huh ? i wont post a lot anymore because it makes things worse but right now i feel very sad and exhausted. whenever I forget about my transgender-ocd i get other themes and it goes in circles. i dont know what is real anymore and now i just think all of this is true. i dont want to give up but im sitting in front of my desk, just numb. i want to cry, three years in this battle is a lot and i dont know what i wouldve done if i wouldnt have found this app.

I have my own form of ocd and I can’t imagine how hard this is for you but just so you know you aren’t alone out there. I have been fighting my own battle for two years but just something I wanted to say I know this might not help you much but as a Christian I just wanted to say that God loves you and cares about you and I know your probably not Christian but I just wanted to let you know. Also, maybe get outside or listen to some music or read a book? Keep your mind off of all that and if u do have some ocd that kicks in then face it and what my therapist says to do is to just sit in it and be uncomfortable Until the ocd gradually goes away. I don’t know much about your ocd but any ocd is very difficult and tiring and I’m sorry you and anyone else has to feel like this but that’s just the way our brains are I guess. And also just a song I wanted to recommend ( fully known by Tauren wells if u wanted something to listen to) and maybe listen to some podcasts about ocd? I’ll be praying for you❤️

Theme cycling sucks! And I’m so sorry you’re suffering right now! No matter the theme, you always treat OCD the same way (with uncertainty, ERP, and mindfulness.) seems like your OCD just really want to get you, no matter what the topic. The second you “forget” to worry about one, another pops up. OCD can kinda be like wack-a-mole sometimes. And the better you can get at addressing each thought with “maybe you’re true, maybe you’re not, I don’t know, and I can sit with the anxiety if that uncertainty,” the better you’ll get at the game. I hope you can go out and treat yourself to a nice lunch today or a good movie tonight or do something nice for yourself to take the edge off. Self compassion is so important in these low and lost moments. Good luck!

Awh I know what this is like too ? It's been 3 years for me as well. It's alright, we'll make it ❤

That’s good, and you one thought that always helps me is that this isn’t forever.

thank you both. Yes Hannah, im not christian but its very sweet of you to comment such things. Made me feel a little easier.

My therapist tells me that I don’t need to lose hope because it isn’t forever it’s just temporary.

thank you, really .. thank you ❤️

Hannah, that's such a lovely message ? Made me feel a bit better too haha

And also pureolife, that's honestly such a good way to describe theme cycling ?