Does anyone feel alone with all the ocd struggle? Like, this is not something that we can tell to anyone. I've been feeling so lonely and missunderstood. I mean, I feel like a weirdo. This is so hard. There are some days when I feel like "this is it, i'm gonna be stuck on this forever". Tomorrow i'll see my psychiatrist to make some adjustments on my meds.
Yep I feel you! My close family knows the jist of my ocd but like i know if they knew the severity of the symptoms/ thoughts I wouldn’t be sure on how they’d think. But we mustn’t think like this. Today was a bad day for me but I let my self sit with the uncomfortableness. And I will do the same tomorrow if I feel the same. We can’t predict what way we will feel tomorrow so just take each day at a time ❤️
Thank you 💖, mens so much that someone has responded
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yes yes yes! I felt that so much. idk about the nature of your obsessions (and don’t feel obligated to tell me) but so many of my obsessions are about things that society would rather keep quiet, and it really makes me feel like an outcast to know that people would judge me for the content of my thoughts. even the more “normal” obsessions, like cleaning and whatnot, feel so out of place from what “normal” people do. but I can say that places like these and other OCD communities and support groups remind me that this illness really is just a chemical imbalance—who knows what’s going on in our brains, but whatever is happening IS normal, and so many people deal with the same thing! hope your adjustments help and feel free to reach out
Thank you so much for sharing!! I send You a big hug!! I think this comunity is a big support
Yes I also thought before NOCD therapy that I would be stuck like this forever, but I was wrong. It took time, but I did learn how to use ERP and about the nature of OCD. Some of us have what may be called taboo thoughts, which can make us feel weird or isolated because we don't know that other people have these thoughts as well. May I suggest the article on the NOCD website "5 taboo and very common obsessions" by Alegra Kastens
Thank you! I'm gonna read it 😀😀
Ocd makes me feel so lonely. I crave for intimacy and being understood and cared for so much but it's like I'll never have any of these. I just overthink over stuff that makes me feel like crap, and I can't get them out of my mind. I'm set to lead a miserable life, stuck with my broken mind. This is no way to live.
Having ocd is a nightmare. I feel so alone. Most of society doesn’t understand it and it feels so awful. I feel like sometimes I don’t have anyone I can really vent to because no one truly gets it. My family and husband are supportive but I feel like they just don’t truly get it.
Who else is battling this Monster alone? I'm really struggling with feeling alone today. I've been divorced for 5 years and I'm scared that I won't be able to find any body to even be close with because of my OCD. I really just need a friend that understands or can relate. The holidays have been extra hard and my therapist is on vacation. My mind is going through a long list of things to latch onto so I am doing exposure. But I'm exhausted, and just feel like I need one of those hugs that makes you feel safe.
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