Can ANYONE relate?

I have been dealing with harm ocd since April. It has gotten better since starting Zoloft and I rarely have any intrusive thoughts but I still don’t feel like myself and that leads me to ruminate and fear that I actually want to act on the past thoughts or will. I say I don’t feel like myself but what I mean is I guess it just feels like the thoughts are always in the back of my mind. Will this eventually get better? It’s like when I am anything but happy i ruminate on past thoughts it makes no sense.

Username: rosegolden143

Date posted: 69d ago

i struggled a lot with harm OCD in september and it went on for awhile and unfortunately i’ve switched themes so something worse but the harm OCD is still around but it’s gotten much better

Username: rosegolden143

Date posted: 69d ago

just know it will get better and when you feel yourself ruminating what i do is tell myself “this is the OCD and i don’t have to engage with it”

Username: Space1234

Date posted: 69d ago

@rosegolden143 Thank you! It’s so hard not to ruminate when I don’t feel like myself and it just feels like the thoughts are just always lingering but you are right.

Username: rosegolden143

Date posted: 69d ago

i feel the same though my thoughts feel like they are always lingering