I'm here to listen to someone to vent or just need someone to talk. I'm overcoming perfectionism, anxiety and intrusive thoughts. I was diagnosed with ptsd ( us army combat vet = Combat tour Iraq =
I'd love to talk, do you mind if I ask what works for you to help you overcome your OCD? I've been experiencing terrible existential OCD lately (am I real, can I trust myself, who am I, what is the purpose of life, etc.). I used to be very religious, but I lost my faith back in 2016 and have been pretty closed off to spirituality since. I've decided that I want to pursue my spirituality again, but I'm working through a lot of fear and trauma from my past that I believe is causing some of the existential thoughts. Is there anything that helps ground you to your reality? spiritual or not
First thank you for responding to my post. I will say what has help me with my ocd is having a support group that you can be open and trust. And the word trust is a word I don't used lightly. In the past I had trust issues because of some people that I though will help me but cause pain and more in my life. Anyways why did you step away from faith.
Sorry for the late response! I stepped away because in the religion I was a part of, I watched members treat other members poorly because of their ideology. The structure also didn't work for me.
Thank you for serving, Im sorry you had to go through that. I have relationship ocd too. My partner was drunk and kissed a girl and told me later that same week. We didn’t talk for a while, but he cried saying he’d be better and would never do anything like that again. That was almost 2 years ago and he made the changes I asked for. But my mind just keeps taking me back to the same place, revisiting those memories even though Ive forgiven him. I just hate being constantly reminded of it when we’re in such a healthy place now. Feel free to share abt your ROCD if you think it would help you ❤️ here to listen
Thank you very much I want to help and encourage others. You can say to your mind I won't accept thoughts you take control of your mind. Words are powerful. I get those negative thoughts and my past therapist will always say to me how far have you come. I'm here for you. I'm more open with my ocd and ptsd than before
@smilesforall Your kindness is so appreciated. Im working on trying to listen to the part of myself that isnt these thoughts. Seeing how far others have come gives me hope
@Multitudes It's been a journey and it's a process. From where I was to where I am now. If there is hope for me there is hope for you my friend. Just drop message and want to hear how you are doing and how is your recovery doing
Firstly, thank you for your service! I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling with OCD and PTSD. I can’t imagine how hard that must be. I also struggle with perfectionism because I’m afraid of disappointing others; especially academically. It’s not a big issue like it used to be but some days are harder than others. My main theme I’m dealing with right now is SO-OCD and it’s so frustrating. I’m at a point now where I can feel my old self coming back but OCD is always trying to drag me back into obsessing again. I’m working through it, but it gets hard at times. Anyways, I hope things are getting better for you and you’re doing well!
Thank you and yes perfectionist is a battle because I'm like you I don't want to disappoint myself or others and I hold myself to a higher standard and if I don't do it right to that level. How are you working thru it
@smilesforall I’m the same way too! Honestly I try not to put all my energy and effort into everything I do because it burns me out. I also did some self-reflection and realized I’ve disappointed people in the past and I’ve failed here and there but it wasn’t the end of the world and my future didn’t get destroyed like I thought it would. It actually benefited me and helped me get to where I am today. So I try not to be so self-critical but it’s really hard to break those habits and tendencies especially if you’ve been doing it for years.
@blazed Yes it is hard but I been less in being so selfish critical of myself. I've come a long a way. I'm here for you if you ever want to talk or vent. All ears are open
@blazed Yes it is and to top it off I'm prior military I hold myself to a higher level but I'm doing good thank to God and celebrate recovery group
Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment
I find that the intrusive thoughts that hurt me the most are the quiet ones. The ones that, at a glance, can be hard to differentiate from your own thoughts. The louder thoughts are easy to diffuse, to say "maybe, maybe not" to but the quiet ones leave me ruminating for hours trying to figure out if they're mine or OCD's. They leave me feeling disconnected from those around me and even from myself. I can go from happily thinking about marrying my boyfriend in the future to feeling like I have never actually loved him in a matter of minutes all because a thought was a whisper rather than a scream. This is my first post and I'm not sure what I'm looking for in making it. Advice? To know I'm not alone? I guess if there's anything you feel the need to share I'd love to hear it.
I’m new to the app and wanting to know who else experiences this form of ocd. Some background I was a therapist for over 10 years now I am out of the clinical space. So I have background knowledge of ocd but never knew much about relationship ocd. I realized over the last several years with my now fiancé, that I have a hard time just letting go in general, whether that’s an argument or statement or feeling. I want to be able to just accept things at face value and move on (and talk later if my partner is ready as needed). But when conflict arises I can’t disengage till there is a clear resolution. It’s causing serious strife as he can feel trapped and it escalates the argument. I am reading more and this sounds like relationship OCD. Anyone else experience this? Curious on what others have done to work on this for themselves. I do have a therapist but we are not doing work in this area yet as I am realizing this is an actual concern.
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