I'm curious if anyone experiences OCD how I do. Somedays I barely have any intrusive thoughts and if I do, they cause me minimal anxiety. Other days I'm so anxious and tortured by my thoughts I feel I can't go on. I've gone months with constant turmoil and months without. Anyone else?
I think a lot of people with OCD experience this roller coaster, I know I do. It can be super frustrating and confusing when we go from feeling fine one day to not fine the next day. But I’ve found that if I ruminate about that too much it can cause me to obsess over my feelings/anxiety level. Ultimately we can’t control those things, all we can do is tolerate them when they cause us discomfort and continue moving forward. Be kind to yourself and practice positive self-talk. When you feel anxious, accept the uncertainty and the feelings of discomfort that come. They feel scary but they will pass! And practice ERP when you can. OCD sometimes feels like such a devastating + lonely thing. But you are not alone, there are a ton of us out there who know how you feel. Keep your head up + know you’re doing your best!
Same. Today I’ve been thinking “what if nothing in the world will ever make me happy? What if I’m stuck feeling this way and nothing works and I’m just doomed and miserable forever?” This sends my anxiety soaring and I get so depressed, then I worry if depression is making me have these thoughts or are my thoughts making me depressed? Other days I’m fine and I feel like OCD’s not even an issue and I feel like the old me. It’s very strange and confusing. And frustrating.
literally, yesterday I had very minimal Intrusive thoughts and anxiety but today has been absolutely horrible ! and then some days , I’m super anxious with little to no intrusive thoughts .. and then some days it’ll be all intrusive thoughts and little to no anxiety. 🤦🏼♀️😩
Same!
yes everyday is a struggle. one minute i’m fine and the next i’m not. ocd takes every opportunity it gets and ruins everything instantly. i hate it.
Yes! Usually fluctuates with different life events! 🙂
Does anyone else feel like they’re OCD turns off for a couple days? Like you go through an intense period of having intrusive thoughts and feeling the need to confess and then you only start to get thoughts here and there? And you try to keep yourself from having the thoughts but you’re not sure if it’s avoidance? Like I have felt sooo much better the last couple of days, especially in the morning, I live for those times of quiet in my head. But I still haven’t been able to accept myself for the things I might have done, like I can’t accept myself still because of my OCD. This probably sounds a little jumbled but I would like to think someone can relate lol
So my ocd is raging today. I have had a lot of intrusive thoughts that really disturb me but I don't get anxious from them anymore. I know I don't like those thoughts but why am I not getting anxious from them anymore?
I experience OCD in what feels like cycles. I have a couple of good days or weeks and then something out of the blue will trigger a flare up. I’m just wondering if anyone else goes through the same thing or if it’s kind of a constant state for you.
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