- Date posted
- 2y
POCD
I don't know what to do but I hate myself and I wish I didn't have this. I can barely function right now. I just want my life back.
I don't know what to do but I hate myself and I wish I didn't have this. I can barely function right now. I just want my life back.
Yes, these feelings are all too common for OCD sufferers. Please know that I—and the larger OCD community—are here for you and are wishing you a good recovery process. Keep on pushing, and keep on seeking out the things that help (i.e., therapy, ERP, mindfulness, self compassion, and so on).
I had this theme
You are an NOCD alumni, do you still have intrusive thoughts and do they still cause distress? I’ve had many themes and some thoughts still come back but they don’t bother me, but this current theme bothers me every time
@68273 Yes, I do. Recovery, as they say, is a life long process. There are ups and downs. I try my best. A realistic goal that we should all strive to achieve is getting to a point where we can manage the impact of intrusive thoughts in our lives to the point where we can be happy and enjoy life. This won't always be perfect, but progress can be made.
How long did it take for you to get to that point?
So I was doing good for about 5 months. I was going to therapy, practicing the skills, and for about the past month, I fell into a depression funk. The last week, however, has been a week of really loud OCD. I am in a constant state of anxiety and find myself doing compulsions. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced what I'm about to describe. I'm considering taking myself to the hospital, but my little boy's birthday party is this weekend and I don't want to miss it: I keep having this bad feeling like I actually want to do the bad things in my mind. I know OCD intrusive thoughts can tell you "I want to" but this just seems different - maybe it's OCD trying to come at me a new way. It's not like thoughts telling me "I want" it's like even when I tell myself I don't want to do the bad stuff, there's this nagging feeling telling me I really want to. I'm scared.
since february i have "POcd". Initial symptoms were thoughts, but then I did a testing compulsion during an intimate time, and I spiraled ever since. I struggle with addiction to smut. I'm cutting that out, but I feel as if it is too late. Ive never experienced this much mental, and emotional anguish in my life. On my time on this application I have given advice to others, and helped around, but I wonder if that even applies to me. Millions of times I wish I could turn back time and be more careful. I want to prevent many things, including what led me to spiral into OCD in the first place. I'm surely having an OCD episode. I have gotten a diagnosis, but I'm still not sure. I feel evil, cause unlike many here, I tested on my body sensations and it backfired (twice) I know I'm not supposed to figure out why that is the case, but now I have to live with it for the rest of my life even if its something I don't desire. This is disgusting for me, it is abhorrent. I could've never seen this coming. Day by day I've become more fearful of living with this, "OCD". I was a normal person before this, I knew what I was attracted to, I know my preferences, so why did this come about? This is singlehandedly the most painful thing that has happened to me and I have nobody but myself to blame. I am scared of death but I also would'nt mind sleeping for years on end. My parents and brother were understanding of my situation, but I failed them regardless. I don't want them to see me this way, nor do I want them to learn more of my predicament. I'm cooked. I know it, Fin, thats all folks. I'm only 20 and I already have other diagnosed mental illness so I recklessly brought upon myself another one. Its agonizing to live through, I wish this on nobody, not even my worst enemy. I can't even identify myself at this point. Its tearing me apart.
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