MB2116
- Date posted
- 6y
KamilKamil
- Date posted
- 6y
I would recommend try to let yourself believe what you want to believe... what my therapist told me to do is remind myself there is a chance of developing a crazy illness BUT there is a higher chance that it wont happen. OCD is all about not knowing anything FOR SURE.
MB2116MB2116
- Date posted
- 6y
I guess my main worry is that my life will be gripped by a crippling illness and I won’t be able to do all the things that I want to do in my life and I won’t be able to give my son a good life
Ellie0630Ellie0630
- Date posted
- 6y
I had this exact same problem. I know how paralyzing it can be and how hopeless you must feel. The only thing that really helped me get over it was doing exposure response prevention therapy. I would definitely recommend going to an ERP specialist, but if you don’t have access to that, the OCD workbook is really good. You can get it on Amazon for super cheap!
MB2116MB2116
- Date posted
- 6y
Thank you both for the support. Ellie what did you do for ERP? I tried doing a loop tape erp with my therapist but it didn’t work because I wouldn’t get anxious listening to the tape. Most of the time I know my OCD is irrational which makes the erp really hard because I can’t force myself to be anxious it’s only in the heat of the moment of anxiety that It feels real
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
It can be hard to do erp on mental rituals sometimes for the reason you describe. But what you can do is erp when the anxiety strikes. Just let the thoughts be there and the anxiety be there without engaging the content of the thoughts. Feeling anxiety is an exposure.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
The truth is you cant be certain you will or wilk nit get some horrible illness. But with ocd you can realize youve spebt years if your life wondering will I get sick and not living in the moment. Even if yo u do get sick being worried about it before wont have helped so its just a compulsion and at the end of the day a waste of time. A lot of time. Learning mindfullness skills and acceptance and commitment therapy can complement erp treatment as well for ocd. Id recommend checking them out.
Ellie0630Ellie0630
- Date posted
- 6y
I did a lot of loop tapes consistently. I would set a timer on my phone and do them every thirty minutes for a few days. It works for me but I’m sure it might not be the same for everyone. I think another good method is to sit with the thoughts exactly phisch said and don’t try to avoid them. The loop tips for me were essentially allowing myself to think about being schizophrenic consistently throughout the day. I ultimately got bored with the thought and I don’t have as much anxiety when I think about it now
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- Date posted
- 18w
Is schizo ocd a thing?
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- Date posted
- 16w
ocd or phycosis?
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cait1299
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 14w
Really struggling!
Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
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