- Username
- emileeacampbell
- Date posted
- 5y ago
My compulsions have been super bad lately and I’m not even having bad intrusive thoughts as much as I did last month, yet my compulsions are extremely worse.
They interfere with my daily life
Mine are mainly internal, like mental review/rumination, mental rituals, prayer, etc. I’ve been making a concerted effort to not do them but I’m falling back into them as of late :\ I am quicker to catch myself in the midst of a compulsion, though, which is good lol.
Research for me...hours of googling in case my ‘false memory’ ocd turns out to be true
Then taking photos of my google results. It’s exhausting.
Constant worry and ruminating, intrusive thoughts ?
Ruminating, taking innaporaite glance (related to pocd and younger kids :[ to check how it makes me feel and reacting to whatmy thoughts are saying like that , and trying to go down rabbit holes disproving that I'm like that over and over
My OCD began to flare up in my adolescence. It mostly stemmed from a tendency for perfectionism. I’m now 60 years old. Eventually, my symptoms developed into ritualized touching, tapping, and movement. For example, I would have to perform certain activities, such as getting dressed, in symmetrical or specific ways and touching or moving objects, as well as handwriting and typing, in a particular way or a specific number of times until it felt just right. I began seeing psychiatrists 35 years ago and have taken antidepressants since then. I’ve also worked with a clinical psychologist who specializes in OCD and worked with me in doing ERP. My symptoms have flared up since the holidays. I’m wondering if anyone else is dealing with movement and touching compulsions. I look forward to your comments. Thank you!
What are some examples of mental compulsions and how can you identify them in yourself? I am struggling with what counts as a mental compulsion since it’s not as black and white as a physical one.
A lot of people say to delay the compulsion. How do I delay it?? I ruminate a lot and I have no clue how to delay it. It’s like I have no control over my own thoughts and it bothers me every single day.
Hi everyone! I was recently diagnosed with OCD after realizing my anxiety wasn’t generalized and learning that compulsions aren’t always visual/physical. I’m curious what compulsions you have/had that you didn’t realize were compulsions until you were diagnosed? For example, learning about rumination, reassurance seeking, and picking at skin as compulsions has been really eye-opening to me!
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