Khensani
- Date posted
- 2y
What has been your hardest theme
I know comparing themes is bad but I just want a few opinions
MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...
- Date posted
- 2y
Pocd was the longest but honestly real event has been the worst!
DevuDevu
- User type
- NOCD Alumni
- Date posted
- 2y
I mainly had ROCD and it was debilitating , but can't speak to the others. Its hard to compare different problems for me, experiencing something is way different than reading about it.
FunkyFredFunkyFred
- Date posted
- 2y
@Devu did you overcome ROCD?
Markap Markap
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Whichever one I have at the time!đ
Kids4ChristKids4Christ
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
@Markap I use to switch my themes lol like âwhy donât we worry ab thisâ . I think all of them cause the same worry & anxiety tbh. Thatâs OCD trick. Suicidal OCD was probably my trickiest one that lasted the longest though, bc you would feel depressed so the thoughts would almost feel true lol
Mau NLMau NL
- Date posted
- 2y
Harm ocd towards my kids at the moment, be it that i am the one who hurts them, or other people. That's the theme where, at the moment, i have the most difficulties not to react with compulsions when i obsess and feel very anxious. Other very difficult themes are real event ocd, obsessing over things that happened in the past and if i harmed people. Being very unforgiving towards myself
FunkyFredFunkyFred
- Date posted
- 2y
rocd in my opinion.. but harm ocd & pocd had me very disturbed & depressed ughh, so idkkkk iâll say rocd because my bf is suffering a bit too, with the others i felt like only i was suffering & although i still wasnât ok.. long as others werenât getting hurt
EmilyCruceEmilyCruce
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
It always seems like the theme you have at the moment is the worst one! Iâve had most of the common themes and some uncommon ones as well and they always seem the worst when they are occurring.
Khensani Khensani
- Date posted
- 2y
@EmilyCruce Trueđ I have somatic with blinking rn itâs hard
Jeffrey Jeffrey
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
Every theme I have had is difficult in its own way. The feeling for each theme is the same - so one is not easier than another
Khensani Khensani
- Date posted
- 2y
@Jeffrey True I have somatic with blinking rn and itâs hardđ
MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...
- Date posted
- 2y
@Khensani Iâve had that but I promise it gets better
Khensani Khensani
- Date posted
- 2y
@Makingocdmybitch How did you get past it
MakingocdmybitchMakingocdmyb...
- Date posted
- 2y
@Khensani You really have to accept having the the thoughts and sensations ! You are not in danger! These thoughts and fixations are not bad they are just there. And the more you accept their presence the less they will bother you and ultimately the less time you will spend fixated on them. It takes time and practice and for me whenever they come back I try to think of it as an exposure and go on with my life. I have had them on vacation and I still made sure it didnât ruin anything my fully accepting them to come and go while focusing on things I value
Resilient_Mom Resilient_Mom
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
All themes are hard to those who experience them. With that being said a lot of the taboo themes do bring a lot more of shame,guilt & loneliness.
Matthew L.Matthew L.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
@Resilient_Mom My taboo theme is the bathroom. I worry about contamination, that I left things clean and perfect.
Resilient_Mom Resilient_Mom
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
@Matthew L. I wouldnât say thatâs a taboo theme. Taboo themes would be harm/sexual/pocd etc
Matthew L.Matthew L.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
@Resilient_Mom I guess I feel itâs taboo because I feel like Iâm the only one who has this, which probably isnât true.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 2y
Meta OCD can make ERP hard -- What if I'm not doing the exposure right? What if I don't report my anxiety level correctly?
Matthew L.Matthew L.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
My hardest themes are perfectionism and contamination. I feel everything needs to be perfect. My contamination deals with the bathroom, which is embarrassing.
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- Date posted
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- Date posted
- 20w
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Iâve had different themes of ocd throughout my life. Can they all differ such as how the thoughts may present? Currently my thoughts feel so true immediately (like they genuinely feel like what I think) but in the last theme I feel like it may have been more of a âwhat if I think thisâ type of situation
garren0712
- Date posted
- 14w
Can anyone else relate to this?
my OCD is doing what it does best and itâs randomly selecting themes. Once Iâm not scared or react to one it bounces to another. And then i temporarily forget all of my coping skills for that theme. Rn itâs fixating on the time I had a panic attack and itâs trying to make me have one again
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