Man the ocd has been crap this afternoon. Trying to ride the wave. I just feel emotionally but I’m also on my period so that could be it to 😂😩🫠
Most likely, it makes everything ten times worse and sometimes that’s easy to forget! It’s rough but it won’t last forever, you’ve got this!
FWIW, untreated premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) made my OCD exponentially worse. I don't know if you have PMDD, but in case someone here does, there are options to make PMDD symptoms better. short term relief: OTC pain relief (Aleve/naproxen sodium works best) abdominal muscle massage shower hydration CBD long term treatment options: SSRIs/antidepressants antipsychotics hormonal birth control pills IUDs testosterone surgery such as hysterectomy
@gemiel Oh wow, you know I’ve been told to look into this. It always Always gets worse around my period.
@gemiel I only recently looked up PMDD which I’m sure I have. Thank you for the suggestions. Are you willing to share more about your experience or send some links with information. Peri menopause lasted from when I was about 41 to about 55 (and I had bad postpartum when I weened my son). I am 57 and in estradiol so I’m not crying all the time but I still have PMS symptoms which last through my period - which can be three weeks long when I do have it. I’m on an SSRI for the OCD but again it doesn’t help enough with my hormones. Some people have said a hysterectomy would not take care of the hormonal emotional cycles but I’d really appreciate your thoughts. I clearly am not aging out of this. I am waiting to hear endometrial biopsy results. Part of me wants the answer to be yes so insurance will pay for a hysterectomy and I can have my OBGYN take out my ovaries too. I’m so done with my hormones. My email is erinperlow@gmail if you are willing to share more info but don’t want to do it here.
I have had my period make my OCD worse so many times.
I'm having awful stomach pain and nausea and it's really worrying me and scaring me
I want to rip out my uterus. Only my hormones can make my OCD and ability to manage it go back to square one. I am spiraling *so* hard. I cannot breathe. My PMDD is going crazy. I’m having a panic attack again. I feel so scared. The POCD is going absolutely insane right now. It feels undeniably real, and my mind keeps drifting to those awful thoughts and what feels like exploring them?? but I can’t for the life of me stop some of these compulsions right now. I was trying to watch something to get my mind off of this but ended up getting triggered twice, so my anxiety is a 10 and I can’t seem to calm down. This panic attack is tuned all the way up.
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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