dissociation caused by ocd?

last night i got so deep into a spiral of fear and self-doubt that it felt like my brain broke and i temporarily disconnected from reality. this scared me even more because i thought it was indicative of my ocd fears being true (“why would i dissociate unless i truly thought i was trans? the thought obviously stressed me out this much, is it because i’m in denial?”). does anyone else struggle with this? feels like i’m going crazy. i thought my tocd was over and i was done with it but it’s been coming back with the change in season + my period starting and messing up my emotions.

Username: luveytwizzles

Date posted: 114d ago

@peachbud I had this happen when I was first starting with medication. I felt like a robot wearing someone else’s skin and felt no emotional attachment to things around me. It was absolutely terrifying. The going theory is that I was under so much stress, shame, and sleeping so little once I was diagnosed that I could’ve processed it like a trauma. If you have any trauma you’ve been carrying with you just try to give yourself some grace and know you are safe from that thing that bothers you now. I hope that is helpful!