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does anyone else’s thoughts/compulsions get worse as it gets later in the day?
does anyone else’s thoughts/compulsions get worse as it gets later in the day?
I’m not sure, but I usually feel anxiety and depression more in the morning.
Yes at night it's the absolute hardest - I think the day can distract OCD behaviour / rumination / compulsions sometimes because there are so many things going on and then the quiet lonely evenings where my mind is just fired up...sounds like maybe similar? I am trying my best now to make evenings more social and planning even video games online withj frineds is better than being alone, wish u best!
Same, during the night my mind usually has nothing to distract itself so it ruminates again and again. (Especially in the week-end.)
Definitely. The other night I had to go for a walk, to try and clear my mind of all the negativity. And after the initial “life sucks, I’m useless, what’s the purpose of my life” phase, all my negativity and anger shifted its focus to OCD. I basically told OCD, F U OCD, you’re completely useless and I’m tired of your lies. Then I said outloud, so I could hear myself, all the good things in my life and that I’m grateful for, then I got a message in a group text, and it was a reminder that there is a purpose to my life, and that I am NOT useless. Then I came home feeling good and happy.
I do sleep well, but i have quite vivid dreams which are ocd related, which can either invoke anxiety (dreams about my kids being hurt), or arousal and subsequently guilt, shame and doubt (having sex with other women than my partner). So usually, ocd peaks for me in the morning, right after awakening.
Mine are worse first waking up starting off the day. It gets much better for me as the day goes on.
Hello does anyone get such severe panic and anxiety that comes along with bad intrusive thoughts. Then the thoughts give you more panic because you feel you may act on them? Then I worry I’m going crazy, can anyone relate? Thank for reading
I feel like it’s just me. But at night when I start to fall asleep, play on my phone, or watch TV; I’ll get major intrusive thoughts and a butt load of anxiety. Has anyone felt the same about this? How have you managed it? It’s getting exhausting and even causes me to sleep-less.
It’s night rn where I’m at and I’ve been getting bombarded with thoughts and I have anxiety I tried doing compulsions because before doing them I could feel my heartbeat from the anxiety now I’m a bit less anxious but nowhere near close to calm because no matter how many times I see that I’m not gay it keeps coming back.
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