JBird88
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- 6y
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- Date posted
- 6y
Yes, when I’m tired, OCD flares up:/
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- 6y
I’m so sorry:( I’ve been in that place many times before. If you can tolerate caffeine, maybe bring some green tea or something with you. It has a little caffeine and a little natural brain boosting power:) If you’re too anxious for caffeine, try having scheduled grounding sessions (30secs-1min each) every 5-10 mins during your test to bring the anxiety down enough to refocus your energy on the questions.
MiasMias
- Date posted
- 6y
Triggers me too, and Im afraid I’ll loose contact to the real World, and end up crazy. - But Im not, Its just a trigger❤️
JBird88JBird88
- Date posted
- 6y
Ugh I hate it :( I have a test this morning and I feel a bunch of panic attacks coming on already
JBird88JBird88
- Date posted
- 6y
Thank you , I can’t tolerate it very well tho.... what else can I do to calm down?
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- 6y
Do you know how to do grounding? Finding 5 things by sight, then smell, then hearing, etc...focusing only on that one sense at a time. Ik that a lot of ppl say that focusing on your breathing and trying to breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, then out for 8 helps. I’ve tried that and it doesn’t really help me bc I’ve got asthma and it reminds me of how I have to work/focus to breathe while having an attack, so if you have any lung problems I’d say to prob nix that idea. Another good one is to have something textured to rub, like a fidget toy, or tracing the stitching on your clothes if appropriate (like the sides of jeans). It sometimes helps bring me “out” of my mind.
Cat_attack Cat_attack
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes! Noise triggers me. Especially noise made by my dog because my OCD/false memories (I think they’re false, but then don’t think so, part of it isn’t) and every time I hear her I think back of the memory and want to kill myself because I can’t deal with the guilt anymore. The BEST PART is she is one of those small dogs that NEVER SHUTS UP. Plus she’s old. So she is barking at anyone and everything, and when she sleeps constantly making grunting noises, she follows me around. It does WONDERS for my OCD. Most days I just lock myself in my room ????
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- 23w
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