OCD is back

My OCD from early last year came back, the good news is that it’s not as big as last year but it’s still the same bad feeling but only affecting me one specific thing and not multiple stuff like last year. It’s crazy cause I can’t really remember how I gain control over my ocd last year, I just did.. and I wanna do it again, my only fear is that if I don’t do something to gain control of it, it might start affecting multiple stuff in my head slowly again and I don’t want that.

Username: essence2essence2

Date posted: 1y ago

The same thing happened to me. During the summer time my ocd was really bad and then from august-November it felt like it went away. Not sure if this will be of much help but I do remember that during this time I was hanging out with friends often, getting out of the house, and ignoring any intrusive thoughts I had. Ik that’s a lot easier said then done but when ur in a space where ur ocd isn’t super active, it works. However attempting to gain control of this may make the ocd worse. Although this may be hard, I’d try not to stop it bc the less attention u give a thought the less likely it is to give back. Stay strong sorry that this response is all over the place

Username: givemedream36givemedream36

Date posted: 1y ago

Welcome you OCD. Not fight with OCD. Allow you OCD give you some obsession. Ask for more. Feel urges make compulsion. Ask more. You gain control when you not fight, and accept and allow OCD waves raise and fall. Good luck with this.

Username: Fennekin123Fennekin123

Date posted: 1y ago

@givemedream36 This is confusing but I’ll try my best thank you

Username: Anon.Anon.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

This has happened to me before, and different stressors in my life seem to possibly play a role in my OCD spiking. However, having done therapy/ERP consistently in the beginning of my recovery journey, I was taught the necessary tools to treat my OCD, it’s just a matter of being willing to use them, get comfortable being uncomfortable again, and not give into compulsions. I find it helpful to take it a day at a time. Sometimes an hour, sometimes a minute at a time. For me, I feel like even not giving into small compulsions is some progress. Even if there are periods of setbacks, I have to try to remind myself to keep moving forward, and to not get in a comfortable place doing compulsions and trying to maintain life that way. Easier said than done, but the relief I have had from OCD was enough to desire more mental freedom from OCD. I highly suggest getting a therapist and trying ERP if you can. I hope this helps in some small way!

Username: Fennekin123Fennekin123

Date posted: 1y ago

Any recommendations would highly appreciate it!

Username: gomgom

Date posted: 1y ago

If you don't mind me asking, how did the ocd come back because I'm in the state where ocd 'went away' and I'm just curious on what makes ocd come back?

Username: gomgom

Date posted: 1y ago

Another thing is even though my ocd isn't that loud whenever my thought and feeling waves goes up and down I try to ride it without analyzing too much on it and just by focusing on life stuff at the present moment

Username: Fennekin123Fennekin123

Date posted: 1y ago

@gom I guess the best way to say it came back is by saying that it came back slowly, I noticed that at the start of this year my OCD started to affect me slowly on tiny things until it came back and affected me in one big certain thing. My guess is that my brain is telling me: “New year, time to start everything from scratch and new” which makes sense but there’s no need for me cave in things that I know I don’t need to repeat

Username: Will Orso

Date posted: 6y ago

Currently not feeling the OCD as strongly, but having bad feelings when thinking back on moments where it flared up. i'm really scared i'll get like that again and i don't want to

Username: Anonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD Relapse ( Schiz/Psychosis OCD )

It’s amazing how powerful OCD is, I went through the worst Mental Health experience of my entire life last year. I thought my life was over, that I was insane, and was convinced 100% I had schizophrenia. My brain was mimicking every symptom. It was terrifying. After starting OCD therapy and ERP. My life changed forever. I was actually mental stable for once. I felt happy and controlled for once. Now Schiz OCD is back , and it seems worse then before. I can’t sleep, eat, work, or even socialize. I constantly feel insane. My two biggest themes are Harm OCD and Schiz OCD. And these themes work together to cause me constant anxiety. It’s hell. I can’t even think straight. I’m currently dealing with DP/DR, command thoughts/voice, internal voices/thoughts that I can make not sound like me or my inner monologue, “What if” delusional thoughts,hyperviligance,checking if I hear or see anything externally(auditory and visual hallucinations) and many more. I question my insight constantly. I even went to the hospital the other day to get evaluated and make sure I don’t have psychosis. Everything I fear the most seems to be coming true. Constantly asking my parents and therapist/professionals if I have schizophrenia. Constantly looking for reassurance. Feels as if I’m thinking my way into psychosis and schizophrenia. OCD knows exactly what you fear and will try to one up you on anything. OCD will CONVINCE you everything that’s happening to you is true , all your biggest fears. OCD is trying to find new things to keep you stuck and hold you in fear. This experience has been horrible and I am convinced I’m going insane. But I’ve been through this once and I’m going to get through this again. STAY STRONG. Reach out to professionals, Resist compulsions, step into the fear, and relax a little bit. You’re not alone.

Username: wecanbeatocd123

Date posted: 1y ago

crying help me

I don’t know what happened but I feel like my OCD is back and I’m crying because I’ve been doing so good and now I feel like all of a sudden it’s back and I don’t want to go down this path again because it was really dark time for me and I was doing good like and I’m getting my medicine switched and I started a new one tomorrow but I don’t know I feel like there’s a spell on me. I can’t go through this again and I am crying I just I can’t go through this hell hole again and I really need help in advice to say strong during this because I can’t do this like I can’t do this again I can’t I hate how my brain is like so mad and just yells at me like I have to think about this in order for her to go away like no I don’t want to think about it but if I don’t think about whatever it wants me to think about, it’s like gets louder and louder in my head, and like the more urgent, feeling of having to think about it, in order to go away, I know it’s OCD I know it’s OCD and then like what if it’s not OCD like no if I don’t wanna think about something obviously it’s OCD it’s OCD it’s always OCD whatever my brain wants me to think about and it gets louder and louder. It’s just it’s OCD bro it’s OCD, I think I am going on a spiral and I just really need help like I’m tired of my OCD wanting to think about things and then saying it’s not OCD when it’s literally OCD

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