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- yin9z
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- 1y ago
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On a scale of 1-10, how real does ocd feel? I’m in this state where I feel like I’m in denial. I feel like everything I say in my head are lies. Idk what to do…I need some support
On a scale of 1-10, how real does ocd feel? I’m in this state where I feel like I’m in denial. I feel like everything I say in my head are lies. Idk what to do…I need some support
OCD can feel like a 15 dude 😅. It’s so hard. But no matter how real the emotions may feel. The fact is, it’s not. Scientifically proven it’s all a sham. A big ol lie. OCD is a bully and will use whatever it can to hurt you in the worst ways. Breathe your way thru the anxiety. Face it head on. Be strong. I highly reccommend watching videos on cognitive defusion, that can be such an aid in separating these thoughts and emotions from yourself.
OCD feels like 100 to me. I got admitted once at the hospital because I thought I was going to turn into a zombie that was still alive but will bite everyone (thought I had rabies). It’s silly and funny now but back then I was 100% convinced and admitted myself so I wouldn’t be a danger to others. Got released the next day so it wasn’t as real as I thought it was after all.
Coping tips I use are excercise, meditation, cold exposure (cold baths), journaling, breathing excercises. I highly recommend downloading The Tapping Solution. It’s a guided meditation app that has saved me and pulled me back from rumination and checking. I use visualization excercises to remember that this OCD is not me. Download the Clarity app. It’s a guided therapy journaling app. It’s sooo helpful. Highly reccommend it so much!
Honestly OCD felt like 100 for me too. I thought I was too far gone and couldn’t bounce back from the state I was in. Looking back I can barely remember what happened in the past year tbh bc I was so caught up in my own head. But now, I’ve managed to bring that number down by doing mindfulness, journaling, eating healthier, socializing/getting out often, and taking medication. It’s very debilitating but you can get better and find inner peace again ❤️🩹
@blazed Have you had a positive experience with medication? I am scared to start because I heard it makes some people worse
@Keepongoing When I first take my meds 10mg, I noticed a big difference. My anxiety is lessen and my concentration is better than before. I’m on 30mg now. My doctor said that you would notice a big difference when you first take meds, but the progress gets slower. Personally, the thoughts still feels so real, but I’m able to distract myself by socialising.
@Keepongoing I’ve actually been on a few medications but a lot of them didn’t help bc I was experiencing bad side effects. However, I eventually found the right combination that works best for me, by working through trial and error. It may help some people, but sometimes it won’t; it really depends. Give it a try if you’d like and see how things go from there!
I know I’m not supposed to ruminate but the thoughts feels so real
I need tips on how to cope with this ☹️
This theme always feels like I am in denial and that I am somehow using OCD as an excuse. Especially, when I get intrusive thoughts and I don't feel any anxiety.
Everything feels so real. I think learning about non-offending pedophiles has really screwed with me. I feel like I’m not even doing compulsions anymore like I genuinely cannot remember if I do them or not and the groinal responses are messing with me. I keep having intrusive dreams and I’m in that half asleep state and I feel nothing after that or I feel weird like a good weird, I don’t know. It’s a really weird feeling when I get those thoughts but I don’t like them, I don’t think. All I know is, I keep seeking reassurance and I feel like I don’t have OCD because the way I feel, like the way I get worked up isn’t the same as others. Whenever I try to watch a show, like 9-1-1 or daily dose of sunshine, I feel like I’m watching something I shouldn’t be. Or if I’m just on my phone, I feel like something is going to happen. I feel red flags whenever I’m on my phone, like somehow cp will appear. I know that OCD is the doubting disorder but my god, this is just crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. Everything is just nonstop, it’s so constant and I’m genuinely scared that I’ll do something when I get out of my room. I don’t know anymore, this whole OCD thing is just making me lose my mind.
I feel like im loosing my mind. I feel like i experience derealization or what. I feel confused like very very confused. I cant even think normally. Im just tired. I feel like im loosing myself. Im scared that everyone tells me that i have OCD, but what if this is all true? I dont think and im scared that other so-ocd sufferers dont feel this way as i do. I feel literally, LITERALLY so convinced that this must be true. It feels like i already accepted that this is true. Im done. My brain is broken. I even started to have thoughts like what if i have schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. Help me please. Do i have psychosis or what?
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