I’m just so fed up of feeling this way. I’m trying so hard to stop ruminating which is only making it worse… I feel like I’m not capable of stopping ruminating. I had a good day yday and was fine up until midday today and it’s just hit me like a tonne of bricks. I’m so tired of fighting every single day and getting nowhere 😢
I’m on the same boat. It takes time to stop ruminating! check out Michael green burg he has nice tips on ruminating. It sucks it will drag u back in but push threw do things you love, laugh, it will get better! we don’t have to solve anything!!!!
Don’t look at it that way! “Getting nowhere” is an incorrect statement. You just said you had a good day! Even if it’s just 1 good day. That’s 1 good day could’ve not had! I completely understand how you feel. I would constantly feel like my good days don’t even matter because the bad days felt it outweighed them. Remember to take a breather and be kind to yourself. We got this 👍😊
@potatolover Thank you 😊
I’m exactly the same, my anxiety was so bad I couldn’t understand why so went looking for answers that I couldn’t find. I’m trying to accept it as just a false alarm but it’s hard to stop ruminating. At what point does the anxiety go away it’s been over 2 months now
Been there - it’s terrible. Erp therapy helps me a lot. Here’s an erp method for dealing with rumination: https://www.shalanicely.com/aha-moments/erp-scripting-for-ocd/
@Erin P This is really helpful thank you
@Ellsx You’re welcome. 🫶
Stay strong, just remember you aren't your thoughts. You can't control your thoughts, but you can control how you react to them. Self talk helps me. Remember OCD will do everything in its power to scare you, it will come at your values, confuse you, and try to make something bother you. Just let the thought float and then move on. I'm right there with you, but we got this!
@Anonymous I’m honestly trying so hard to just carry on but it’s almost screaming at me. I really can’t cope with anymore. Nothing distracts me, I’m constantly plagued by it
@Ellsx I get it. One thing that has helped me pretending to grab a rope and then releasing that pretend rope. Your OCD is the rope, and you are letting go of the rope. It sucks, but you got this.
I'm really frustrated right now because once again I feel like I can't keep up with my own brain and I just can't keep doing this. I'm so tired of doing this. My head is always going and going and going and I just want to unplug it. It makes me so stressed. It's like I have someone else in my head who won't shut up and is always pointing everything I do out. Like I'm walking on eggshells around myself so I don't trigger these thoughts. But if I walk on egg shells then it just goes on about something else and I feel like I'm going crazy.. I feel so bad because it makes me so snappy. I want to bash my head in because I'm so over it. The only thing I know that helps is anxiety meds, because I had one one time and it actually really helped me (it didn't even do it's job! Because of how bad my anxiety is!! I'm just so desperate at this point for relief) But the last time I brought up going on meds for anxiety with my mom she said I'll get addicted, like my dad, or my grandma, or whoever else in my family because everyone in my family is addicted to SOMETHING. I don't see the issue in trying though. I feel like I'm someone who could really benefit from anxiety meds. I don't talk about my feelings often BECAUSE of anxiety, so it seems like I'm just trying to go on meds for no reason. But it's like..my body hurts. All the time. And my brain never stops. My brain is so messed up. I feel like I could do so much more if I wasn't like this. It's never going away, I've tried and I've tried and I'm still a mess. I just want it to stop. I'm not asking for much. I just want the fear to stop and the intrusive thoughts to stop and the racing thoughts and the feelings of doom and the nervousness and and I actually want to feel okay in my own skin for fucking once. I've tried everything nothing works im losing patience and I'm losing hope. I feel like there's something wrong with me. I feel like my brain is broken and that makes me sad to be honest. I feel like everyone around me can work. Why can't my stupid brain work???? I try so hard. I try so hard all the time. And it still doesn't do what it needs to do. I hate myself so much.
I’m struggling so much, I don’t know what’s changed. I was doing so well for a solid two months and now it’s been over a month of just my lowest point. My bf has gotten upset at how much I do compulsions and it’s taxing him too. I can’t imagine how hard it is to be my partner right now. I feel exhausted I’m tired of my OCD finding new things to obsess or worry over. I’m so TIRED of getting stuck on technicalities. I’m so exhausted with the constant intrusive thoughts and intrusive thinking. I’m so sick of how compulsive I get when I’m so riddled with anxiety. I don’t want to keep pushing. It feels pointless if my life is going to be a constant loop of ups and extreme lows. I feel like such a disgusting, embarrassing person. I don’t want love because I don’t feel like I deserve it. I don’t want patience or understanding because it makes me feel so guilty. Like no one is understanding how bad of person I could truly be. I’m so lost and tired of this
So over all of this. Why do periods have to make everything so much worse. I keep thinking that I can get over an intrusive thought and then the next one comes in. My brain tries to make be obsess over something that i've already obsessed about and moved on from. Wish this could be over.
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