I was feeling okay when I woke up this morning… but now I’m not and nothing happened. I’m just riddled with anxiety for nothing!!! I was diagnosed by a professional with OCD, GAD and PTSD. so I’m still learning what causes me to feel how I feel.
That's a wicked combo, ocd,gad and ptsd, but always stay strong, you can handle it even though you might not think so ❤️
@Schroder Don’t scare me! Lol!
@Janiqua G. I didn't mean it to scare you I just meant it was a lot on you
@Schroder It can be at times such as this but I can say that I honestly see more good days than bad days now. 🫶🏾 thank you.
@Janiqua G. Excellent
sometimes the body causes you to panic for no reason. it DOES NOT mean you’re not ok. It just means you’re having a bad day with anxiety. find good things that comfort you and most of all let your anxious thoughts go through your mind. they’ll run their course.
I feel the same way. When I’m feeling lost, scrambled, confused, depressed, anxious, etc… my mind is constantly wondering WHY I feel the way I do, why I’m thinking a certain way, why anything is the way it is, etc. and I start to freak out about what caused what and what is ACTUALLY wrong with me. It’s a very maddening feeling. I’ve also experienced complex trauma and was diagnosed with PTSD and OCD. Both can overlap as they both come with anxiety and depression…so it’s just a big confusing mental mess.
@Taylor10 it’s always confusing. I don’t know what comes from what. or what causes me to wake up feeling anxious/sad. I only have depressive episodes when I’m super anxious. but the anxiety can come from nowhere.
@Janiqua G. Yup. Right there with you!!! I feel the exact same way.
These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment
I have panic disorder, and OCD and anxiety. Does anyone else ever feel just off the edge all the time? Like I always feel like something’s off or something’s gonna happen. I don’t know how to explain the feeling. But I always feel off and when I feel off I panic
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