how do you all deal with the stress of a job + having ocd? what are things that help you manage? i feel like my brain is screaming 24/7 bc of all the stress & i truly don’t know if i can keep this up
Hey! My ocd has started to come up a lot recently at work. Making me worry and overthink so I’m going back and checking. How’s your ocd affecting you?
@.Anonymous i haven’t had checking compulsions in a long while and with my new job they have come back with a vengeance :( the place i work it is also very high up altitude wise and im having bad intrusive thoughts about jumping all the time. im so tired and my brain is exhausting me i feel like i can’t even learn my job duties or enjoy anything 😭
@nicnacnope How did you get over your checking compulsions if you don’t mind me asking?
@.Anonymous i don’t know if i really got over them, i think my obsessions just switched over to different themes and my compulsions turned into rumination or thought neutralization? i guess what im doing now with checking is to first be aware that im doing them and try to reduce them even if it feels irresponsible to do so. i don’t always succeed but hopefully this is somewhat helpful
@nicnacnope I get what you mean. Sometimes I focus on one thing and then I end up moving onto another thing/themes. I just don’t know how to stop. I don’t want it to get too bad I take time off of work again.
@.Anonymous I do exactly the same thing done, my productivity has reduced by half because I’m going back to check that I didn’t accidentally type what I’ve been worrying about
I just had a breakdown at work because it is SO hard to concentrate when your brain is thinking and ruminating 24/7 and nobody knows what’s going on. It really sucks because my OCD gets worse when I don’t work and I’m home alone, yet sometimes at work I just want to scream
Have no idea. I just keep going until I burnout 🤣 terrible strategy. 3/10 would not recommend - I found that schedules helped me. WFH adjustments… take advantage of your annual leave and sick days if you get those. PLAN THEM OUT TOO. Maybe a long weekend break quarterly or every 4 months. - I’m watching this thread waiting for any tips.
A flip side of coin. If you will…I’m heading towards retirement. And honestly I’m a little worried because I used my my job as a distraction to get out of my head. Although I have plans, my ocd thoughts remind me of some insecurities. However, I keep thinking about how much stress I’m under and it’s mostly work related. And I need to make room in my head for the things & thoughts I need & want to do. I’m committed to practicing my erp everyday and to exercise for physical health.
I feel like my job triggers a lot of how im feeling. Im now a manager and the stress of it really causes my thoughts to convince me that I am worthless and all of the customers and my staff hate me
I just started my new job maybe a couple months ago and I’m officially off orientation. I had a couple shifts by myself but the anxiety I feel being alone is honestly beastly. I keep getting scared that I’ll end up giving my patients someone else’s medications, keep having thoughts of “what if I give patient A medications to patient C.” My hair keeps falling out, I get such bad pre work and post work anxiety. On my days off all I think about is work. It’s taking a toll on my mental health and my relationship with my boyfriend. I am mad and stressed all the time. I’m just so tired and I honestly feel like I’m getting depressed. I want to stick it out a couple more months so I can get a job somewhere that’s not in a hospital. I just feel so stuck and scared all the time. If anyone else is a nurse with OCD what did you do to help with your anxiety and OCD?
I’m so glad everybody has a comfortable job where they can pay for therapy. But I’ve realized my ocd has gotten worse at the job I’m currently at and I don’t want to quit because the job market is never hiring and I always have bills to pay like every freaking week on top of that I’m still in college. I think being stressed is making my ocd worse.
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