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- 2y ago
i’m gradually losing hope
it’s been 3 years going on 4 and it’s terrible im wondering at this point will i ever be cured
it’s been 3 years going on 4 and it’s terrible im wondering at this point will i ever be cured
Hello all. I have been learning and growing with OCD for 40 years. You will get better at being aware of OCD and how it impacts you. When you recognize it quickly it becomes so much easier. Notice that I said “learning and growing” with OCD (and not suffering or surviving or putting up with). Make it your goal to view OCD as a great teacher and you might be surprised how that shift in thinking can help. What can you learn? Awareness of your mind, your emotions, and or mind-body connection. What are the positives? You are learning about yourself and your journey!! Change the lens of how you view the illness. I know it is so hard…but you can turn it into an advantage for yourself. So hard but you will make it and thrive!!!
I have lived with OCD for 25 years, ups and downs. Don't look for "the cure", do what you can to learn to live the life you want to live, which includes doing exposures. Life with OCD is periodically hard but we can't give up, there is light in the tunnel and we can help others through our own e periences.
@Estrid Very well said!!! 💛
@M Thanks😊
@Estrid If you don’t me asking what started the OCD? I’ve been dealing with the intrusive thoughts for almost 2 years now. There are times I feel fine but still on edge, then I find myself a rabbit hole of anxiety.
@Tonyy In my case OCD was developed when I left home and began my adult life. But the worst years began when I had a huge strss reaction because of my work.
@Estrid Exactly what happened with me. A lot of work related stress caused me to have anxiety/intrusive thoughts. I can’t seem to shake it off. I hope we pull thru even it means it might take a while. I send you my blessings.
@Tonyy Thanks! I am sorry you also have this experience, wishing you strength to work on your recovery. Mindfulness practice and breath exercises has helped me with my stress, and setting boundaries to people.
Honestly, you won’t be “cure because you can’t cure any mental illness. Someone should have told you that earlier on because that goal of being “cured” can heavily hinder your recovery. You can ABSOLUTELY be recovered and healed from your OCD, though it can takes years with lots of hard work and dedication.
@Nica Cured*
I've been struggling with ocd ever since I can remember but it took over my life even more around 3 years ago. My enter life I was never able to feel "normal". There was always something I was anxious about. Now I am nearly 18 and it pains me to think that I've lost nearly my enter life to anxiety and ocd. But at the same time is good to remember that I have my whole life ahead of me and I actually have a chance at being happy and living my dream life!! Especially now that I've finally reached out for help. I know it's not easy but please don't give up. We're in this together! I promise you're not alone!🤍
@Sarahhhhh Remember that all of humanity struggles with life in one way or another. I believe that we often compartmentalize OCD into something that “ruins” our life. No doubt it is hard. But it is a life challenge like many other life challenges. If we change the lens that life is a journey and that we are growing and learning, we have less of a tendency to focus on what we have “lost.” Rather than focus on the “negative” focus on what you have gained - learning about yourself, about life, about relationships. Ironically, we are becoming stronger and better humans by learning and growing from OCD. You are so strong!!! Embrace that!! Love yourself for being so tough. And show yourself compassion for all of the tough learning!!
I know where you are coming from, but there is always hope x
I was at a point where the ocd was such he’ll I wished I would just die. ERP therapy got me back to having joy in my life and not wanting to just give us. There’s hope for you too.
Don’t lose hope you got this ☹️!!!!!
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I feel like I’ll never lead a normal life again with OCD, my thoughts have begun to be convince especially about POCD. I feel like so sad and down that this will be my life forever. I’ll never get to fall in love again without intrusive thoughts. I’ll never be worth falling in love with. I can never be intimate again. I’m just done, my life is over. I can’t even look at my nephew and niece anymore without the smile fading. It feels like I’m so nasty and then my brain convinces me this is how I feel. That there’s some part of me that is a p*do and that’s it. I’m a disgusting human being for that. I just feel hopeless
I’ve been going through this rough patch for the last four months, and I can already feel an even worse one coming. I just feel scared. And on top of that, I’m going to stop therapy. After everything with my current therapist, I just don’t have the strength to keep trying anymore. I feel hopeless. My head hurts so much, and it’s hard to keep going when everything feels this bad. I just want to cry, hope this feeling passes, and maybe try again if it ever lets up. But right now, it feels like nothing will ever get better. I don’t feel like I can ask for help. I hate that it took me so long to realize this wasn’t the therapist for me. I was too scared of being dramatic, so I let it go on for far too long, and now I feel like I’ve just become a burden-like. I hate that I let it get to that point, especially when I was paying for this. I just want to give up. I feel broken down, and I don’t even want to be okay anymore.
i’m so sorry, this is a bit longer than i anticipated. for the people that struggle with periods on this app, i’ve had irregular ones all my life. the one i’m having now has been going on for almost two and a half weeks, i’m in so much pain, and i’ve bled through pants multiple times a day since i’ve been on it. i went to the gyno earlier this year for my first pap smear and tried talking to her about the problems i had previously faced. it felt like she ignored me and rushed through my appointment. i had to go ahead make another appointment with her because she could see me the soonest (since i was already established with her. every other office i called could only take me starting late june) due to the issues i stated previously. i’m extremely nervous to go because i’m scared she won’t listen to my issues like last time. i’ve also gone to the er a few times trying to figure out what’s wrong, but they all just do a blood test and an ultrasound and tell me to go home. i’m swimming in medical bills that i already can’t pay. on top of that, my ocd is getting to a point of being extremely debilitating. i tried seeing if the app would accept my insurance, but they don’t. even with a payment plan, i absolutely cannot afford to find therapy here. i’ve also tried looking at therapists near me, but it seems like none of them specialize in ocd. i live in a small town, so in a way that’s expected, but it doesn’t help my case. i’ve been feeling incredibly weak due to the blood loss and the lack of therapy. i just need some kind words to help me keep a positive attitude, because it’s been extremely hard to do so as of late.
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