Recently I’ve Started to notice every time I drink coffee or anything high in caffeine, it makes my ocd a lot worse. Today hasn’t been great, I’ve been feeling incredibly anxious and overwhelmed.
Yeah, for me, my anxiety tends to spike when I drink caffeine. Subsequently my OCD also spikes. On the days I don’t drink caffeine, I usually notice a significant improvement. Also, caffeine usually affects my sleep. I also notice significantly worse OCD on the days I don’t get enough sleep! I think it all plays a role, but ERP has helped me embrace uncertainty and get some relief regardless of caffeine/sleep (although it can be more challenging). Anyway, I hope this helps in some small way!
Yes coffee does this to me so I switched to matcha. Matcha contains l theanine which is great for ocd. Give it a try
Does anyone Else’s ocd flare up bad when in stressful life situations? I was doing amazing and now that I’m having some drama with my life it seems to have come back with a vengeance. Anyone else?
Recently, I’ve been struggling a ton with what I eat/put into my body? I’m a first year college student with a few different health issues (including IBS), and lately it’s been hard for me to find food on campus that doesn’t upset my stomach. I also have pretty severe emetophobia, and feel extremely anxious when I feel sick. The ironic thing is that being anxious makes me feel even worse, so I end up sticking myself in an impossible loophole. My OCD has taken hold of these fears over the past few months, and it’s been such a struggle. Especially since people have been getting food poisoning from various dining halls on my campus lately. My OCD has gotten so bad that sometimes I’m too afraid to eat food other than what I buy myself. I feel so trapped. I don’t want my OCD to affect my physical health or prevent me from eating, bc I love eating!! It’s the fear of getting sick that’s the problem. And it’s even harder when everything is so unfamiliar. Just wondering if anyone could relate. Advice is appreciated!
Does anyone else's OCD get worse when you haven't slept well? I haven't been sleeping well since this weekend and my OCD and anxiety is just making me feel super down. Does anyone else have this problem?
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