- Username
- Stephen Smith
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 2y ago
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🙂in the middle of 2 & 3 — a cautious optimism.
I like it- cautious optimism- remember though that bad moments don't equal bad days- feelings change, situations change, stay hopeful, you got this.
@odifranco23 THIS!!!
@NOCD Therapist - Stacy Q. I did a few sessions with Cynthia Boucher and she helped me with my health ocd- and erp for that. My question is WHAT is a good ERP for when you just get free floating anxiety from ocd thoughts? Sometimes what if… harm, sometimes just nondescript thoughts and bad feelings? Please and thank you!
@vgb - This can be difficult to experience for sure. I think the key of any ERP is to sit in the uncertainty and accept that you can indeed tolerate the distress of whatever the thought is and it will pass on its own eventually. Maybe not right away- but eventually your brain will relearn that there is not an actual threat or danger- but it can only do this through repeatedly not engaging in compulsions. I hope this helps somewhat.
@odifranco23 Cautious Optimism is one of the best descriptions I have heard to use and I will be doing so on the regular now! Recover well my friend!
@aguilds0710 You need to write all of your emotions on the journal. And talk with your therapist how you feel with your own words.
Same
😐 scared but better than yesterday
Each day- baby steps- one foot at a time- you got this!
😃 I’m helping some kids with a lemonade stand today and it is so fun!
Awesome!!! I want some lemonade !
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@InkJoy123 Oh no, I’m sorry to hear you’re not doing too well. I’m not sure what’s going on by you, but whatever it is, things will get better. Feelings come and go. Sending positive vibes your way.
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@Nica Great to see you’re doing well, Nica!
Practicing embracing uncertainty, self compassion, acceptance and remembering recovery is an ongoing process that is not linear.
Thank you for posting! I needed to be reminded of these things.
@Vero G Yes! Yes! Yes! Keep it up! 👏
YES!!! All of these!!! Very insightful!
Hey everyone! Hang in there! OCD sucks AND you can get to place where it isn't ruling your life. It is a very manageable disorder. Things will not always feel how they feel in this moment. If you are fighting OCD then you are a warrior. You are strong and you are worth the fight. If you haven't already reached out, please call NOCD for a free 15 minute call to see if we are right for you. We accept more and more insurances each day and offer affordable payment plans. Check out our support groups too. We want to help end the global suffering that OCD causes. You are not alone.
😔 it’s my second day of college and i’m very overwhelmed n anxious
It’s normal to be overwhelmed when starting college! It’s a lot of new changes all at once. But you can do it!
@n.celeste thank you :)
Yes! This is very normal and when you have OCD it can feel magnified, but you are doing it! Look at you and be proud of yourself- give yourself compassion, you are not allowing OCD to win and to stop you.
@sepals Good luck with college! That sounds like a lot of change happening at once. Things will all work out… you got this! Wishing you a good semester ahead :)
College is a huge transition. You don't have to figure it all out this week. Maybe set a small goal for each day and be kind to yourself while you're adjusting. Sending lots of positivity and well wishes!
POV - you keep getting notifications from the same post
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@LydiaK I’m sorry to hear that yesterday was a hard day, Lydia! I know how disheartening that can be. Thankfully, today is a new day and I hope it is going much better for you!
@Rebecca F. - NOCD Member Advocate I'm currently much better than i was! Thank you for your concern<3
Somewhere in between 😀 and 😐 I’d say I’m 🙂
🙂 smiling through the nerves. My DP let up last night so I’m enjoying the clear headed day. Trying to let myself feel whatever I’m feeling without adding any additional thoughts or anxiety.
@Phillip91 That’s pretty brave of you to smile through it all. Hope you have a great day today!
Anyone struggling - know that all feelings are temporary and it’s okay to not be okay. The struggle is real and we are all in this together❤️ do your best at resisting those compulsions - trying is what matters and you’re all so strong, even when it doesn’t feel like it. I have to remind myself of that often. True warriors!
@lucasky Thanks for the reminder 🙂
@lucasky I needed this reminder, thank you so much! 💕
@Jacob E. 🙂
@blazed You’re very welcome💛
i was feelings 1 but my ocd has ruined that now im 2
The good news is that you can bounce back- nothing ever stays the same. Get mad at OCD- don't let it steal your joy- fight back. Remember you can do hard things!
I hope things are better today!
@NOCD Therapist - Tammy R. thank you so much! i needed that reminder. things were a little better today :)
2 was feeling good this morning but then was triggered
@Alejandra Ugh! I hate when that happens! ERP usually helps me through the situation though. Hope you are doing well now.
