My ocd subtype changed again. Now I'm worried what if I go crazy. With all this anxiety and worrying it already feels like I am. I don't want to go crazy or experience psychosis. I'm so scared. Does anyone know how to deal with this?
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