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I can't speak to all of this, but I'll say a couple of things. If you're having trouble getting out of bed, just focus on it and try to do it, as best you can. Feel good about it, and feel good about the little things. Reward yourself. Also, let people be there for you and help you through this. It's the best way to stay out of your head.
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I'm sorry you are going through that. It is really hard, I've been through that too. I don't know why you said that you are not a therapy person. Have you tried it ever, with a good trained behavioural specialist? I am afraid there is no other way out, my friend. You need to find a therapist that feels right for you. You need to reach out to friends and family abd let them know what you are going through, since they are not under the spell of "cognitive distortions" they might be able to think more clearly. There are intensive outpatient programs too in some clinics. It is not a bad idea to take a break from your life for a couple of months and recover and then go back to life - there's nothing shameful about it. It's better than just go on surviving for many years feeling miserable.
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My family doesn’t believe in mental health and thinks everything can be overcome through just toughing it out. And i didn’t really vibe with the last 6 therapist I’ve tried the past 3 years. I just need someone to talk to and tell me I’m not crazy. Not do silly papers and such. Feels like a waste of time and is not the way my brain processes things. I tried the same therapist for 4 months once a week and she was a paper person. Just doesn’t work. I need someone to listen and confirm my thoughts and telling me I’m not crazy
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You need to reach out to anybody who is more informed about mental health issues. Anybody, it can br a friend, a school counselor, an uncle, etc. YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. - It is fine that you haven't found the right therapist. I went through 5 too and the sixth was the charm. You need to find an expert on anxiety disorders. There is such a thing as "therapist shopping". This person needs to be an ally to you. Now, I can reassure you that you are not crazy(whatever that means) and that might comfort you for a little but eventually your mind will find something else. A sign that you are not losing your mind is that you are in touch with reality and super aware of your challenges. Having anxiety, depression, sadness, shame over our bodies, eating disorders, moody swings, etc. That is completely normal for a human being to have. You are a human just like anybody else. It is O.K no to feel O.K All the time. It is O.K to have mental health issues, that does not make you a crazy person.
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Thank you for that. I have nobody and have tried countless times to reach out and that’s inevitably why i downloaded this app. To have likeminded people who understand such a complex illness. I just need validation but that may not be the purpose of this app. So thank you for helping
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I don't know if you've tried but what works really well for me is yoga and meditation, really focusing on breathing. I find 9 times out of 10 when I'm in a loop it's because I wasn't breathing much. I tend to breathe shallowly and even hold my breath at times. Also just walking out in the fresh air. Always use this app to talk about an issue or just hear others problems sometimes helps to take your mind off your own.
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Hi, I’m new here!! I’m praying I don’t get judged for this. But, back in late May of 2022 ( literally right before I graduated high school), I added this one random girl from my school on Snapchat. She posted something about a graduation party , so I swiped up on her story basically saying how I can’t believe we’re almost graduated. She replied and we had a really short and simple conversation. The next day ( i believe) , we started talking a lot , and I just so happened to see her at the highschool when we were grabbing our graduation outfits and doing the rehearsal. When I saw her irl, I kinda got turned off ( I heard she was kinda crazy) , and on top of that , she was a little ugly irl. I remember seeing her Snapchat bio , and she was close friends with my female cousin ( a year younger than me) , who I happened to experiment sexually with when I was 10-11 years old. I remember going to work later that day and having sort of a lightbulb flick thought ( it wasn’t a good thought though) , what if my cousin told her about what happened when we were younger? So I started to kind of panic and immediately distanced myself from that girl. I also experimented sexually with one of my female friends when I was 10-11 , and from that day onwards, I’ve been pretty much living in paranoia and a little bit of guilt about someone finding out and my life being ruined . On top of that, It’s gotten worse to now sometimes I wonder if a girl I added off of quick add ( Snapchat) is underage even if they told me they were 18+ or had 18 and above in their bio, and I get so much guilt and anxiety about that. I even had a quick thought last February on what if I did something inappropriate with my younger cousin when I was 15-16 but I just can’t exactly remember when it happened , and it still eats me alive when I think about it, because I don’t know if it happened or not. I’m sorry for the long vent, I just wish I felt normal again. No matter how much I try to do things that old me used to do, life always feels “ off”. I always kept the top part about when I was younger a secret up until early (ish ) 2024, then I vented to one of my best friends and he told me that that’s a normal thing to do at a young age. Since then, I have told multiple friends and they all say they did similar stuff, but my brain just can’t accept that. Please help me, I quite literally overthink everything nowadays. 2021 was the last full year that I felt normal ( coincidentally, the best year of my life so far) . It’s not just about sexual related things either, sometimes I’ll wonder if I messed up something at work or hit a car while driving/hit someone and drove off. I just wanna live my life how I was supposed to live it after highschool ( carefree and happy) before whatever it is ( I think it’s ocd) hit me unexpectedly. Thanks to anyone who read this , I just needed to pour it out regardless of how negative I felt typing this, I hope someone can relate , because I feel so alone in my head at times.
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Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
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I can't live with OCD anymore. It's ruining my life. I feel like I'm being constantly bullied in my own mind all day everyday. I don't know if what I think and feel is ever real or normal or okay, what is me and what is the OCD thoughts. I don't know if any of my experiences are normal. I'm exhausted from picking apart every single conversation I ever have with anyone until I'm strung out by a vague and ambiguous feeling of guilt. I'm tired of feeling like I'm a bad person and feeling scared all the time and not knowing why and having my brain spin me out on an endless spiralling train of thoughts that never goes anywhere and just makes me feel disconnected from everything and everyone around me. I don't know what I feel and if what I feel is normal or if anything I am doing is real and actually me or if I'm 'losing my mind.' I don't even know if this makes any sense. I get into these states of mind where every thought in my head and everything I feel and perceive makes me question my own sanity. I don't know if anyone likes me because I have absolutely no concept of what I am actually like. I feel completely lost and confused CONSTANTLY.
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