Hi guys.. I don’t know if anyone remembers my old posts. I am here to let you know there is LIFE after beating OCD. I got to a point with OCD where I couldn’t so much as type or leave my room. As of today- I have graduated law school and am living my life again. It has been hard and I still have my moments. Keep going ❤️
Congrats!!!! I was at the point as well where I couldn’t even leave the house. Now I’m getting married with a steady job. Mental health needs maintenance just like your physical health. The more you work at something the more results you will see!
@Breezy23 100% agree! Congratulations on your future wedding. Wishing you happiness 😇
WOOHOOO YESSS 🥰👏🏻❤️😍
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glad to know this :) may peace always within you. I hope someday I can be at a point like you. can you share your experience how to deal with false memories? I know we have to face it like may be yes, may be no. but most of the time I can't stop thinking because if it is real, I'm afraid I'll be punished. so, i can’t stop to think about it.
I really empathize with you. False memories was by FAR my worst theme and definitely the part of OCD that I felt was most debilitating. It took me a whole year living in depression everyday to “overcome” it. Every second of the day I felt sick. Did I do something bad? Should I message people and ask if I’m a bad person? I’m sure you’ve heard this before but as you’ve said- you really do have to accept uncertainty. My best piece of advice is will power and humour. A tactic I know a lot of sufferers use is to LAUGH. Oh I killed someone and don’t remember? Aw good one OCD. Nice try! Oh well- least I’ve not been caught. It sounds absurd but realistically people who are genuinely capable of these things.. would not be posting on an OCD forum stressing over it. At the end of the day OCD is not a rational disorder, therefore the way to overcome it is also kind of strange. Accepting that maybe you did murder someone seems ridiculous to an ordinary person. But I promise- it’s the way you will wake up one day and go omg.. I truly am not scared anymore. Hope that helped you
@Jodiemarie thank you for replying. its very difficult because every time I want to start, I'm very afraid of punishment if at any time the thoughts proved to be real. therefore it is difficult for me to get out of this and feel like I will forever be like this. :(
I needed to read this. Had a really rough day yesterday. Was it ERP that helped you?
I just completed a check in with my therapist today so naturally I reflected on my journey with OCD. Summer/Fall of 2023 feels like a swath of darkness. Bombarded with horrible intrusive thoughts, I thought my life was over. I did not see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hated myself. Life lost meaning for me and it felt as if every hope and dream was shattered. Needless to say my life was lost to me during a time when I should have been enjoying it the most. I was post grad with a good job lined up. But none of it mattered- my mind was as broken. Thank God, I had some small voice in me that urged me forward and to get help. So I did. I felt so scared and unsure. Was I doing the wrong thing going to therapy? I was not. It was the best decision I made for myself. Fast forward to nearly two years later, my life couldn’t be more different. I see and feel the light. I have so much love and gratitude for myself and for everyone who helped me along the journey. My therapist, my family, all the brave content creators who openly speak about their experiences, no matter how taboo. I won’t lie, it was a lot of work. And I had to learn to be uncomfortable and deal with frustrations. I had to learn to trust myself. I still deal with sticky and intrusive thoughts but my response and my daily life despite them can not be more different. So I am here to be proof to you that there is so much hope. If you don’t have the little voice in you urging you forward, than I will be just that. Go to therapy, get help, put in the work. It is so worth it. Every time there is a setback, and there will be many, push through. Feel free to ask questions! But no reassurance will be given.
hi guys haven’t posted here in awhile but i’ve fully recovered and have a really good life now lots of friends enjoying school and have a really loving boyfriend who helped me out of my ocd even if he didn’t know he was helping me (just through being loved and supported i felt happy enough to recover) hope u guys can recover too i had severe ocd and basically got better within 2 months by myself :)
Just wanted to give some hope to those who are having ocd spikes, spirals and worries. This past year I have regained my life back. I went from beginning to isolate myself, being convinced by my ocd that my hobbies are bad and that I should avoid things I enjoyed, and having constant panic attacks. With the work of IOP, psychiatry and nocd, I have made great strives towards my future. I now don’t avoid things and instead embrace my life and ANY possibility that may come. Don’t let the ocd bully you. Yes, I have intrusive thoughts still but I am able to go about my day instead of obsessing over them. You can find this too. I encourage anyone on the fence to please seek help if you are in a tough time, it can literally save your life.
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