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- BootsyCollins
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I just had to keep reminding myself that the thoughts I was having were just from my OCD and they were thoughts that didn’t mean anything about me. It never fully went away but now I’m at a point where it doesn’t bother me as much anymore because I’ve been working to separate myself from my OCD.
Also, this sounds funny but if you give your OCD a name then it’s easier to separate it from yourself. So you can say that the thoughts are just from your OCD and not from you.
I think once I stopped telling myself to read into it and stop making my self any excuse or reasoning or compulsion that I was attracted to men, I just understood that was that however I felt I felt and if the ocd was making me anxious as fuck well I’ll feel that too. It was also summer time so I made sure to stay preoccupied by exorcising and swimming and being around people who’d love me no matter who I was. Funny enough I even realized that I was extra confused because a part of me was healthily and naturally curious of the opposite sex, I never went anywhere with it but I got a laugh out of it when I saw a man that was attractive and I might be attractive too and no HOCD thoughts came. It just dissolved, there’s always a difference because ocd will make you feel so much confusion anxiety and guilt. But I’ve also gotten over other themes like POCD and harm ocd. I still have a lot to learn on bettering myself I have other themes now
Yes! When I started doing exposures for contamination OCD, my other forms got much worse.
Yes! Me right now. I haven’t had this theme in months and I finally felt like I beat it but then randomly it hit me. I’m feeling anxious over it again, after not feeling anxious for awhile. Hoping it’s just a little set back. I worked so hard to be back a square one. It’s ok though, we will make it through. We just have days that are harder then others. OCD tendencies are always gonna be a part of us. It’s how our brains are wired, we just have to learn the tools to help ourselves. Sending you positive vibes❤️
How’d you overcome hocd and how long did it take?
I have several OCD themes currently. It’s pretty much entwined in my entire existence and has been for decades. I was only diagnosed a few months ago and have been making progress with ERP on my contamination issues which is an amazing feeling. To have some control over this has made the future seem bright. Unfortunately lately I’ve been struggling with questioning my 10 plus year marriage (something I’ve dealt with on and off the entire time). My feelings had been solid for at least the past year with no obsessing in that area so it’s really very disturbing to experience this now just as I am getting a slight handle on my OCD. I’ve been so distracted with this the past 2 weeks I haven’t been able to make much progress. Just now I considered the possibility that OCD is behind this. Has anyone ever found that OCD started to sabotage you in one area when you were making progress in another? Is this possible?
I have been dealing with all random sub types the past 4 months and it seems like as soon as I don’t let one one obsession. Other me anymore, I have a couple hours of relief and clarity and then all of a sudden my mind will be like “you aren’t worrying about anything, that’s not normal, let’s try to find something to latch onto and bother you” and all I keep doing is letting things fizzle away and then it’s like I just cycle through my common OCD thoughts because I’m just so used to being anxious and worried about bothersome thoughts. And a completely new one came in recently that’s ridiculous and I am almost embarrassed to even say what it is
The first time I experienced pure OCD was about 2 years ago. Although it was hard, I have been able to come out of each theme that I experience and manage them with time. I haven't had an OCD episode in MONTHS until yesterday. I was able to get out of it after a couple of hours and then had a normal day. However, this morning I woke up "checking" to see if my OCD was still there. I felt extremely stuck and I'm not sure how to get out of this one. I'm super down and anxious because I feel that I was making great progress and now I feel like I'm back to square one. I'm also not sure how to get out of this "theme" when I'm not even sure what this theme is - like my mind just keeps checking to see if I'm ok and not letting OCD get to me as I try to get through my daily tasks, which makes no sense. Has this ever happened to anyone / does anyone else feel this way?
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