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 🤔
i’ve dealt with somatic/sensory OCD and I think the main theme i’ve found in all of them is that it is not dangerous to notice somatic/sensory motions. I used to have this with other motions in my body, until I learnt just because i’m hyper fixated does not mean i’m in danger, i’m just simply fixated. Once you slowly understand that, you’re not as worried to “obsess” over that. With the noise in the ears, when you find yourself fixating on it, that’s okay, perfectly normal actually to notice bodily motions, but slowly with exposure, you can be able to sit with the noise in your ears and not have anxiety/worry it will be there forever <333 youtube is also amazing for learning about sensory motors OCD, i know how hard it can be!!
@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 :)