- Username
- niceperson
- Date posted
- 5y ago
- Username
- AnxiousashleyAnxiousashley
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Yes. Mine severely affect my performance at work. It is extremely hard at times.
- Username
- nicepersonniceperson
- Date posted
- 5y ago
How do you deal with it
- Username
- ladybug123ladybug123
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I work full time. I have been considering a leave while I do counselling, but so far I am still working. It certainly gets me distracted - like now - from time to time. But I have a pretty supportive boss who knows I am trying my best and believes in me. I think likely my boss is why I haven't taken a leave.
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- hanniehannie
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Sometimes, I’m so busy I don’t even notice my intrusive thoughts. My mind is focused and entertained so I’m more then likely not gonna have them. If it’s slow and I have nothing to do, it becomes a challenge. I’ll get them more but I just remind myself that it’s my brain just trying to give me something to think about. That it’s just my OCD and it’s not me. That usually helps. Sometimes I even try to sing songs or chew gum every time I have an intrusive thought. Just little things will make a difference. Stay strong❤️
- Username
- pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Have you heard of the pomodoro technique? It can help deal with the constant distraction of your own mental health and OCD worries. https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730 I think many people also find work to be a positive distraction if they can dedicate all of their attention to it and get lost in a flow state. As for dealing with stress at work: take breaks. Take walks. Meditate if there’s a space you can do this (I know tons of people at my work do this, so it’s more socially acceptable, but I get that’s it’s not at every work place.) Put on calming music. Outside of work: take care of yourself. Eat right. Get a good nights rest. Drink in moderation. There’s no silver bullet to it, but a lot of little efforts add up to a much better work day.
- Username
- CerseiCersei
- Date posted
- 5y ago
It's my all time dilemma. When I don't work and sit at home all day my OCD gets worse but when I work fulltime it gets worse too. But bills need to be paid.
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- Becky B.
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Anyone else on here have obsessions surrounding work (doing your job perfectly, getting in trouble at work, losing your job, etc.)?
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- dquests
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
work tomorrow
how do you all deal with going to work while having ocd? i have to go to work tomorrow for the first time in a while and i’ve been obsessing really bad the past couple of weeks. i’m scared i won’t actually be able to function or anything because all i’ve been doing every day all day has been obsessing. i’m really nervous. any advice will be appreciated.
- Username
- Nerdwithocd
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Work related ruminations
Hey everyone! I’m new to this app, but not new when it comes to OCD treatments. A few years ago I had to leave school/ my job in order to work on my mental health which was hard but needed. Mentally things have more or less gotten better OCD wise but I still really struggle with protectionism. I started a new job within the past 6 months that is challenging, but I enjoy enough to hopefully stay at for a few years. As of the past two weeks I have been really struggling with ruminating over my performance at work. I have been trying really hard to learn all the moving parts of the job, but because of lack of mentoring and constant little hiccups I have been stressing. Currently I have been overwhelmed/ overthinking so much that I have been messing up my work and it seems like my coworkers are pretty annoyed by constantly having to correct me. It’s honestly my worst fear as a perfectionist to feel like a burden. My intrusive thoughts as of late is that they are going to think I don’t care or try hard enough, that they talk bad about me to each other, and that they are going to fire me. Has anyone else experienced this type of OCD perfectionism that affects there performance within school or work and if so is there anything that you did in order to help recenter yourself in the moment to stop your brain from running in circles?
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