This subtype has been taking over my life since january. It's so tiring. Does anyone have any tips for how to get over it. I've tried not doing the compulsions but then something happens to make me believe they are keeping me healthy.
It’s hard. I found that sort of just accepting the reality that you could be sick/hurt and that life is full of twists and turns was most helpful. Much easier said than done, though.
@Road2Recovery I've tried to do this. I feel like i've tried everything. I just don't know how i'm meant to live or cope with it. Thank you for replying, and yes everything is easier said than done when it comes to OCD.
Yeah, I’d also say time helps. But I went through a phase where I was having almost daily panic attacks, and was doing compulsions like checking my pulse, breath, etc. it’s really hard.
@Road2Recovery I really hope so. I'm sorry you went through that phase, it's so tiring.
So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
Dose anyone else experience that your OCD calms down and goes to the back of your mind during- feels almost safe and unaware of it but as soon as it's over and youve calmed down all the intrusive thoughts come rushing back 10x worse? I've had really awful panic attacks because of it the past two nights and it's exhausting I haven't been with another person in over a year because of how bad it was after and not being able to explain it properly to partners "no I'm not crying because of you" "no you didn't do anything wrong" I feel insane- like I'll never be able to have a normal functioning sexual time alone or with others do to it the compulsions that come with it are exhausting it's like the need to cleanse myself of filth like I'm disgusting and horrible until there's no traces I did anything in the first place I'm just so tired dose anyone have any tips of how to work through this- or at least be able to enjoy myself without crying afterwords? I have no idea what subtype this would even entail? I'm going to go with contamination I guess ?
I have pure ocd i think , i always gotta make sure i do certain things like tap things , light switches on n off , shut things few times and re open them till it feels right . Walk in a room go back out and back in out in in till my mind is right Its exhausting
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