Instead of focusing on what you think you “should” be doing. Focus on what you actually “want” in life. Never let society or even yourself, trick you into doing something you don’t want. Nothing in this world is more powerful than your ability to choose the life you want to live.
It’s hard when OCD feels like it’s choosing for you. I want my life I once known back:(
@Tombrady1824 But thats the thing! Your life is right now! You arent who you used to be and that is beautiful! Keep pushing and you will live a new life, even better than you can imagine!
i remember i could do this a week ago and now my head just tells me my life is over. i can’t imagine what’s going to happen in a year or what i want this is so exhausting
@arielcerda Who could ever imagine what is gonna happen in a year? A year is a fraction of your time here on Earth, yet it can be magical. What if it could turn out better than you could have ever imagined?
@OneDayAtATime i just can’t even think about anything positive anymore genuinely everything feels like it’s done for that i’ll never recover
@arielcerda I see. Well has this helped you at all? Do you feel better when your worrying? If the answer is no, then lets work on that. Start journalling, start self care, meditation. While these aren’t one day fixes overtime they can be magical!
@OneDayAtATime what do i journal about? i’m new to the journaling idea
Practice gratitude. Be thankful for what we have here today, this might make you feel better and want to reach out to those you miss and love. Why are u so fearful right now?
@OneDayAtATime i’m scared that deep down i really am a horrible person and i want to do these horrible things and i’m just scared that the fear will take over my mind and i’ll end up doing my thoughts if that makes sense. i just wake up scared everyday and question if i’m a bad person and i don’t want to be i want to spend time with my family but i can’t because i feel so guilty and am scared that i’ll break infront of them and harm them. i feel so horrible sayinf this becomes i feel like a bad person and horrible
@arielcerda It is ok. You have to remember that you have OCD, this is a doubting disorder. Your mind will doubt everything that happens to you but it is up to you whether or not you want to believe it. You must make an effort to get better or else, you will stay like this! Has worrying like this been beneficial to you? No. So you must try an alternative solution, what ERP exercises can you come up with? For you, try saying “Maybe I am a bad person, but maybe I am not. And that is Ok” Repeat this till you get bored multiple times a day and watch what will happen!
@OneDayAtATime i feel like my head will try telling me “so you’re ok with being a bad person??” and then i’ll question everything and be in a loop but i will try this regardless
@arielcerda Give it a try
@OneDayAtATime i will try! thank you so much for talking with me and giving me advice it really means a lot :)
@OneDayAtATime Is it worth trying alone I don’t have much of a choice at this point but I’m worried I’ll do the ERP wrong and make myself worse!?
@Tombrady1824 Maybe you will, maybe you won’t. This is another fear, do the ERP anyway. How you feel doesn’t matter, what matters is if you survive, which you will… maybe😂 (you will). Give it a try!
does anyone else struggle with this? is it actually OCD or am I just tripping??? It’s like my mind tries to get the best of me, it tries to tell me I want something different from what I actually want or think a way that doesn’t really align with me, my values or even lifestyle? Just me??
What are your goals or dreams for your life? What would you love to do if nothing would hold you back?
Help! My OCD has caught onto this thought for awhile and I keep spinning on it. I know you are supposed to follow your values and what your actions suggest with OCD, but what if that is even blurry right know? For example my whole life I wanted to be with a man, and now my OCD is having major intrusive thoughts about women. How do you tell if those thoughts are wanted or not? I can’t figure out if I like the thoughts or not. I’m trying to live the life “I want” but what if I don’t know what that is?
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