I’d say just the sheer amount of time OCD takes up. It feels like my life before treatment was so empty due to how little time I had outside of obsessions and compulsions.
I’ve told a few people about my existential thoughts. Their responses were wanting to know what drugs I’m on as they’d like to try…🤨🤦🏽♂️✌🏽
@Dee C Omg i thought I was the only one! People used to ask if I was high or if I smoked weed whenever I talked about anything even close to my obsessions or compulsions, even when I was only in middle school I’m sorry that folks respond that way cuz what??
True but other disorders and illnesses like Crohn’s, kidney failure requiring dialysis take a lot of time to. Everyone has their stuff that steals life or happiness whether it’s abuse, trauma, mental disorders, severe depression, physical disabilities or ailments. My mom has Parkinson’s and cancer so most of her time is spent on bad and just doing her dishes can wear her out (she’s 78).
@Erin P I’m so sorry to hear about your mom, I hope both of y’all have lovely days to come. I primarily meant people without health issues when I mention my peers
@Erin P But keep in mind I actually wasn’t discussing other illnesses. I was talking about OCD. I’ve lived my life with a medically complex family, I assure you I understand I don’t have it the worst and do not need a reminder :-)
@HoneyedVenus Fair enough. I shouldn’t have gone into a place you didn’t go. I agree it fills up way to much time. So many hours lost every day. Thank you for the good wishes. The same to you.
@Erin P Thank you- My apologies if I was rude at all <3 you did make a good point! It just felt out of the blue haha
@HoneyedVenus You were rude at all. 😀
**is spent in bed
Those of you who have overcome at least a bit, if not all, of your OCD. When you went through the CBT and ERP, did it feel like the end of the world? And how did you face the fact that your fears and uncertainties might actually come to life?
I want to beat OCD because I have seen and felt the benefits of clearing my brain from unnecessary, pointless, thoughts. OCD is like 0 calorie food. It’s pointless. No nutrition or benefits come from my obsessions or compulsions. I don’t care to have answers to everything anymore. I catch myself just trying to stress myself out so that I have some worry to feed on. But like I said, it’s a 0 calorie food. I get nothing from it but wasted time and energy. My brain feels more spacious when I’m not consumed by OCD. I’m present. My personality has room to be herself without making space for bullshit. I tell myself now that worry is poison. I think Willie Nelson was the person I got that quote from? Anyways, that imagery of worries being poison for the mind has been transformative for me. I’m evolving. 💖 Thanks NOCD community.
Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???
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