Since my official OCD diagnosis, I have felt so alone and down. I feel like non of my friends or family understand me and I'm not really heard nor listened to, my boyfriend tries but he don't get it. Since yesterday I can't stop crying; I just want to stay in bed all day and do nothing, I don't want to think or focus on anything I just want to lay there. I hate feeling like this, I don't even know why I feel this way.
You’re not alone. I’ve been experiencing depression as well for various reasons this disorder included. Was the official diagnosis recent for you?
Thank you, I appreciate your support 😊 yes, my diagnosis is very recent, I was diagnosed only two days ago. I'm wondering if I feel depressed because it's still raw and fresh
@Jade 🖤 Yeah…there is a lot of other emotions that can surface with any diagnosis. Sending you warm wishes.
i know EXACTLY how you feel. keep it up! you’re a step in the right direction and i am so proud of you for taking care of yourself <3
Awe thank you so much 🥺 I needed to hear that today ❤️
I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. Remember that it won’t last forever, this will pass. Ultimately the “why” isn’t important, even though it can feel tempting to figure it out. Just let yourself feel how you are right now, with compassion, and give it some more time. Will you be starting ERP soon? I know it’s hard when loved ones don’t understand what OCD is like. I hope you can find some community here! There’s also support groups by NOCD for friends/family to help them understand better.
Thank you for your response, I am allowing myself some time to feel what I'm feeling and letting my emotions do what they need to do. I am going to be starting ERP next week hopefully. Sharing my thoughts and experiences with everyone on here helps a lot there's definitely massive amounts of support and positivity on here, it helps a lot 😊
I have a question My OCD has felt almost invisible the past few weeks and now that is starting to stress me out a lot. Right now I am at a point in my treatement where I was asked if I would like to take medication. I told my therapist this week that I would like to try the medication based on how miserable I feel in during OCD flare ups. But now my brain always tells me that I only go throught this treatement etc. to seek attention and that I am just dramatic and should be ashamed of myself for wanting to take this medication. So now I am doubting if I should take the medication or not. Any advice?
Can OCD mimic depression? With this theme I’m always wondering if I have OCD or depression. It first started out as harm OCD and now this. Today I told myself if I did have depression then it’s treatable and I would work on it. Then I started to feel depressed and emotional and like had an urge to google the difference. When I did this I just broke down because I felt like I related to them, it made me worse. However when I look up OCD symptoms it makes me feel better. So now I’m unsure. Almost like OCD wants me to believe it’s depression
I can't live with OCD anymore. It's ruining my life. I feel like I'm being constantly bullied in my own mind all day everyday. I don't know if what I think and feel is ever real or normal or okay, what is me and what is the OCD thoughts. I don't know if any of my experiences are normal. I'm exhausted from picking apart every single conversation I ever have with anyone until I'm strung out by a vague and ambiguous feeling of guilt. I'm tired of feeling like I'm a bad person and feeling scared all the time and not knowing why and having my brain spin me out on an endless spiralling train of thoughts that never goes anywhere and just makes me feel disconnected from everything and everyone around me. I don't know what I feel and if what I feel is normal or if anything I am doing is real and actually me or if I'm 'losing my mind.' I don't even know if this makes any sense. I get into these states of mind where every thought in my head and everything I feel and perceive makes me question my own sanity. I don't know if anyone likes me because I have absolutely no concept of what I am actually like. I feel completely lost and confused CONSTANTLY.
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