I sometimes feel like a totally glum, anxious, depressed and terrified person when ocd hits and then as soon as I begin to feel a little more hopeful I feel like I am back to my normal self?
The exact same thing happens to me
@surbhi Thanks for replying glad I don’t feel so alone in this
I feel like I have conversations with another person in my head. The thoughts are like my greatest enemy. I get what you mean about being two different people. It's hard to function like this.
@nholcom Thanks for your answer it’s so horrible!
I have the exact same thing and sometimes it feels like there’s two of me when I know it’s just me. Like one who is scared and anxious and one who can do anything. I was feeling very paranoid about this until I saw you’re comment, thank you for sharing
@Anonymous ❤️
You are not alone, listen to some music and drink something warm and see comedian movie or series monk series have ocd too mixed Pure series have sexual ocd Mr bean is funny
@Hope7 Thank you yes good idea xxx
@Hope7 I’ve been listening to Jim Gaffigan comedy on my way to work. It helps for a little while.
Yes. It feels like someone else hacked my brain and took control of my thoughts.
@MushroomStew Yes like totally amazing when I feel like my old self but the pits when I am anxious
I’ve absolutely felt this way too! I think when we’re in the midst of an OCD spiral + experiencing the accompanying anxiety and other emotions, we go into sort of a survival mode where we’re just trying to make it out. An OCD episode can make even the most confident, happy person doubt themselves. But there’s nothing wrong with having moments of not feeling okay or like ourselves. They will eventually pass. You’re not alone.
@Amber R Oh thank you Amber glad I’m not alone in this!
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.
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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