ocdmaddie
- Date posted
- 6y
LeeskiLeeski
- Date posted
- 6y
Yeah I am exactly the same with compulsions but if I stop them the thoughts seem so real! When you get the thoughts try and keep busy with something else otherwise you are just feeding the beast that is in your mind! Speak to me if you ever need support as we should all support each other three these hard times ??
ocdmaddieocdmaddie
- Date posted
- 6y
I have HOCD too. It is ridiculously hard
justtryingmybestjusttryingmy...
- Date posted
- 6y
i would say to get rid of any temptations (like electronics) and then when you get a little better you can bring them back out. i think it’s important to bring them back out and know that obviously you can and have the power to look up all those things and do compulsions...but you won’t. i feel like that’s when i made the most progress. when i had a choice to do them or not. now most of my compulsions are mental so it’s not as easy :/ but i’m getting better everyday and so will you!!
justtryingmybestjusttryingmy...
- Date posted
- 6y
i have HOCD and when it first started, all i did was take those stupid quizzes that test if you’re gay or not. i remember every time i got anxious i would take those quizzes and each time i took them it said that i’m straight—but i was still getting anxious thoughts. i was so confused why i was still freaking out about this even though the HUNDREDS of tests i took told me i was not gay. i would also read articles and google things that “make someone lesbian”. it just dug me deeper into a hole. i think the most important thing to realize is that taking those quizzes and reading those articles are making everything worse. once you kind of detach yourself from those, you’ll begin to heal. i remember i had to hide my laptop and ipad so i wouldn’t be tempted to look anywhere for reassurance—i knew i had to just sit in the anxiety. then it started to get a lot better. i’m not completely better and i still struggle with hocd everyday but it did get a lot better.
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 6y
You can’t limit the urge to engage in compulsions. But you can not engage in compulsions. The urge is going to be strong and it’s going to feel hard to resist. But you can. And it will get easier over time. Good luck!
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