Hey so I suffer from derealization/existential themed ocd off and on . I was recently thinking about purchasing a gaming console so I’m not constantly ruminating on my other themes. But I also don’t want being immersed in a video game to worsen my derealization; as I read of that happening to people. Should I still push through the ocd and get one? Would that be a exposure? Or should I not because it could be a trigger.
Hiya Bryce, I love that you’re looking at this from the perspective of exposure response therapy. That’s some real world/in vivo thinking, which is awesome! So I’m a little confused by your post; you seem to want to get a gaming console so you “aren’t ruminating on your other themes” but you’re also worried about getting one because it may “worsen your derealization”. I am not a therapist, just a fellow OCD-haver, but my advice would be not to get the device IF you’re using it as an avoidance/hoping to distract yourself from dealing with your various OCD themes. We know avoidance only keeps us locked in the OCD spiral. But if you think the console will trigger anxiety because it might affect your derealization, I think it could be a good exposure exercise. I would suggest checking with your therapist and getting their take. Way to go!
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
Hi guys! I’m new to the community and I’ve recently received my OCD diagnosis (tho I’ve known about it since childhood). I’ve been somewhat spiraling lately as I wait for my first ERP session (hooray!) I was just wondering if any of you guys have received ERP for existential OCD and if it was successful? My existential OCD compulsions are more so mental and have been affecting me in the sense of dream/memory flashbacks and giving me a sort of “uncanny” feeling about everything around me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you❤️
So this is not a very major thing at all, but it's something that came up yesterday and I couldn't sleep because of it. I'm a big fan of this video game, it's called Xenoblade Chronicles X. Well, after 10 years, it's finally getting a re-release on modern platforms. It's super exciting. From the clips I've seen, it seems to be a very faithful remaster that improves upon the imperfections of the original. However, what my brain is stressed about is that they sort of changed the user interface/font style of the game in order to make it more legible and less crowded. They also revamped some of the character models too. Not a bad thing at all, but I was such a big fan of the old user interface that all the new changes are stressing me out. It's making me want to purchase old hardware just so I can replay the original instead of the re release So all day I've been looking at side-by-side comparisons and getting disappointed by the new one. Which sucks because there is objectively nothing wrong with it! All of my dreams last night were about the game and I wasn't able to get proper sleep. So is this perfectionism OCD or is this an aftereffect of my other subtypes or am I just being extra nitpicky?
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