Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
jotomenzjotomenz
- Date posted
- 6y
I see. Yeah that's annoying. Where that thought comes in your head acknowledge it and then try to say I don't know what it means or if I will but right now I want to do this* (whatever you were doing before your big "what if" impulse hit.)
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Thank you joto And with all due respect pureolife this is new to me, you don't have to be rude to people. This place is meant to be supportive not making people feel like they are useless. As I said this is new to me. I've only recently discovered that what I suffer has a name. And I feel talking to people in the same boat helps alot. You should consider how you're talking to people costhis isn't the first time I've saw you snapping at people.
jotomenzjotomenz
- Date posted
- 6y
What are your thoughts
jotomenzjotomenz
- Date posted
- 6y
The intrusive ones
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
About punching people in the face. For no reason. Always people I care about but latley it's everyone and anyone it became more of an urge aswell which caused the anxiety I couldn't handle it. I've suffered for years without having a clue what it was. Only recently discovered its harm ocd, despite not having a diagnosis and I'm awaiting treatment
jotomenzjotomenz
- Date posted
- 6y
When* that
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 6y
Stop posting the same thing over and over looking for a new answer. So what you know you have to do: go outside and face your fears.
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 6y
Do*
pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 6y
Hey misunderstood, I know reading tone in text form is tricky, so I’m sorry if I offended you. I try to offer compassion and understanding quite often, and I’ve responded to yours in that way many times before. My intention was just to provide a quick observation since I have responded to so many of them and a reminder that you gotta face the fears to get through them. I’ve just noticed that you keep posting about your current situation again and again, which generally means you’re ruminating on your troubles rather than doing something to help them. I know it takes awhile to build up the courage to try ERP. And by all means you can keep posting your situation looking for others to relate. I’ll stop responding to yours after this so you can get the responses you want. I just hope you understand that finding others who relate is a temporary relief (that’s why you keep seeking it again and again) and doesn’t actually help OCD. What helps is ERP, which I’ve detailed in much longer and compassionate ways on other posts of yours. Sorry again if I’ve hurt your feelings. I know suffering from OCD sucks, and I wish you luck.
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Pureolife, yes I can't deny I was very offended and felt like I was annoying people with my posts when you said that. But as I said it's still very new to me Ive never been able to talk so openly about how I suffer and the Intrusive thoughts I have, so downloading this app made me feel I had a safe place to rant and say what's on my mind without being judged. I understand you might be trying to help and some of what you say is very useful and helpful, but I am struggling with the concept of erp. You are clearly more aware of this than I am, you may have a lot more experience and know what to do and what not to do, I'm still learning and finding things out for myself. Aside from the ocd I'm in a very bad place right now so there's lots of reasons I'm afraid of erp. And yeah I agree it might be a temporary relief to find people who can relate but it's still good to kmow im not alone and others do feel the same way I do. And it's good to have somewhere to rant and not hold back how I'm feeling. I do appreciate youre trying to help but sometimes think about the way you word things because people can be sensitive. Especially when they are just figuring all this out
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- Date posted
- 24w
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- Date posted
- 23w
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- Date posted
- 21w
perfectionism ocd?
i’ve unfortunately fallen into the cycle of trying to figure out my thoughts and find answers as to why i feel so distressed. this still pertains to the situation regarding changing my room for those reading who have seen my multiple posts over the last few days. i’ve been so distressed and in so much panic about it. i’m also panicking over my other room looking so different from when i left it. it’s been making me feel crazy because to me there’s no reason for my anxiety to latch so hard onto something that seems so minuscule. i was thinking i was having anxiety over change, but it’s like symptoms of ocd too that’s making it really hard for me to let go. SO i started thinking maybe it was perfectionism ocd? i’ve realized over time that i do compulsions to where things have to feel “just right”, but i also do that with any environment i’m in. like it HAS to feel cozy to me and provide me comfort in order for me to feel at ease. and this change is causing me to panic because there’s something wrong that i can’t find an answer to. maybe the different colored carpet? but it’s also more than that it feels like. however, now it’s spreading into other areas of my house where i’ve always been fine in and possibly to just any area i’m in at all. hence why it’s making me feel crazy because there’s no reason for me to be THIS distressed over that as i’ve never really had this problem before. and when i did it would last maybe an hour to a couple of days at most, but this has been going for over 2 weeks with my really bad anxiety being this week. i’m doing a little better, but it’s still hard when i can feel that panic waiting for me to acknowledge and just engulf me in the ocd cycle. i’m also analyzing basically any feeling i have so i just feel off in general and like i’m going insane. i’ve been so hyper focused on how i feel and that will send me spiraling too. multiple themes then start coming in like existential ocd and fear of solipsism. not to mention my harm and contamination ocd that just adds on when i’m this vulnerable. then i worry if no one is real, then no one feels the way i do. or just in general that what if no one feels the way i do. honestly, i think being out of college and in my house with nothing to do is causing me too much time with my thoughts. which is why i’m so distressed about everything that pops into my brain.
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