Anyone else experience worsened OCD when traveling? I was super excited to travel international and see my family and just RELAX for once. But ever since I’ve gotten here my anxiety and OCD is terrible. I can’t enjoy my trip with having an anxiety attack or just feeling checked out of the situation. It makes me want to leave and go home but I want to stay here and enjoy my time off. Any help would be appreciated
Yes! I stopped travelling for about 10 years because of it. OCD is a real jerk when you're trying to enjoy time away with people you love. I hope you can draw on the skills you have built up. Tell OCD that it can join you at the beach (or whatever), but that you're there to be with family and have some fun, so it'll just have to take a back seat. Staying there and interrupting OCD by doing the opposite of what it wants, using non-engagement responses, telling it that you're not going to figure things out right now, that you're busy and don't have time to ruminate, etc. This is YOUR time. OCD can tag along, bit you don't have to engage with it. Sending support to you! I know you can do this 🥰
Ya my OCD is worse on holidays
Last night I was staying at my boyfriend’s house and couldn’t sleep. I felt like i desperately needed to go back to my parents and clean and organize my room. This has happened a few times before when I was staying at his place. Since then he’s been very upset with me. Does anyone else’s partner do this? Any advice? It’s been hard. He’s made me feel so shameful for having OCD. As if it’s not tough enough /:
Hello, I unknowingly have lived with ROCD or OCD (not sure what one. I’m new to this). It has ruined so many amazing romantic and platonic relationships and I am so sad that just now I am finding out what the hell is wrong with me. Maybe life would be different if I have known. My OCD and anxiety is at an all time high (ATH) due to some horrible events that have happened in the recent months. I am at the point where paranoia has taken over my life now. I had my first panic attack a few weeks ago where I fainted. My anxiety attacks are so extreme I go thought cognitive distortion that has lasted days. My girlfriend of 3 years is my emotional guardian and she no long has the energy to be that and honestly it’s not her responsibility to be that. She is bi and wanted to have an open relationship and for someone who has OCD this has not been good for me. She also was assaulted in my own home by a good friend of ours when I was out of town but it’s not a clear situation because it sounded consensual at first. I just left my very high paying job. I am financially secure but the job was emotionally abusive and looking back made my OCD worse. I am taking some time off to get my head right…but now, all I have to do during the day is live in my OCD. I’m very happy I finally figured out why I act the way I do but I don’t know if I can get better quick enough to save my relationship. I have never been so worried about myself (M 28 years old). I am a confident young professional and never thought I would be writing on a page like this. Anyway…I hope it gets better.
OCD can be an incredibly lonely experience, especially when people around you don’t understand the thoughts and fears you’re facing. But you’re not alone—others have been there too. What’s something about OCD that makes you feel isolated or alone?
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