GM1
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Update
OCD has been hard today but I’m getting through it. How do you all get through tough days? Or do y’all have words of encouragement?
CatDadCatDad
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Ruminating is the worst. Don't dwell on what's happening. Let the thoughts come and go and give them no more concern than you would someone passing you on the street.
GM1GM1
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@CatDad Thank you, your advice always lifts me up
LeggoMyMeggoLeggoMyMeggo
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It’s hard to catch myself before I fall into a ruminating spiral. I don’t always succeed. But I try to just take a deep breath, and acknowledge I’m having a hard time. Avoiding delving into the thoughts and just telling myself “ugh the OCD really has a leg out for me today, huh? This sucks.” It kinda external uses me from the content of the thought a bit, and lets me pivot more easily to something else.
LeggoMyMeggoLeggoMyMeggo
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@LeggoMyMeggo Externalizes* thanks autocorrect
Addy@2019Addy@2019
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I love this! Thank you for sharing. I deal with harm of other and myself ocd and in general immorality ocd. One day I feel more easily to get passed the thoughts and other days it’s really hard. I am kinda new to realizing that I deal with this and I’m trying to accept it. But I feel like sometimes the harder I try the harder it is to accept it. Anyways I am back on medication to treat it. In the past I’ve been on Zoloft but now I’m on Cymbalta. Fingers crossed it will help. Anyone want to share heir experiences with medication?
GM1GM1
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@Addy@2019 I was on Zoloft for a while and it helped but then I got off of it and that’s when the OCD kind of got hard again. Oh and now I’m on prozac here’s hoping it will help!
GM1GM1
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@Addy@2019 Also a big thank you to all who have posted underneath my post, reading yalls post helps me feel less alone and that I can get through it
Jesse M.Jesse M.
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On the hard days I go to the 3 things that always help me. Maybe these can help you? 1. Breathe. 2. “I’m available to my feeling of anxiety.” 3. "I'm sorry this is hard right now. I love you, self."
Jesse M.Jesse M.
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I'm on Zoloft now and it seems to help reduce the loudness of intrusive thoughts. I hope it keeps helping!
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