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- 2y ago
I’m tired
How do you get up and live life after you had an ocd episode? I need to clean but all I want to do is hide and sleep.
How do you get up and live life after you had an ocd episode? I need to clean but all I want to do is hide and sleep.
Start with one thing at a time, for example, if you need to clean maybe start with putting dishes in the dishwasher, just that one task, then little by little start doing your other things. It also can help to put on some music in the background or a funny show that you can listen to while you clean. I know it seems hard to do anything productive when your OCD makes you feel so sad but it will make it better to do activities and focus your attention on that activity rather than ruminating about OCD and intrusive thoughts
It is so difficult to live with a mental illness. The exhaustion can feel so overwhelming at times. Take it day by day and step by step. Give yourself permission to just be. It's okay if you need more time than others to rest and recharge. Everyone is different- give yourself self-compassion. You can only do what you can only do- and this may look different from day to day and that's okay. Try not to compare your journey to anyone else's. You and you alone know what your path has looked like.
@NOCD Therapist - Stacy Q. Thank you! I know it’s not my post, but I needed to hear this too!
I had a full on OCD episode and I have a cleaning type of OCD heavy but my RoCD had me shook for 3 months and during that time I was stressed because I wasn't cleaning as I should and I had a lot of blame in me. It was a rough patch for sure. I got back to it after my medical reaction to the medication subsided. I went back to being me. I still have my old OCD which is intrusive but I'm not feeling 51/50 anymore. Hang in there. Your not alone in this.
Donc your ocd episodes last 3 months?
@amel I was on the medication for three months it caused me to have high blood pressure and my OCD really took off into the RocD.
@amel My OCD has been around since I can remember. All my siblings have it and so does my mom and dad.
@Wexel OK because mine comes like waves of 3/4 months.
@amel Have you gotten your seratonin levels checked during your strongest episodes? My psychiatrist is working on a testing regiment for me because she thinks I might have a seratonin issue.
Can someone give me advice on how to deal with a bad ocd day please. Last night I had a bit of a bad episode with ocd looking for reassurance on here and googling and the googling didn’t help which I should of know at the start..and I’m just dealing with the aftermath of anxiety.
I am so sick and tired if feeling this way. I feel like my ocd impacts every part of my life. I am scared of anything. How can I change this? The last three days have been so so so hard, I feel like I don’t wanna live my life like this forever. Its so emotionally exhausting. What can I do? How do I make it stop??
Hi everyone, I am still int he midst of an OCD Flare that started last week. I had 1 day when I felt a little better because I was with my s.o. and he kept me distracted all day Today I am alone at home like most of last week and having a hard time getting out of bed. My compulsions have been reassurance seeking online. Today the taboo OCD thoughts included false memory and I feel numb. No anxiety or fear which in turn is telling my brain that it means I am a horrible person who wanted all of these thoughts, likes them, etc. I have been crying on and off the past week so Im not sure if my body is just exhausted or if I finally accepted I am this terrible person capable of these horrible things. How do you get yourself to 1. Leave your bed 2. Manage the numbness.
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