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I was doing well for a while and then I relapsed and it feels more realer then ever and like I’ve changed some how. Even questioning if I have ocd sometimes when I know I do.. this thing is tough lol. Anyone relate?
I was doing well for a while and then I relapsed and it feels more realer then ever and like I’ve changed some how. Even questioning if I have ocd sometimes when I know I do.. this thing is tough lol. Anyone relate?
OCD is a bully. It'll say if you don't do this, this will happen. It lies Check the track record on how much of it has happened. One guy said he wasted alot of time in his life, so he stopped obeying OCD and the threats didn't come to pass when he stopped doing the rituals so thats when he found out he was bound up by those thoughts and fears because he was believing lies. He said he wasted so much time doing worthless rituals
OCD is a bully. Relapses are expected. I just got thru one. But you will get thru yours. The way you feel right now won’t last forever. The storm breaks eventually and you will come out the other side with knowledge of how to better handle your emotions, and that what ever thoughts are causing you panic, are LIES.
Sorry about your struggle. I can totally relate. I could be going along fine then an OCD thing comes up. Hope you get through this episode your in now soon.
going through this at the exact moment. it really is so discouraging. just know your ocd likes to play tricks
That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.
Hey everyone, First time posting here! Wanted to share my story for some support but also to hopefully make others feel less alone. In short - my ROCD has made such a mess of my personal life. I was in a great relationship until spring of last year, at which point we separated mainly due to my ROCD. I struggled heavily with OCD about 10 years ago (harm based intrusive thoughts, sexual orientation ocd, etc). It took a lot of work but I was able to mostly overcome my struggles and truthfully, hadn’t given ocd much thought since then. I thought I was cured. And then 10 years later I am in a very fulfilling relationship with a girl I really love, but at about the year mark in my relationship things really changed. She wanted to have a conversation about next steps (moving in, marriage, kids, etc) and at that point my brain just went into panic mode and the ocd took over. From that point on, I was constantly scanning for red flags, felt very reserved when it came to any sort of statement or commitment and tended to avoid anything that would indicate I was committed to a long term future. It was not that I didn’t love it was just that my ocd was doing anything to keep me from making a big commitment. It eventually got a point where we had a big conversation about breaking up or staying together and my OCD convinced me that it was safer and that I would do less harm to her if we ended things, which was incredibly devastating to me. At the time I felt like my obsessing over small red flags were normal and that I needed to protect myself. I just had no clue it was ROCD. I spent the next 8 months missing her and kicking myself for my mistakes, and I eventually got the courage to reach out and see if she’d be willing to talk again, which she was. But the problem is, at this point I still didn’t know it was ocd. So when we talked again I was still plagued by ROCD as all the same thoughts and feelings came flooding back. We tried to talk through things but once again I was unable to make any sort of commitment to the future so it went nowhere. Once again, I am feeling very sad and angry at myself for not being able to handle ROCD. I feel like I let it control me twice and has robbed me of a lot of happiness and hurt someone I care very much about. I understand it’s probably not best to just look at ourselves with anger and guilt all the time but it’s hard not to when you feel like you just caused so much harm. Anyone feel like they can relate? Or if anyone is going through something similar I am happy to chat as ROCD can really be tricky. Thanks
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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