why do i feel ten times better after having a massive breakdown and feel like my intrusive thoughts have gone down? like i was literally thinking my life is over 1 hour ago and now i’m fine and feel like i can recover from OCD LOL i’m kinda scared now
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@Anonymous this was what i was thinking!!
This has been reliably true for me too
Same lol, it’s the emotional release that makes us feel better . Holding all that in makes you feel miserable haha
@Isabella true i’m just gonna appreciate this moment of peace right now
Because you’ve worn yourself out emotionally, physically, and mentally. But that only lasts for a short amount of time, and then the cycle happens again, and again, until you put your foot down and exude to end that OCD cycle.
Omg I’m just the same
@jay71 it might be my period honestly or it could just be hormones
I feel this too, but I think it’s because I’ve used my compulsion to offer me some temporary relief. I have epic emotionally driven breakdowns where I confess a bunch of stuff, and then I feel great. But it always comes back eventually... at least for me it’s never permanent... But I can relate to feeling suicidal and like my life is over one minute, and then an hour later feeling like I have no OCD at all, and then an hour after that falling back into the pit...
@vern_godlittle yeah i was literally shaking and crying and almost asked my mom to take me to the hospital and then i showered and cried for an hour and gave myself a pep talk and now i feel fine lol i have the same intrusive thoughts but they’re not very bold feeling if you know what i mean? i’m just gonna appreciate this moment of peace
@vern_godlittle Maybe you can learn some ways to express your feelings before it gets to that point. Easier said than done, but it wouldn’t hurt to sit down with a therapist or someone you trust and just talk through what’s going on
@logan18roach :extremely this: Emotionally focused therapy is a huge help imo
@logan18roach yeah i have a therapist and a mother who understands mental health it’s just for me it’s hard to open up about my harm ocd without thinking that they’ll judge me or think i’m a horrible person
@arielcerda I feel you. Harm and suicidal are my main themes. When I shared with my family I was surprised how curious and caring they were. Do you think your loved ones would be interested in learning about OCD with you?
@arielcerda It’s because you sat with the discomfort and let the feelings pass naturally. The more you do nothing the better the out omes
@Jesse M. I have same thing. How do you deal with it? And how are you feeling now? Do you get better and better with therapy?
@DaisyC I've worked really hard in therapy and I've gotten better and better. I also have wonderful supportive people around me and I was able to take time off work.
I find that the OCD fever breaks for a bit and it’s a really nice feeling.
Hi friend Usually when you cry it releases endorphins making you feel better.
I’ve had these feelings too. For sure enjoy these moments and hopefully, there will be a lot more of them
Same 🤣 yesterday I had a breakdown (not bc of OCD tho) but afterwards I felt like my OCD vanished. It’s a good feeling until it lasts :’)
Same! I’m so confused. Sometimes I feel super anxious that makes me sad depressed crying and after episode of breakdown I feel ok…
Anyone else feel that when they aren’t experiencing a theme that their ocd is almost non existent. It almost makes me feel like I’ve been faking it, and also makes me feel ridiculous for obsessing over things. I feel sorry for myself :/ I know that my themes are valid and felt very real in the moment, but after I “get over” them I just can’t believe that I was obsessing over something that either wasn’t true or didn’t apply to me. I would also like to know how to prevent themes from reoccurring. Health, religion and existential OCD themes tend to take turns throughout my life, I just didn’t know that was it ocd. Trying to break the cycle.
I was doing so much better with my OCD. I thought I finally figured it out. However, the last two weeks have been a nightmare. It’s like I went from 0-100 all over again. And it’s become scarier than it ever has been. Every other thought is either causing me anxiety or turning into an intrusive thought. Any headache or feeling of derealization, and I start to spiral. My thoughts are becoming more gruesome and feeling more real. The intrusive urges are so bad it feels like at any moment I could actually just snap. It feels like I am about to go crazy. Another hard aspect is when I’m getting these intrusive urges it feels like I want to do it or I don’t care if I do it. I don’t feel like myself. I feel like this disgusting monster who is just going to lose it and I want it to be over. Why is this happening when I was finally better? It makes me feel like it’s not OCD and I’m actually this person and I’m just holding my true self back. I’m sick to my stomach.
So I’ve noticed that my OCD has calmed down, I’m getting less intrusive thoughts but I feel more uncertain than ever. Is this normal for recovery?
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