Anxiety on full blast in the mornings

So I am in ERP with a NOCD therapist, and I was getting better, much better I thought I was back to normal. But then I had to do an exercise that just triggered me bad and now I feel like I’m going backwards. I have pocd and it sucks, but do you guys know why anxiety is just full on blast in the am I hate it cause I feel like I want to throw up, I start to gag a lot! I had it under control before but now it just feels like I’m back in square one! Could really use y’all’s hell, much appreciated!

Username: amysmith amysmith

Date posted: 2y ago

hi there! i just wanted to remind you that progress is never linear. sometimes we will get set backs and our OCD brains will tell us that it’s going to be just as hard and painful to get back to your improving position. try to be aware of this and not let ocd define you. ever since i’ve been diagnosed i did have a sense of relief that it was a common thing. but i do somewhat feel defined by it. try to remember where you got to. try your hardest. whenever there’s a bad thought, push through distract yourself. i trick when ruminating is to quickly do something engaging the mind to stop it before it starts to spiral. this doesn’t help my ocd too much because when i di things like homework (and even things i love, like gaming) it still manages to happen. i may not have the best advice but i want to remind you thag you aren’t alone and it will not be hard to get back. you know it’s possible now to improve so i hope this will give you some kind of courage. stay strong, love life❤️

Username: Jher55Jher55

Date posted: 2y ago

Thank you man! I definitely needed this feedback. It’s so hard not to have doubt but this is the doubt disorder. I appreciate your time !!

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 2y ago

Anxiety is tough in the morning and its related to our hormones: cortisol in high inte morning, and serotonin is low. That combo can make it harder.

Username: ScotchannScotchann

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Mornings are the worst because all the thoughts come crushing down and you’re off guard. It’s hard to be sleepy and having to start fighting back with positive thoughts first thing in the AM. Take a moment to ground yourself. Look around and count 3 colors you see, touch something and decipher how it feels. Put a rubber band on your wrist and snap it to feel a sensation. Sometimes when an intrusive thought starts to cause a rush of anxiety I pinch myself and say STOP. Last but not least, partition a part of your brain to let the rumination and thoughts hum in the background. Let the hens cackle and cluck as you go about your day. Peace be to you.

Username: Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Following, because the mornings can be the toughest for me as well. I spend alot of time gagging. I feel the same way you do.

Username: Jher55Jher55

Date posted: 2y ago

@facingmygiants It’s just so odd how the body reacts. And it always makes me feel like I’m the only one that it happens to cause I really can’t tell anyone about this so it just hits harder. Does your happen in the mornings always or sometimes throughout the day?

Username: Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

@JHBTRY1 Its the toughest in the morning, its soo odd and no one gets it. I don't either. But through out the day i tend to be okay. I mean the anxiety feels like its there but not as bad as every morning!

Username: Jher55Jher55

Date posted: 2y ago

@facingmygiants Right, I fall asleep fine but right when I get up it just freaking flares up. It’s so weird! And same, like right now I’m fine but it’s like my body is in flight mode knowing anything can happen when you wake up. Right! I felt mine going away which was awesome but the incident happened then bam, all over again!

Username: Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻Stay strong 🙌🏻💪🏻

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

@JHBTRY1 Yess !!! I HATE IT !!!!! It like has me on edge. Im glad im not the only one!

Username: lou47

Date posted: 3y ago

Hi all. I felt better yesterday afternoon. I promised myself I wouldnt look up about OCD. It was hard but I did it. I felt much better last night but then I wake up this morning feeling like I am back to square one as have huge anxiety again. I have done my ERP this morning for over 20 minutes but anxiety has only gone down from 7 to 5. Feeling better one day and then not the next.....is this how the erp is starting to work? I have only been doing it for a week and a half. Just need some support at the moment. Thank you xx

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Username: Twelve Squir...

Date posted: 1y ago

ERP Help

I need a different perspective on this. I feel like I'm being run through the ringer. I'm doing what I can to avoid reassurance and not avoid triggers but I get triggered every day. I'm trying so hard to sit with the panic and the horror but it's so hard. It gets to the point I feel physically sick. Is there anything that I can do to help with this? I feel alone. I don't feel strong, I feel like a punching bag. Why is this so hard to master? I really want to know it gets easier. I've been suffering from POCD that has evolved and gotten worse and worse over the past eight months that has been torturing me multiple times on a daily basis and I feel like I'm drowning. I want to run away and hide because my life feel like it's seconds from being ruined. Please, please tell me this gets easier. That this ERP therapy will stop making me feel like I'm dying. The small moments of victory feel so brief only for me to get hit with another wave. There is so much uncertainty over such a horrific thing I feel ill. I feel afraid to be alone with my mind. Please if anyone out there can please give me tips on how to handle ERP. One moment I think I'm finally beating this thing and the next it's got me pinned and I'm terrified my life will be ruined. I want my peace back, I need help and I'm doing everything I can to resist compulsions but I feel so alone and dirty and disgusting. Please help me. Thank you for any advice 💕

Username: sierraxeliza...

Date posted: 1y ago

Advice on Morning Anxiety

Hey there! I was wondering if anyone else experiences the same thing / has any advice on it! My OCD tends to be strongest in the morning, and it can make getting ready for the day pretty difficult. I always push through and continue with my morning / day, and eventually the OCD gets a little “less loud” so to speak, but I would love some insight on anything that has helped others in terms of not having so much anxiety upon waking up. I’m currently in therapy, but my next session won’t be for a few days as I’m on vacation at the moment.

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