It’s been so tough. I have sensor motor ocd with my ears. I’ve recovered before now it’s back. When a fan is on I feel Iike I hear a background fizzing I can’t even tell if it’s my hyper focus or the the fan itself or my ears. :( anytime I try to sleep I get immense anxiety, it’s latched on and it’s so tough. I know it isn’t harmful, before it didn’t bother me why now 😞 please any tips, thank you. 🥺
i can understand how you feel! somatic ocd and health ocd is the worst... do asmr videos help for you or do they provoke the ocd further? there are great videos designed to make you sleepy and calm anxiety. i hope you can find some relief!
@aslan I definitely try to distract myself but I don’t want it to become a compulsion, I can try turning off the fan but that’s avoidance. So it’s hard I just don’t understand why it overwhelms me so much 😞 I fear that it’s my ear but I know it’s not then I question but it may be 🤔
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@pureohasnoperks Thank you so much for that. I really appreciate it! 😊 & I’m really doing my best and trying it to avoid or distract and keep going doing everything as usual and I love ocd recovery on YouTube they have helped a ton with sensormotor ocd :)
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
My ocd gets so loud in the silence and right before bed when there’s no distractions. I always struggled with anxiety since my teens and guided meditation used to help… until OCD. First time trying guided meditation with OCD I had an intrusive thought of “what if you actually lose control and can’t follow these instructions?” And got even more anxious 🫠🫠🫠 had to stop, and haven’t tried to meditate ever since. Just curious to know. Sometimes I feel like I have the worst type of OCD. It will latch onto anything to make me anxious!
Honestly ocd has been so tough these past months, like I wake up in the morning thinking I accidentally hurt my whole family and just don’t remember. And I start to question so much. And freak out thinking that I did. If anyone can relate I would love to hear from you ;) and any things that may helped you
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