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
Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
Hello, I am experiencing Intrusive thoughts, Disgust, Mental movies, Repetitive Questions and answers are not making sense. It makes me Anxious, I feel like I am loosing my mind. I am here to make sense of it all. I am frustrated that it took so long for me to seek the right help. I didn’t know what was going on with me. I am here to learn how to better myself and life.
Here is what I say to people: I wish I could make it stop. I really do. I also wish I could stop tinnitus. What is tinnitus, you may ask? Well, have you ever gone to a loud concert and after it had a ringing in your ears. Or, in movies when a loud explosion hears, first it is often muffled, and then there is a very loud ringing sound. Well, I have hear that sound for over 30 years. Turns out the medications I took as a kid for allergies and all the antibiotics I was on for Strep had a side effect for some people - tinnitus - that sound that I have heard every decade, year, month, day, hour, and second, for the past 30 years. I have learned to live with it. As I type this, it is REALLY loud, because I am paying attention to it. But, in a few minutes it will fade into the background, and, while I will hear it, I will not pay much attention to it, and therefore I will go on with my night. I will listen to music, practice my story for the MOTH radio hour, and work out. I will clean up the kitchen and load the dishwasher, and I will eventually get ready for bed. I will go to bed hearing that sound, and fall asleep for a few hours until tomorrow morning when I start the day all over again. I cannot make the sound stop. There is nothing to do for it - no surgery or medication. Just learning to live with it, and that is what I have done. It is the thing that I hate the most in my life, and, if granted three wishes, it would be the first thing to change. For now, as I have for 30 years, I will live with it, and I will ask you to live with your noises in your head - the thoughts, the images, and the urges, and we will practice together accepting that things are not always as we want them, but we can handle that. We got this.
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