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Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

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Did learning about your OCD exacerbate your symptoms or anxiety?

Did learning about your ocd make your ocd worse?

Did learning about your specific type of ocd make your ocd worse or increase your anxiety? I feel like it has for me. I have somatic ocd and before I looked up what it was it wasn’t that bad/I didn’t worry about it as much but now that I know what it is I feel like it’s increased my awareness and has become my life now. Like I feel like I have to live up to the name in a way? Anyone relate?

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

Well that's the whole thing with exposures- now you're not fighting your thoughts. So it may feel worse in the beginning because you're no longer suppressing your fears, they're real and they're there and you're addressing them head on. But believe me, this has to be done in order to heal.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

I really love this app not just for the therapy side of things but the fact that we can find hope and support in each other and I really am wishing everyone on here can one day be off of here but thankful for the experience💗 everyone on here is so nice I know reassurance is technically a compulsion lol but I feel like non ocd people need reassurance too I feel like if it’s a healthy amount it’s ok

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

Hope that makes sense

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow Yes it did thank you. It’s been a really hard time but starting erp with Nocd this week. Has erp helped you?

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Yes it does but it's like muscle, It builds up over time. You might find erp helps with one thought but then your ocd jumps to another. Then you'll have to address that one and the cycle continues. BUT over time you'll more easily be able to recognize your intrusive thoughts and sort of nip them at the bud before they turn into full blown obsessions... and that's where the magic happens!

Username: Have Some Chocolate 🍫Have Some Ch...

Date posted: 2y ago

In my case it got worse or not i don't know but when i first came to know about my ocd i felt very low.... And didn't want to watch or read things related to that......

Username: NicaNica

Date posted: 2y ago

No, it made things better.

Username: Kat25Kat25

Date posted: 2y ago

At first yes definitely made me more hyper aware of everything I was doing every thought that past how I acted looked at things and people but without learning about it I wouldn’t have found people like me other people who are going through the same thing and share there stories that help!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

I relate so much before I found out that what I was experiencing was ocd I was stuck in compulsions and afraid of my mind but when I found out about ocd I was relieved because that explained everything that I was going through even since I was a kid but as time went on that relief went away because the thoughts got worse or made me think I don’t actually have ocd or that everything that I told my therapist was a lie even tho it wasn’t and it started to feel like everytime I had a intrusive thought and I did a compulsion I thought I was just acting so I can claim to have ocd when I’m reality I do have it and it’s really hard to deal with it everyday

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

Wow thanks for your responses everyone! I’ve only been diagnosed with my somatic ocd a couple months ago and I’m 28 so it’s been something I’ve never really had to deal with although I had some obsessive thoughts as a kid they would come and go in phases real quick but now it’s just debilitating I even went on leave for work but I’m back and everyday is a battle

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Don't fight the thoughts!!!! It's counter intuitive I know but just love them! Lol say thank you brain

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow Haha I know it’s just so hard. I feel like either way it stops me from living like how I was before :/

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous I'm 100% there with you. I know it may sound sort of sad but you'll get used to it. My ocd hit me like a train about 3 months ago- I've already improved a lot and I'm pretty used to it... try not to be frustrated too if u can ? Because that will also make the thoughts sticky!! Try to move slowly and just notice them... agree with them.. and do your erp :)

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow Thank you for your kindness and encouragement. I guess your right I can’t just go back to normal now so I need to try and make peace with it and I’ve been trying to go back into my routine and do stuff I like and hangout with friends it’s just not as enjoyable as it was before but I know it’s even worse to avoid things in ur daily life

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow You got better in 3 months!!? That’s great!!! How can u ignore the urge

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Dude exposures work!! it's crazy how quickly your brain learns something is non threatening. Don't get me wrong I'm still struggling for sure but I'm learning quickly. I'm sure you will too

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow This gives me great hope I’m excited for my session on Wednesday

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow It works for me for one day or two but then everything comes back

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous You gotta do Em every single day for 1-3 hours

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow It’s just hard when those thoughts involves your family and I know that if I don’t do the compulsions I’ll get better but the urge and fear it’s a lot 😢

Username: SophieSnowSophieSnow

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Of course it is. But the fact that your experiencing anxiety is a GOOD sign. Exposures don't work if there isn't at least a little anxiety involved. Try to think long term not just about the immediate. I have thoughts that involve my family too. They're disgusting and disturbing but I know it's just my ocd attacking what I love the most. You can desensitize. I believe in you!!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

@SophieSnow Mine are more religious thoughts. But you really give me hope!!! Thank u !!!🙏

Username: MentalHealthMatters!MentalHealth...

Date posted: 2y ago

It made things make more sense so it was good for me to know about my ocd

Username: trying2

Date posted: 5y ago

I do really feel like personifying my OCD really helped relieve a lot of the anxiety. That and finding a community of people who are having similar thoughts! Being able to take a step back and name a thought as OCD helped me so much. The anxiety is there as MUCH as it was along with the thoughts but knowing that they’re not MY thoughts helped me with direction on where to go from there. I can now get a thought and tell myself it’s ocd because I know it is even when I’m doubting it. I can say to myself even when I’m doubting the ocd that it’s called the doubting disorder for a reason and feel better. I grew up always feeling ~different~ because of my thoughts but never knew they were ocd related and knowing that felt like putting the last piece of a 600 piece puzzle in its place. It helped me put a name to my problems and be like “wow, that explains sooo much” like honestly a weight has been lifted. For that reason,I know I can get through this gross and horrifying disorder.

Username: camerongrace

Date posted: 3y ago

Did anyone freak out even more when they were diagnosed with OCD? I had some intrusive thoughts but they were bearable. It got 10x worse when I started looking into OCD more and was diagnosed.

Username: giuseppe

Date posted: 2y ago

understanding ocd

reading your experiences gives me a hint of what ocd looks like. While it does help me understand my symptoms more, it also makes me feel weird. an odd feeling, i'd say it's fear. I am indeed ''obsessed'' by not having the same symptoms as people w diagnosed OCD, thus meaning i dont have it (i dont have a diagnosis yet). Could this be some kind of theme? A symptom of OCD?

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