Why are my OCD symptoms much less severe at night? It's been that way since 2003. Certainly there is some neurological explanation? Perhaps if I find out why night time is less strenuous I can tap into that during the day?
I’m like this too. My former psychiatrist told me it’s because it’s quieter and less chaotic at night than in the day. So when my surroundings are calm, I feel calm and I have more control over my thoughts and emotions.
This is something i've always wondered too. Most of the mornings i wake up with severe anxiety and throughout the day it stays there. But in the evenings, my anxiety starts to decrease. It's like i'm two different person in the morning and in the evening.
Yep, Jekyll and Hyde for sure. It's like I don't even have OCD at night.
Same. My therapist said that as you use your energy throughout the day, anxiety eventually dies down. Anxiety feeds off our energy. Hence why it’s important to eat when you can. If not, make sure to have a protein shake or something in you. Personally for me, it’s hard to eat because of anxiety, so I have to get some shakes in me first, open up my stomach, and eat. But it all comes down to energy lowering throughout the day.
Yeah I feel that too. Like before I’m going to bed or if I’m hanging out with friends the thoughts aren’t as strong but during the day they get REALLY bad
Sometimes I notice my intrusive thoughts cause me to spiral and sometimes not. I've been practicing ERP for quite a while so it's a bit easier for me to not spiral. But I wonder why that happens. Does anyone else have it? Also I'm on medication idk if that plays a role.
So at night I have these intrusive thoughts that I leave the door wide open. This causes me to fear that someone will walk in the house and harm my family. I also have this back massage device. I fear that if I leave it plugged in on accident a fire will happen. So I went down to make sure that it was not plugged in. The thing is that I never used the massager that day. When I went back up I felt like I opened the front door (an entrance to my house) even though I didn't. I had to get my wife to check the door other wise I would not have slept. When I checked it I became more insecure. This has been reoccurence with me.
Each night I go to bed determined to stop compulsions and start beating this disorder. Then I wake up and it smacks me in the face first thing and I’m doing a compulsion before I know it. I told my therapist that I would try to handle it like we do in session, but I’ve already failed. It seems like I can’t bring ERP into my “real” life.
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