2. The past few days were very tough. Some of my worst OCD episodes since the height of its severity, partly because of some triggers that inflamed things again and partly because I started doing exposures again to combat the former. I might never have made it through had I not had the toolset I’ve built up through therapy, self-improvement, etc. and the support of my gf. But it’s been better today. I am trying to be self-disciplined and schedule out my days and it involves some challenging but rewarding things that are helping me in various ways, and the severe themes for me are starting to calm down from where they were the past few days. Instead, some of my other, less depression-prone but more persistent since therapy, themes have showed up and made it hard to enjoy some things. I still, even after therapy, struggle to not compulse wrt my somatic obsessions and disgust obsessions. I had a realization several nights ago, that I had not rid myself of OCD’s control as much as I thought I had, and that I still had obsessions causing distress and compulsions interfering with my life that I was not addressing bc I was no longer at the point where OCD made me want to die. I still have a ways to go and it seemed really intimidating at the time. But what the past few days have shown me is that I am a tough cookie, and that I can handle this.
@CaptainKierkegaard Tough cookie indeed! Facing our triggers and being exposed is hard. It does sound like you’re making good progress though, and for that — you should feel really proud. Our community is here if you need anything.
😔 - Struggling deeply with Relationship, Existential, and Suicidal OCD today. Really difficult.
@lydian Hope you have a better day tomorrow!
@lydian Hang in there. It’s gonna be ok
I am so sorry that you are in the midst of this. I hope you can enjoy this weekend and spend time doing something that brings you joy and peace. Please know that OCD is very treatable and manageable. You can get to a place where recovery is consistent and these things don't impact you every single day. Hang in there.
@lydian Me too girl. Hang in there. It’ll be okay ♥️
😞 like I’ll never get better
@Anonymous Did you talk with your therapist that you never get better
@casey I have a session today
@Anonymous I am glad that you got your session with your therapist. it helps me a lot with dealing with my life.
@casey Yeah I’m really looking forward to it
@Anonymous You can do whatever makes you happier to talk with your therapist how you feel everything can talk to
@casey Yes thank you I will :)
@Anonymous You are so welcome. anytime you feel sad or upset you can Tex me anytime.
gonna get a tattoo on my forearm that says: “Tolerate and accept the doubt, uncertainty and discomfort, know that you can handle it”
@lonerjayv3 thanks haha, finally starting to feel like OCD is backing down so why not finish it off with a permanent reminder of how to defeat it😂
Not good at all I'm living an aggressive episode right now and I don't know what to do
Breathe and allow yourself forgiveness and compassion. You are human. Humans get angry- its what you choose to do with it that matters the most.
Here is a glimpse of my story, maybe it can help you to relate https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/suffering-in-silence-made-my-ocd-symptoms-worse
😐 - as in, i’m paralyzed with anxiety and don’t know what to do with myself
Im there right now. Just hold on to something, anything. Get through today.
@AmberAnonymous Have you tried some ERP lately? It might help a bit…
For everyone commenting for more than one, that’s okay too! It’s totally normal to experience a variety of emotions🎢 and if you had a bad day and found something happy in it too, that’s even better ❤️
Hang in there everyone! I am so inspired by the strength of this community everyday, even when you may be feeling 😔
I am trying to. Still depressing
@Anonymous Trying is everything— I’ve been there, I know it feels like things will never be better, but they always do get better
I was feeling great. Then something triggered it and I began to spiral. I calmed down but it’s frightening at times.
@DB777 Yeah, I feel the same way.
@DB777 Same as me
😀 Got to see my family for an early bday party, some good food, and we had fun.
That sounds like it was a lot of fun! Birthday parties are always enjoyable.
Sad that this is the best the brain trust of psychotherapy can come up with. Feel horrible till you feel better, and they charge you for this.
@Anonymous Honestly this app didn’t help me
@Anonymous This did help me a little bit but not a ton. I have experienced trauma and I have a neruodevolopmental condition as well as ocd so there are a lot of things erp alone won’t help me with . But I do think ERP or CBT has helped me some… but yeah the anxiety sucks when it does come back. Maybe try meditation and natural remedies (those have been the most help for me besides plain old cbt and spiritual guidance)
@Hayhay22 Or talk to your therapist about cbt. I sometimes think erp is not helpful if there actually is a real struggle or trauma with what you’re obsessing about. I need to modify behaviors and beliefs, not just “sit with it.” I think for me that was good in the beginning but it’s not an end.
@Hayhay22 what helped me the most was figuring out what was right for me and doing it when I was ready. Not have someone pressuring me
@.anonymous. I meant I hate being pressured too
@Hayhay22 ): it sucks
The therapy really helped me once I did some research of my own and really learned how to apply it. I shouldn’t have had to do that, especially if I was essentially paying someone else to teach it to me, but there’s no point in spending time in a wishing compulsion. And anyway, it did help with accountability. Plus, I’m hard to teach lol.
