- Date posted
- 2y ago
anxious
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.
Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.
At times, my intrusive thoughts get so intense that all I can do is lay frozen in my bed and hope I fall asleep, and usually I do even if I'm not tired. My brain just wears me out and I wanna escape through sleep. (Sadly it doesn't work all the time)
Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me
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