Life is literal hell for me with having to suffer from compulsive/peripheral staring ocd no one knows much about i even just found out what was wrong w me 2 months ago i wanna say 99 percent of people are inconsiderate of what im going but its 100 percent of them even the people that know that i suffer from this type of ocd are staying away form me everyone either laughs at me or looks at me w disgust and some of the men use this against me and sometimes touch themselves in front of me i hate myself i hate life i have no future of this continues on happening im just so done with life i just want to sleep and never wake up life is really a living hell and for the people who don’t suffer with this type of ocd please appreciate it im burning from envy from any person who doesn’t have this sickness.

Caesarsalad

Date posted: 3y

I experienced compulsive staring aswell. I konw it's hard but try not to avoid it. Just let it happen without judging it. Because the more you try not to do it the more you will think about it.

Caesarsalad

Date posted: 3y

It's really hard I'm so sorry you're suffering this way!

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 3y

I am so sorry you are feeling this way right now. I wanted to ask if you are seeing a NOCD therapist currently or planning to get started? It can be so overwhelming to go through this, but you are not alone and NOCD can offer you the support you need. There are free groups to attend, wrap around messaging with your therapist between sessions, and of course this community. Please reach out to the crisis lines below if you are in need of further immediate help. There is hope! If you are in crisis, please use one of the options below: • Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room • Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center • Text MHA from any device to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line • Call 1-800-985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746 •https://www.crisistextline.org/ https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Trained crisis workers are available to help you and direct you to the resources

m.m

Date posted: 3y

Hi i don’t live in the us and i don’t think this service is available right now in my country.

clara@steffan

Date posted: 2y

Thank you so much for your response and advices. Hopefully we will get better

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 3y

Where are you located?

m.m

Date posted: 3y

In bahrain

clara@steffan

Date posted: 2y

Hi! I have the same problem, feel similar to you, did you try something or any therapy?

m.m

Date posted: 2y

@clara@steffan Hi i feel really sorry to say that I still am struggling and its actually expanded into other types that effect how I stare but I learned a few ways to make it easier. First is try as much as possible to ignore it and just force yourself to believe that no one is noticing no matter how much it’s noticeable just don’t address and give it power and accept that it is what it is. Second is watch what you say and don’t reinforce this issue by saying out loud that you have it by doing that you’re reassuring ur subconscious that you actually have this problem and it’ll make you suffer even more and may even expand to more types. I don’t know if this is right or will help at all but it personally helped a bit.

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