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- JennyJ
- Date posted
- 5y ago
- Username
- Hannah2004Hannah2004
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Wow that does sound awful but I understand because sometimes I wake up at night and if ocd is attacking me I feel confused and i doubt a lot and i feel nauseous and sick and sometimes I even cry so much I gag. But what helps me is to listen to some music and just breathe in and out. I sometimes feel guilty about past mistakes and things like that and it scares me and i doubt myself and it’s all very confusing. But one thing that helps me a lot is just talking to God and leaving it all in God’s hands. I know you might not be a Christian but either way just take a deep breath and when you start having the thoughts just sit and think to yourself “ I may be worrying over nothing this may just be the ocd causing me to freak out and worry “ and if it gets worse then maybe talk to a trusted friend or parent? Maybe a therapist? I’m sorry you feel like this but my therapist tells me that it won’t always be like this it’s only temporary and that helps sometimes.
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- pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Hmmm... without knowing the details of the bad thing it’s hard for me to really understand what’s going on or if “fixing” the mistake is a compulsion. It might be? Remember that OCD is kind of like a game of whack-a-mole: if one theme stops working, another pops up. Until you can really face each intrusive thought with uncertainty and sit with the anxiety until it dissipates. No matter how upsetting or disturbing the thought may feel.
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- JennyJJennyJ
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Thank you @Hannah2004 very much. I was in talk therapy but it didn't do much good. Thank you for your kind words
- Username
- JennyJJennyJ
- Date posted
- 5y ago
@pureolife I feel embarrased about the mistake, and I see how "fixing it" could be a compulsion. I agree, my last topic just didn't set me on panic mode anymore, but this other one came in. And boom! But today I'm handling it in a non compulsive manner. I haven't done anything to correct it, I'm just waiting
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- pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Perfect! And good job! I know that’s really really hard to do. But it will get easier!
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- CariMcGrath
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Guys, harm ocd hit me so hard yesterday. I haven’t dealt with this In years. I know I got trigger watching a video and it was like a chick who killed her boyfriend and I can’t even look at my husband right now with out wanting to lock myself in a room so I can’t be around him. For some reason any rationalizing isn’t helping at the moment and I just want to go back to how I was 4 days ago when shit like this never crossed my mind. I feel like a monster and I can’t tell him. And I tell him everyone of my themes. Guys I need some help right now
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- Scribble
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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- morningdew
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Scared
Ive been doing well with managing my ocd for a while since ive been putting all my focus on my work. But today was a particularly bad day, and im scared that I might be getting a flare up again. My last one was horribly debilitating for months so I am terrified of it occurring again, even though this time around im better equipped with a psychiatrist and meds. But its just such a scary feeling of doom and panic, I havent been able to sleep all night. I just hope im overthinking it again and that ill be ok.
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