I am about to start my first exposure for ocd thoughts. I am so so so nervous. I am trying to stay positive.
I believe in you! You’re gonna do great! In time I think the nervousness will start to fade away
@Anony Thank you!
I feel good right now
Thank God i am able to recover my ocd ! But not completly some times when ocd attacks it gets hard time to recover again some times it takes a lot of time !
I feel depressed today so like a 2-3 but Im trying to be productive
@nix.o I feel this, me too
@nix.o You need to talk to someone like your therapist and tell them
@casey Of course I will. I’m getting help :6
@Anonymous I hope u feel betterz
😔 Right this moment, but trying to tell myself it will pass eventually. My stomach hurt today from anxiety and period cramps and for some reason that took me to end of the world and death thoughts?! Goodness my brain is taking me on a scary rollercoaster today! Hopefully we pick up again soon, because that last dip was sudden, fast, and a little too scary for me!
I meditate for the first time...I feel good 👍I'm hoping this help with OCD
yeah i do this too, helps me
@Angel England Definitely helped me
😄 I haven’t done erp in three days, yet I’m feeling this! 😄😄😄
@Pennyroyal 🙌🏻
😀 pretty good today. Went to pain mgmnt and jammed on my radio on Spotify. Amazing what Joe Walsh and Lynyrd Skynyrd do for the spirit. Tomorrow may be back at the bottom, but TODAY was good.
@jb@93881 Love your taste in music!!!!!
@vgb Thank you !!
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So glad to see you’re feeling good!
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@Anonymous I felt pretty angry the other day. I went for a workout at the gym and that helped me a lot. I hope you can find some time to do something nice for yourself today — you deserve it!
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I am sorry to hear you are struggling, please know that you are not in this alone. Just look at all the posts that are saying the same things. You can get to a point where this gets better- keep moving forward!
@Anon.user :( I know it doesn’t feel great when things aren’t going as we’d like, but things will get better with time. Hope you are feeling a little better today.
Yesterday was a nightmare, feeling better today after therapy session
I am glad you are feeling better, but also remember that feelings come and go- they just are- they don't have to mean anything and they don't have to stop you from living the life that you want to live- this can be so hard but it is important to recognize. You can continue living your life in spite of how you feel in each moment. You can do this.
@Dos@2022 So so happy to hear you’re feeling better. Thoughts and feelings come and go, so know the community is always here when you need us.
1 right now and I'm very glad I I feeling good
Nice broo!
@thatsjustnicholas That’s amazing!
2. Confused and kind of lost with my own thoughts and problems.
@MissElizaDolittle I’m sorry to hear this! I can definitely relate to how confusing intrusive thoughts feel. Have you tried the SOS feature in the app? This tool has been so helpful to me when I’m feeling lost!
🙂 - kind of in between 1 and 2, a little nervous, while cautiously hopeful - I’m thinking of better times and things coming up that I’m looking forward to, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to really enjoy them this year
In the morning I was feeling 😔 but now I’m feeling 🙂
2 - feeling anxious about my self worth. Compulsively checking social media and questioning if people like me or not
😐I’m trying lmao
Wish you good luck! I think i remember you we talked way in past but i may be wrong, i just remember a Madison lol
😀 it's my birthday
@Anonymous Happy birthday!!!
@Anonymous Happy birthday
Hap birf!
@Anonymous Happy birthday to you! 🥳
@Anonymous Happy birthday!! Hope you have a great day!!
Just attended the webinar . I feel great .😇
💀- Ocd is ruining my life. I can’t even tell the difference between my true emotions and what ocd makes me feel. Due to the chaos in my life rn and my autism I can never really tell what is up or down. I’ve even had a few psychotic breaks, or what feels like it. I’m feel better now that I’ve found people who I feel and experience similar things I experienced. And I’ve been diagnosed with ocd so this is my hope for a better happier future.
@Retrorunt You got this! Never give up! We have to push through each day. We are just wired a little differently.
😔 have some rough things going on in life and an OCD trigger last night
@Edvard You need to talk someone like your therapist someone can you help you
Better than yesterday x
I have not had an ocd flare up like this in years. Being over stressed has brought this on. My stomach has been in knots for a week. My ocd brain is trying to convince me that I did something terrible. It is so hard to get through work this week.
@manythoughts You need to talk with your therapist. How you feel about you feel. And write this down in your diary.
@manythoughts This is exactly how I feel!!
@pepper28 You need to talk with your therapy paper and how you feel
😔 I’m filled with guilt and disgust with myself
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@Tigydavid134 Still anxious
I’m sorry that you were feeling this way. How are you feeling now?
