- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Could use a pick me up
Feeling really down today. Could use any kind of support
Feeling really down today. Could use any kind of support
You’re not alone in this and you will feel better. Self care is different for everyone! Mine is listening to music that makes me feel better and sometimes it’s a ride in the car with the music up too loud and the windows down. Sometimes it’s just allowing myself to cry without blaming myself for feeling weak. Think of what the things are that usually make you happier. If you can do it, do it. If you can’t, find someone you can talk to. If you don’t have anyone, know that your life has meaning and a greater PURPOSE. Call the number on this app and keep trying til you find someone to help you feel better!
Imagine OCD is a little furry monster with big comical teeth and little tiny arms and legs..it makes a little squeal to try and scare you, but you know it's just a little angry fuzz ball. Things like this make it easier to laugh at your own suffering and that really can be healing and liberating sometimes
Hey I’m here talk to me :)
Hey, it's alright to have bad days, whether anythings happened or not, it's normal to feel down throughout the day. For me, podcasts, TV shows especially my comfort shows and "happy" music helps my mood get better! Getting out the house is a good option too, maybe a cold shower to shock your brain out of the feeling of lowness? There are lots of things to do to make you feel better, or maybe a nap would be a good idea! Whatever works for you
When I feel really down, it’s hard to get out of that mindset but I find that forcing myself to do little things like sitting outside and coloring, showering, and brushing my teeth make me feel better and fresher. Having a healthy picnic-like lunch (like a sandwich with fruit) helps me, too.
Hey it’s okay it’s normal to have bad days just remember that these feelings or worries won’t last forever and that it will pass and you will also experience really awesome days too
Tonight is one of the hardest nights I’ve ever had with harm ocd. It’s really one of those nights I’m doubting it’s ocd. I’m having panic attack after panic attack and it’s been the past couple of days where it’s been its highest. I’m doing everything I can to cope, like a hot shower (in the middle of a panic attack, hardest thing ever) skin care, turning my diffuser on and skincare. I took a klonopin but it hasn’t kicked in yet. My brain is beating me up with thoughts like “who thinks like this, you’re a serial killer! A murderer! You should be locked up!” Watching my family around me have peace and be normal is so hard because I’m here struggling to just lay down and relax. Part of me feels like I’m gonna lose my mind and end up in the hospital tonight. I just need positive reinforcement and people who can relate. Are you guys there?
I know I am going a bit cuckoo because my period is coming up, but lately it feels like every intrusive thought I have, I *like* it. Like I genuinely feel like I like it, and then I immediately panic because I start checking. Mentally, emotionally, whatever it is. And I know that is a compulsion. I *know* that. But it feels so real that I cannot stop myself. Every single time I check, it still feels like I like the thought, and it is driving me absolutely insane. It is especially the POCD thoughts. They feel so real. I feel like something is going on mentally, like some kind of confusion or glitch, because I swear I was not like this before. I would have intrusive thoughts, and they would feel real, but not *this* real. And I do not even know if this is normal. I know OCD is **supposed** to feel convincing. That is the whole thing. But I have never experienced it to this extreme. I have never gotten the same thought so many times and still felt like, “Oh my God, I did enjoy it,” even after checking a million times. It is like no matter how many times I check, it feels like I liked it. Especially during intimacy :( and it is making me lose it. Then I start thinking, “Well, I am in distress, so maybe that is proof it is not actually me.” But right after, I am like, “What if I am only panicking because I care about what society thinks and not because I actually have morals?” And then I spiral again, wondering if maybe I just care about how I am seen rather than who I am. I am panicking so much no today. I had to take my Xanax today for the first time in two months, and I needed three separate doses. I really need some support right now.
Hey friends. I hope you all are doing good today. Just struggling mentally myself. Feel like a terrible mother, but I want another baby. My OCD has gotten better despite the terrible episode I had that I seem to not get over. I hope someone comments that could just give me some support with POCD
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