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Early morning anxiety is the worst
Just had a TOCD anxiety episode. Anyone have advice for how to avoid it in the mornings?
Just had a TOCD anxiety episode. Anyone have advice for how to avoid it in the mornings?
Avoidance is a compulsion so your mindset should not be to avoid these thoughts. But to manage your anxiety, you should manage your stress levels. Fix your sleep schedule: ie make it consistent including putting devices away an hour before going to sleep, going to bed at the same time each night, and getting up at the same time each morning. Also try meditation either before bed, in the morning, or both. Also cold showers are effective because they force you to breathe deeply to cope with the shock to your nervous system, which essentially declutters your mind.
@Owen Roberts I’ll try that, thanks
@aj.ocd It works very well and it also makes ERP much easier
I sit with the uncertainty and anxiety
I always feel the most anxiety and dread in the morning. That’s when I start overthinking a lot, and it becomes really hard not to seek reassurance on the internet and so on. What do you all do to ease the morning anxiety a bit?
Today I woke up and immediately was flooded with intrusive thoughts. I was thinking about how I want to remembered when my time on earth is finished. I want to be remembered by my kindness and my heart. I want to be remembered by the lives i’ve changed. But then it hit me. What if you want to be a girl? What if you’re just telling yourself you don’t want to be a girl? I shouldn’t be scared, my family would love me no matter what I was. But this.. This is taking its toll on me. People call me maam all the time. I have feminine features and qualities.. It makes me question everything I know about my life. But I think what makes it worse is that i’m scared but don’t feel scared? Like I don’t feel intense fear like I once did. I know that I don’t want to be a girl. I don’t want boobs or long hair and nails. I have feminine qualities but I just exist. And this morning it’s hitting me very hard. I hate TOCD. I hate that I can’t just have one moment of peace. That it finds ways to seep into my life by finding areas i’m weakest in. I read other people’s stories and kinda do checking with it. And to make it all worse my for you page is FILLED with trans tiktok’s and peoples experiences. It’s making me mad. Why can’t I just be happy? Like everyone else in my house? Why did I inherit this stupid fucking disorder? And why do I question everything single thing about myself. First it was fear I was going to hurt someone and be a monster. And now it’s fucking thoughts of me wanting to be a girl?? Anyways have a nice day guys.
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