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i am really struggling right now and don’t know what to do. need some support/advice

LowellT

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Sorry I pressed Share too soon. If those of us on this app were sitting across from the table talking with you - we would totally understand your struggle. I know it doesn’t make it easier, but you can know that we totally understand the struggle. Through those struggles one at a time we get better and OCD has less of a hold on us. When you have those struggles maybe find something you enjoy doing and give yourself some compassion. Be patient you’ll get through this 👍.

Lisa LeeLou

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m sorry to hear you are struggling. I’m so glad you reached out on this forum. It is a great place for support. There’s going to be bumps in the road, but keep at it. Recovery from OCD is progress not perfection. Remember to celebrate the victories and be kind and patient with yourself. I am in ERP (Exposure and response prevention) therapy. ERP helped me realize that i can tolerate uncertainty and fear and handle negative emotions and anxiety without engaging in compulsions. The more you practice ERP, the more you build resilience. ERP is the gold standard treatment for OCD and has a great rate of success with OCD. If you are not in therapy, please consider reaching out to the NOCD care team for a free 15 minute consultation; link below: https://www.treatmyocd.com/calendar?src=homepage&_gl=1*dpgbx1*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE2MzY2NTk5MTQuQ2p3S0NBaUFtN09NQmhBUUVpd0FydkdpM0QwaEhYczN1Q0ZabWhVRUF4RndaaDJoa3AxbTRnek9TRWQweUJ4U3pqeU1SRU9FNGVwZkFSb0NNY0VRQXZEX0J3RQ

Killian

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 1y ago

Hi there, I’m sorry to hear you’re going through a hard time. Know that we’re here for you. What kind of support would be helpful?

VGH

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Hey, sorry to hear you're struggling, but you are in the right place. Recovery is a journey to be sure, stay strong, resist those compulsions, follow your values. You can always reach out for specific support. All the best!

LowellT

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I fully understand your struggle. I have shed tears and sweat from anxiety saying “No” to OCD. If I were talking with

squirrelobse...

Date posted: 23w ago

I desperately want help.

I feel like it's got to a point that I just can't deal with stuff on my own anymore. I've tried to help myself with compulsions and thoughts and behaviours and it helps to an extent but I feel like I just need more help. But I don't even know where to start, I've felt so ignored in the past and I don't even know where you can turn to. I'm in the UK so it's difficult, especially considering I'm only 17, to get any help for this kind of thing. I just want someone to talk to, something to help – medication, maybe? I want to try it, I want to see if it would stop the overthinking for a while. Stuff isn't as bad as it has been before, but I feel like I can't just leave this anymore. I just don't know who to turn to or where to go from here.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 16w ago

I could really use some support

I’ve been trying my best with ERP and just everything that’s going on. I have severe OCD, GAD, PMDD, panic disorder, recently diagnosed ADHD, and currently experiencing a major depressive episode. Apparently. I was taking a break from this app but I really need support right now. My family is honestly really mean and not understanding of what I’m going through. Right now it’s gotten bad to the point I had to withdrawal from my last semester of university. My only support is my boyfriend and he’s now planning to join the military. I won’t be able to talk to him for 3 months and I feel really scared of being alone with all of this. I know I shouldn’t depend on him to begin with but right now I’m at an extremely low point and I feel like I won’t make it alone. There hasn’t been a single day we haven’t texted and talked in 4 years. I feel really scared, but I don’t want to hold him back. You guys, I feel so sad and terrified right now. I don’t want him to go, he’s all I have.

anxiousashhh

Date posted: 13w ago

feeling low

I think I’m going through the hardest depression right now. I’ve never felt so compelled to just stop getting up and stop living. I know it’s hard to hear, I just really feel bad. Right now I even feel like an attention seeker. I just wanted to know, are there any tips to raise me from this hole im in? Has anyone else felt like this an pulled themselves out?

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