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I went through a patch like that for awhile. My therapist says, "feelings follow actions." So I do things like, I use a baby wipe under my arms when I am too tired. I use cornstarch on my scalp to absorb oil. I eat a granola bar instead of a chocolate bar. And as my mood improves, I do slightly more. Maybe it's a bath and I watch my favorite TV show on my phone. Even if I didn't use soap, I am still cleaner than if I didn't go near water at all. Do you have a treatment plan?
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hey ♡ i’m here to listen..! honestly, i feel the same way. i feel as if i’m a burden to others... this may be depression we are both going through. i also suffer from picking at my skin... i have ugly scars.. what is it that you have been feeling down about..? would you like to talk with me..? i’ve been feeling down as well... as long as you still have a beating heart, you still have love left within you. so, what will you do with that love? could you tell me... something that you cherish in life..? just.. you know, as a little start? *hugs* ♡
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I’m sorry you’re going through this. I’m on the same boat as you. It’s hard to stay positive when you feel defeated. But it’s okay. This will pass. I’ve been bedridden this past month. Before that was several months ago. And more before. I’ve been trying to get treatments that I need with no luck. Don’t force yourself. When you feel you are ready then do the things you need to do. OCD is very exhausting. I’m not sure if you have co-existing disorders but if you do that’ll make things harder too. I know, I’m diagnosed with five other disorders.
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hey! try to do things that you really like and enjoy, that really helps me to don't forget what's important to me. And always believe you can make it :) have faith in yourself, that's the most important thing
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i feel so uselsss and out of place
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i’ve also been compulsively picking my skin
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I can really relate....
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- 16w
I feel so horrible and guilty, I've been pretty depressed lately and I don't know if i'm doing something wrong or not but my mom keeps getting mad at me, and I keep getting snappy with her. The other day she tried to take a selfie with me and I kinda got mad at her because it was in front of everyone and I didn't want to get anyone uncomfortable if they were accidently in the background so I told her stop in a kind of mean way. She stopped talking to me for the rest of the night and she keeps bringing up how disrespectful I am. I tried to explain to her I didn't mean anything mean by it?? It's triggering my OCD so bad and tonight i'm going to see a band I really wanted to see, and i'm super afraid shes gonna start bringing up how mean i've been lately. I've been really depressed and upset because of school and how much work their giving me, and I've been in my room for mostly more than 10 hours a day doing nothing but watching TV because I can't bring myself out of it, I don't know what to do anymore and the guilt of me possibly being a mean and aggressive person is haunting me.
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- 15w
Does anyone feel like they are stuck in place? I haven’t done anything besides lay in bed on my phone (if I’m not at work) for almost a year now. I have the desire to go out and be a part of the world, but I feel like my body is glued to my bed. I can’t motivate myself to get out of pajamas to go anywhere, and the entire time I’m out (even just at the store) I just want to be home in bed. I mainly just DoorDash food now, when I can convince myself to eat. I’m tired.
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- 15w
i’ve just been feeling so off lately. i’m okay right now, but a couple hours ago i was in this mood where i felt anxiety creeping up. like i will feel like there’s danger when there isn’t. i just get this really uncomfortable feeling that something feels wrong even when it isn’t. and i’ve been feeling derealization/depersonalization. just really disconnected from myself and the world. i’ve also been unmotivated to where there are times when the thought of doing things upsets me. and i’ve been having existential thoughts that do not mesh well with harm ocd. i get the thought “if people aren’t real then it’s okay to hurt them”. it sucks because there are times where i just don’t even care to ruminate and find reassurance that that’s not the case. furthermore, i’ve just been really aware of my existence. i will get moments where i’m so aware of my existence and it freaks me out. like the fact that i’m a living human being is crazy to me. then there are times when i’m not even anxious about anything which then has me questioning and ruminating on that because i ALWAYS have something i’m worrying about. i’ve also been feeling really nostalgic and bittersweet of the good memories from the past. i keep thinking about good times i’ve had and really wishing i could relive it. for example, last summer was a pretty good summer even with my ocd. and i just wish i could relive some of those moments, but i obviously can’t. and it’s been upsetting me because this month has been shitty with my anxiety. as for an update with my room change to those of you curious, i still have anxiety over it and my mom is taking it as me being ungrateful with what i have when it’s my ocd making a huge deal of it. that upsets me especially since i’ve told her what’s been going on and she was really understanding of it. anyways, life has just been a bit much and i’ve been dealing with more to my anxiety that i don’t appreciate. while worrying about constantly throwing up with my contamination ocd is incredibly exhausting, it’s so normal to me that i’m used to it. but when my harm ocd kicks in along with other themes that aren’t usually common for me, i freak out and feel like i’m going insane. i genuinely wonder how people have dealt with taboo topics of ocd without treatment for years on end. i’ve had harm intrusive thoughts since i was little, but it didn’t get to any extreme until 2023. i feel like i’m drowning in it when it decides to hit me and the thought of having to deal with it for the rest of my life?? i’m scared something in me will flip and i’ll become what my thoughts are telling me i am. i apologize for the mixed thoughts that are all over the place but i feel safe posting on here about it and want to hear how y’all are doing
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