I engaged in a conversation with my friend about a ton of bodily sensations and awareness. She doesn’t know that I have ocd so it was pretty rough. Honestly I’m kind of panicky right now because she talked about things that even I have never thought about. Idk how to calm myself without further engaging in compulsions.
Hi valley, It sounds like you had a really tough conversation with a friend and were willing to stay with a big trigger, well done! It sounds like your friend spoke freely without knowing your obsessive fears, and that's something that could happen at any time, anywhere. Just because she talked about things you hadn't thought about doesn't mean you have new, true, dangers. You don't need to do compulsions to calm down, you can tolerate the anxiety that came up without doing anything to make it better. Give yourself some space to sit with your discomfort and the high likelihood that it will reduce if you don't keep feeding (or fighting) it. I encourage you to share this spontaneous experience with your therapist so you can work through it with some guidance. Best wishes!
Told my close friend about how I think I have harm ocd and showed a video describing her experience with it so I wouldn’t have to share mine. Told him how when I see the number 22 I get paranoid that I’ll harm someone, and he gave me advice to go to a psychiatrist then left me on read after we were having a conversation prior. I’m so scared to open up to people about it and now I don’t think I will again.
I can’t stop crying. My thoughts are going insane, they’re so fast I can’t keep up. I want to tell everyone around me what’s happening (my family doesn’t even know about my OCD). I can’t seem to resist compulsions today. I’m freaking out. I want to give up. I feel like I’m suffocating in whatever is going on. I feel like I need to go to a hospital. I don’t know how to ask for help. I don’t feel okay. I don’t understand this at all. It feels like I took some random drug. I’m really scared I’m sorry, I am so panicked. It’s embarrassing but I feel so desperate for help right now I feel crazy
I’m on my period and o think my ocd feels a little worse today… I feel anxious and like something bad is about to happen, like I can’t move or talk cause I’ll freak out or snap and do something. Also I had a gronial response about an SA topic and I feel horrible, I’ve noticed that I do have these gronials as if I’m actually into that but idk if it can happen that you have the gronial and think “oh I’m horny, not about this but I am” is that possible? Idk how to say it… also I think I just want reassurance but I’m also scared…
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