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- 3y
- Date posted
- 3y
I would say try to be gentle with yourself and make it as enjoyable as possible. Is there any kind of exercise you like to do? If so, go with that? What kind of healthy foods do you actually like? If you find yourself giving into your cravings, accept it, and simply begin again. You can start slowly. For example, when I started meditating, I started with just 1 minute. I gradually worked myself up to 20 minutes, adding 1-2 minutes a week. Pick something you feel confident that you can do, even if it's walking for 5 minutes, or eating one piece of fruit. Give yourself credit for any wins, no matter how small. Good luck!
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
I'd set a timer and get out of bed in one go. And no matter what, don't get back into bed until its time to sleep. Making your bed in the morning is a great deterrent. Also, just do 1 thing and don't overwhelm yourself. It's hard but it won't last forever. Trust me
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Small steps, small changes Feeling intimidated? Break that shit down into smaller steps. In no particular order, some suggestions: Add one cup of water in the morning before your coffee/soda/energy drink. That's too much? Then only drink HALF a cup of water. If you have to start at just taking a sip of water from the tap while splashing your face with water to try to wake ip, do it! Pick something like squats, wall push up, jumping jacks etc. Do a few of those everytime after a bathroom break when you're at home. (Or maybe whenever you leave bed to get a snack. Whatever way you can integrate a little extra movement into your day). Try to ADD healthy things. Ok cool you have chips and fast food leftovers for breakfast. Try it with orange juice today. Or add one piece of fruit to it. Make it social if you can. I will go on MUCH longer walks if I'm talking with someone. Start taking a multi vitamin. Unless you have specific meds that might conflict, most milti vitamins are a safe supplement. Even the gummies. That's where I had to start. It helps with the current gaps in nutrition as you are making new habits. I always fall into the trap of trying to make a bunch of radical changes all at once and it never works for me. For most people, it's temporary. Pick a small thing or two and do it for a month. Then pick another thing to add on and keep going.
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- 23w
Having a bit of an interesting time lately, feeling like I am on a roller coaster because every day has been a bit different. Yesterday was a pretty good day, my anxiety was low and intrusive thoughts were easier to work past. What I noticed was although anxiety was low, I still felt overwhelmed by thoughts sporadically throughout the evening. This morning I had some intense feelings after waking up, but find myself almost in the same place again. Any tips or tricks that have worked for you on managing through thoughts with low anxiety?
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- 18w
Does anyone feel like they are stuck in place? I haven’t done anything besides lay in bed on my phone (if I’m not at work) for almost a year now. I have the desire to go out and be a part of the world, but I feel like my body is glued to my bed. I can’t motivate myself to get out of pajamas to go anywhere, and the entire time I’m out (even just at the store) I just want to be home in bed. I mainly just DoorDash food now, when I can convince myself to eat. I’m tired.
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- 11w
This is gonna be a long one: So a little over a month and a half ago, my OCD started to spiral again. I’ve had ups and downs with it in the past, my main themes often changing. When I was younger it as afraid I’d run away, in middle school it was germs. But as I got older I started having intrusive thoughts of the meaning of life, suicide, and dying, with those fears being my common themes now I’ve gotten a lot better since it started back up, but lately have been panicking because I’ve had intrusive thoughts that my methods of trying to heal are wrong. I’m 21, and for the last 3 years have lacked ambition and haven’t pursued my dreams or things I want to do. I just sleep, work, eat junk food, and play games or watch YouTube on my time off. Things I still love, but after years of living this way, I’ve hit a breaking point and want to start doing more with my life and the people in it Yet, almost EVERY new thing I’ve been trying to do or start, I’ve been having thoughts that they’re wrong or won’t help. Here’s some examples: I’ve started trying to eat a bit healthier, and my brain is telling me it’s not gonna fix me and I’m just avoiding food I like (junk I know makes me tired and sad). Then the moment I indulge in even one unhealthy food item, it tells me I’m failing at taking better care of myself and that junk food just numbs the feelings Same with video games. I tell myself it’s okay to play them as long as it’s not to avoid anything or they don’t take up my life like they have been. The second I do I feel guilty, say it’s cheap dopamine and hindering me from being productive and that I’m numbing my feelings again Same story for everything. Trying to walk and go outside more. Head tells me I’m avoiding being home because it makes me anxious. Then when I stay home it tells me I’m wasting time I could be spending outside or with people I love I’ll wanna spend time with my family or friends because I’ve been a hermit for years and miss spending time with them. When I try to, head tells me I can’t because then I’m avoiding the issues I have and seeking reassurance, and that I need to learn to tolerate this alone. But then when I stay home too long, I get anxious and sad because it does make me happy being around them even if I’m not seeking reassurance, and they genuinely do help me feel better (for example I saw my grandparents last night and talked about my feelings and desire to actually go out and live life, and they helped me understand uncertainty is part of life and I should do things I want anyways and even helped come up with things I may like to try doing. Now my brain tells me it’s bad to get help or open up about my pain) I’ll have racing thoughts in my head and I’ll be arguing with myself over rather it’s better to face them head on, ignore them, or let them run their course. It feels like no matter what I do, I’m feeling guilty and shame for it. As if any attempt at feeling pleasure or doing something that makes me happy is “avoiding the problem”, like I HAVE to focus on my intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and sadness 24/7 otherwise I’m “avoiding/burying it again” I know not to avoid these things and it’s best to confront them (if they’re real problems I have like relationship issues and insecurities and loneliness) and learn to tolerate the anxiety and uncertainty of life and OCD, but my attempts at “helping myself” are quite literally what I feel is currently keeping me so miserable. They’re sucking whatever joy I have in life out, telling me it’s bad, and that I have to feel this way all the time so I can “learn to tolerate it” I’m just so scared of doing all of this wrong, and I think my OCD I knows that and is currently using that to toy with me. I want to be healthier and happier, but then I feel guilt and fear for not being healthy 24/7 and indulging in not healthy things like video games and the occasional junk food. Anybody else ever felt this way?
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