my ocd has had one of its worse spikes yet, I feel constantly anxious no matter what I do and my brain won't shut up even for a moment, I genuinely don't know what to do, I feel like I'm stuck. how do I make this a little more bearable?
I feel the same. What I try to remind myself is that this won’t last forever. And if I had even tiny improvements in the past, it means I can get better. And the healing process is not linear, but over time it gets better. It takes patience, but we are strong. We are so strong. Have compassion for yourself, with what you’re going through, tell yourself that this is gonna make you even stronger. This too shall pass.
thank you for the kind words, we both got this! <3
Hugs! I'm learning myself but I try to recognize the anxiety but not try to push it out.. if that makes sense. Let it be present but find something to occupy me.
I love how you call it hug, thank you I'll try to embrace it (:
Your not alone! Watching something may help. Do what you'd do for your friend, get yourself a cup of water for the brain, it's on fire rn so hydrate. Offer yourself some nutrition as well. Remember sugar helps the balance a bit because brain uses a lot of sugars. Here is a video to help with treating yourself like a friend. https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw
thank you so much! I'll try to take better care of myself :D
@spoon (any pronouns) 😺 Kay 🫂 we got this!
@Firebird I believe in both of us <333
I been like this for the last four days, what’s helped me is just when a thought comes in, I will say this to shall pass, that way I focus on the mantra instead of the thought and I eventually stop paying attention to the , I also just sit with the nervous feeling, you know my husband told me yesterday, be nervous and it helped, I felt like that helped, I learned her that it’s not the feelings or thoughts, it’s the way we react to them, it is soo hard though, I get it
thank you, I'll start sitting with the nervous feeling ((:
@spoon (any pronouns) Yeah, it’s not easy and it might take a while to just sit with it but once you do, you will start to feel allot better, it took me a while, soo don’t feel bad if the first few times you try it it doesn’t work but just keep trying, it will get easier, you got this
@Anonymous I'll try my very best ((:
@spoon (any pronouns) Let me know how it goes if you want :)
Have any of you been stuck in what feels like an OCD loop? It’s like being held hostage by OCD. It’s like everything becomes a trigger. Like there isn’t a part of the day where I’m not having intrusive thoughts because it’s the only thing my brain can think about. So every conversation I’m thinking of horrible things I could say, every time I pet my dog think of things I could do to hurt her, anytime I drive I think of hitting pedestrians, every time I’m alone I think of ways I could hurt myself. It honestly feels like my brains on fire I’m starting to think I might have some kind of destructive brain tumour because I can’t comprehend how this can all be mental illness. It’s the ‘urge’ I can’t deal with it feels so real. I’ve had mental illness and likely OCD my whole life but nothing has ever made me feel as scared and hopeless as this. I’ve been having horrible migraine attacks daily for months and I think the trigger is the stress and anxiety these thoughts cause. I feel like I can never rest. It’s like my head is caught in a vice and my eye sight is constant flashes and static. Blood tests normal and two eye tests back normal. I can barely work as my whole job is computer based. I don’t even know how I would begin to do ERP because it feels like I’d have to tackle EVERYTHING about being alive! I also don’t think I have any compulsions. If I do none of them provide any relief so it’s basically just me feeling like I’m going insane every single day since October. It’s impossible to relax when my brain thinks we’re either going to die of a brain tumour or going insane and hurting myself against my will or doing something to someone else that would mean I would have to kill myself. My brain honestly believes it’s inevitable I won’t be along for much longer and it’s petrifying. I don’t know how to get better until I can reset my body to get out of this cycle. How am I supposed to move forward when my brain and body is in constant fight and flight? Does anybody relate? My brain doesn’t even believe this is OCD anymore… I guess this is reassurance but I’m having such a terrible time.
hey guys I’m going through a pretty bad ocd flare up right now and it really sucks :( I haven’t been sleeping properly as my anxiety wakes me up at night. A lot of new things are happening in my life + I recently got triggered by something. I know it will eventually pass but it’s just exhausting right now
Everything is triggering my ocd thoughts right now. It started very quickly the other day. I’ve tried all the relaxation techniques and little therapy techniques. I don’t know how to get out of it. Anyone know how to make them stop. Or like how long this anxiety and stuff is gonna last for
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