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Hi! We all have days like this, you are far from alone! How are you feeling today?
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@Keith26 What does blazed mean
@Jeffie Pretty sure it means stoned
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Between 1-2
Between 1 and 2 also.
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@Glitterconfetti7 Anything you want to talk about, Glitter? If not, just know things will improve with time. You got this! 💪
I hope things are better today. I'm not sure if it was a rough OCD day or just a rough day, but we are pulling for you.
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I am sorry you are struggling. You are not alone. NOCD community is here to help support you.
Feeling a bit below 1, more like 😅. Doing my ERP but having a backdoor spike haha
@HugsToAll Congrats on doing your ERP! It’s really difficult at first sometimes, but so is OCD! The bright side is that ERP actually helps us get better. Hope you are shining bright today… you should be proud of yourself!
Sad but hanging in there
@Anonymous Keep hanging in… it’s all going to work out with time… you got this!
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@DiverAtDepth Same sis
@DiverAtDepth I’ve been there before. I’m not sure what is weighing you down, but know our feelings are seasonal and come and go. I hope you can feel better soon.
😞 angry to many triggers
@Flash71 anything we can do to help?
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Happy you’re doing well💛
😀 having a good few days!
@ChellyBoo NICE! Hope it flows into the weekend and is all things amazing!
Also check out the journeys of many others who have been where you are today:https://www.treatmyocd.com/my-ocd-journey I would LOVE to hear from you about your own journey and what you have overcome or even what you are wanting to overcome. Fill out the submit button and we can chat, even if your in recovery and didn't come through NOCD specifically.
Lost, scared, hopeless, crying.
@Bearded Metallic Duckman Ah man, I’m really sorry to hear this. I have been where you are and remember how bad I felt. I’m sorry you’re going through this and hope you feel better soon. We are here for you and you’re definitely not alone.
Iam around a (2. Because of my most recent OCD trigger.
Youre far from alone in this! I’m sorry that you’re having a rough time at the moment! Do you have any tools that you have or could use to manage?
😔 I feel like I’m at my lowest point in life
I’m so sorry. I was there, and I never thought I could get out of it. That is why I believe you can too. You can handle so much more than OCD makes you think you can. Just being here means you are trying, and I commend you for that!
@valley Is there anything we can do to help Valley? What have you been doing to help yourself?
@Kyle Lucas - NOCD Advocate Thank you so much. I seriously have been feeling as if I’ll never recover. I really really want to live a good life
@Jacob E. Honestly not much. I’ve just been wallowing in sadness most days. And some of my coping mechanisms are unhealthy. I’m sorry for venting but I feel so undeserving of life. To help me.. I guess just helping me look on the bright side of things.
This is the most responses from NOCD advocates I’ve ever seen LOL most the time they never show!
:) that I get to work with awesome people and members at NOCD
@NOCD Therapist - Dr. Patrick M. Yet you don’t struggle with ocd .
@Brian :) - People can struggle with so many things- we never truly know anyone's inner struggles. You doing okay Brian? I know it can seem like no one gets us or understands but you are not alone in this.
😀 thank you
I'm so glad to hear that yesterday went well for you DanieNYC!
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Please know that the NOCD community is here to help where we can. It can get better, there is hope! You are not in this alone.
😔- feeling low
@Dharnish Same
Remember nothing ever stays the same in this life- feelings wise. They will change. It won't always feel like it does right now. You got this.
My sex drive and desire for sex has taken a drastic dip…:(
Suffering from hocd? Because I'm felling the same. Don't feel aroused any more. I feel I have more intrusive thoughts than fantasies and is slowly killing me
the comments never stop
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😔 Rough day. Trying to curb my compulsions and failing.
😔 only just started therapy here so hopefully it’ll get better
@exit_flex I hope it will too!
😔 terrible
@Studybug Sending good wishes your way!
Nervous but trying to live my life
@Anonymous live your life it is hard
I'm 5 days late but, I'm btwn 1 & 2. Thankful but, trying to be hopeful for more change/progression. Unfortunately, the more I know what I need to do to better my circumstances, the more I freeze and don't do. It's incredibly frustrating not to Do, for many it's so easy and I sit and wonder why it's so hard for me to me proactive in the key word DOING? Awaiting for the day that it clicks!🤔
😀 but also tired! It was my first day back at college. I missed being around my favorite campus and my professors.
Nice!
😐 managing but feeling some bubbling under the surface.
😔 feeling like i don’t have any skills, like i’m not who i want to be. tired and insecure
I don’t know why I am feeling. just exhausting and I need break and I am Tired of people. who tell me what I can do my on my terms so Tired all of it .I am so tired of tell me what I can do or help I am so tired.
Lots of OCD thoughts popping up today