- Username
- Kalr
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Hi Kalr :) I have a similar breathing compulsion. I was really reluctant to post this because it’s so triggering and I’m worried something bad will happen if I talk about it. Just know I understand completely and I’m here for you. d a i s y
I don’t have that exactly, but I did struggle with positive and negative thoughts/imagery for about five years. I simply could not perform an action while having a negative thought. Taking a bite of food, stepping over a threshold, walking up and down stairs. Anything. If I had a negative thought, I had to re-perform the action with a positive thought. And if I didn’t get it right on the first retry, I had to redo again until I hit a “good” number of retries. It was crippling.
Sometimes I worry that something is “off” with my breathing and it makes me pay EXTREMELY close attention to how I’m breathing and my compulsion is to try to regulate my breathing. It usually ends up making it worse and I get exhausted trying to “breathe right”. I have to remind myself that breathing is an automatic process and my brain knows how to do it just fine no matter what situation I’m in. I also had a similar problem with thoughts that I couldn’t control my bladder a few years back. I would compulsively hold my pee in and I’d wear bladder control pads just in case I would piss myself. I was in a lot of pain because of always holding my pee. I went to many doctors trying to find out why I always had the urge to urinate. I would avoid and fear going anywhere in public or even family functions bc I was so afraid I was going to piss myself.
i don’t have this but stay positive because i’m sure someone on here has the same compulsion as you. all the best x
When I’m in the car, I have to blink when I’m in between things like houses or trees but not when I’m directly across from them.
hey all! i developed anxiety tics a couple months ago and was wondering if any of you guys got them too? if so, what are u guys’s like? do they happen a lot, or only sometimes? is there a certain time of day when they get worse? what tics do y’all do? i’m just so curious haha!
I keep getting so fixated on my breathing and then it will go away for a few months and then come back when I get stressed. It's just so frustrating I don't even understand what I'm scared of ??? Focusing on my breathing? It just feels like I have to breath manually and I can't stop thinking about it and it's just scary! And frustrating! I want to be in the moment not thinking about a completely normal bodily function! Sorry for the nonsensical rant it's just frustrating! Wondering if anyone else deals with sensorimotor ocd?
does anyone else really struggle with feeling like their feet are uneven when walking on sidewalks that have lines or floors that have indents. For example; if a certain part of my left foot touches the line (like the middle of my foot) as i walk, i have to touch the line on same part on my right foot. Also, having to even out which foot i start and end with for each sidewalk square, like if i end on my right foot more than 3 times ina row i start to feel the panic set in and end up having to do stutter steps to even it out. it’s really embarrassing, especially when i’m with people or people are around. it can also be quite exhausting.
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