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Username: Ahgeezrick

Date posted: 1y ago

Newbie in Need of Help

To the ones who have been working with their OCD for awhile now and feel somewhat experienced in handling symptoms, I have a question… If you could go back in time and tell your younger self (pre awareness of your condition) one thing, what would you tell yourself to help with your condition? I have no means to treat my OCD, and only have just joined this app and acknowledged my condition and my, now, desperate need for help. Anything will help and I honestly am needing some sense of community to feel less alone. Thank you for everything!

Username: FactsOverFearFactsOverFear

Date posted: 1y ago

1. Do not take Benzos like Xannax. Almost any doctor will prescribe them for anything. They are highly addictive and withdrawing from them is a nightmare. 2. Get help sooner. If you can't afford therapy, follow therapists on Youtube who specialize in OCD, buy workbooks on Amazon. Anything helps! 3. Do not ask for reassurance. Reassurance makes your compulsions worse because your mind will continue to see it as a threat. 4. The more you engage with your obsessions, the worst they'll get. Accept that they are there, and don't try to fight them. Accept the unknown and don't be afraid of the past or future. Live in the present!

Username: willsypillsyxox77willsypillsy...

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous This helps, what do you mean by reassurance?

Username: FactsOverFearFactsOverFear

Date posted: 1y ago

@willsypillsyxox77 - Like say you get a headache and you ask someone, "Do you think I have a brain tumor?" You are asking for someone to reassure you that you don't have something/something bad won't happen to calm your OCD. It can even be like, "I locked my car five times instead of six. Do you think someone will break in?" Again, asking someone to reassure you that the thing you fear won't happen. So many examples.

Username: willsypillsyxox77willsypillsy...

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous Ohh okay ya that makes sense. Thanks!!

Username: Worrier1Worrier1

Date posted: 1y ago

Living in present is difficult and also trapped in the Now is also OCD too ironically. Distracted by OCD in the Now oftentimes.

Username: willsypillsyxox77willsypillsy...

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m in the same position 🥺 I don’t have any advice I can give because I don’t know much myself but you’re not alone!

Username: AhgeezrickAhgeezrick

Date posted: 1y ago

@willsypillsyxox77 I’m proud of us for taking any steps at all towards treatment! We deserve support and relief 🤍

Username: Worrier1Worrier1

Date posted: 1y ago

Deep breaths and Smile. Both have physiological effects that can help make people feel better or less stressed.

Username: Uuusername6762Uuusername6762

Date posted: 1y ago

Id say that it is something okay to mention to friends. I never could put a name to my ocd and thought it was just very weirdly speciric anxiety for years before a friend told me he felt less alone because of how i described my ocd experiences, which i thought i was just sharing my very unique anxieties. I now have multiple friends with ocd (not new friends, just many long time friends who all opened up about it) and even though i dont tell them when im in crisis mode because i do get self conscious, i feel less alone

Username: Uuusername6762Uuusername6762

Date posted: 1y ago

Ocd is way more common than you may think and youre very likely not alone

Username: J h aJ h a

Date posted: 1y ago

Bad things are going to happen and it’s going to mess with your brain

Username: AhgeezrickAhgeezrick

Date posted: 1y ago

@J h a I think they already happened friend ;-;

Username: AhgeezrickAhgeezrick

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank y’all sm for the words of wisdom, I truly appreciate it!

Username: AhgeezrickAhgeezrick

Date posted: 1y ago

@Ahgeezrick Side note, I haven’t felt this hopeful in so long. This app and the people here are seriously helping me feel less alone. I’ve been suffering my whole life and to now know at 23 that’d I’d never truly been alone in this is life altering.

Username: Rebecca F

Date posted: 1y ago

Wisdom to Your Past Self

If you could go back in time, whether that's to last week, last year, or ten years ago, and impart some knowledge or advice on your old self - what would you say? I went 19 years with untreated OCD. It impaired my life in ways I'm still learning as I navigate recovery. If I could go back, I would tell myself to seek out ERP much sooner and remind myself that I'm stronger than I think.

Username: Ken!

Date posted: 1y ago

Newly Diagnosed

Hi friends, I have recently been diagnosed with OCD these past few weeks. It all can feel really all encompassing and overwhelming. And almost like I’m completely at the bottom of the mountain and still realizing so many things I have dealt with were actually OCD. Does anyone have any advice or things they wish they knew in the beginning of starting treatment? I appreciate you all and the community. 🖤😊

Username: bruisesfade

Date posted: 29w ago

How to recover with no support

Hey, I'm new, but but been dealing with OCD for about 3 months. I developed it after a really stressful life period, and I've been trying to treat it myself as I have no access to professional treatment. It's genuinely one of the hardest and most scary things I've ever had to deal with, and I really feel so lost. I tried ERP, but I feel like it made things worse. I'm trying I-CBT now, and I think it's helping a little bit, but I have no idea and honestly, I'm just so scared. The only support I have IRL is my spouse, and it's often not enough. Does anyone have tips or ways to support me so I can get better?

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