- Username
- JrPositive
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Will I be the same person after ocd recovery?
I fear that I will be permanently changed if I recover from ocd and I will never be the same person again.
- Username
- teasocteasoc
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Honestly I think that we can only be better humans after this ..
- Username
- JrPositiveJrPositive
- Date posted
- 1y ago
But I want to feel like me again. I feel like a stranger. I hate this feeling so much
- Username
- teasocteasoc
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I know how it feels trust me, I was about that age when it hit me , but I think that every person with or without ocd has to go through change to grow and than to come to him/her true self. There will be some bad , but also some really good days, stray strong.
- Username
- VGHVGH
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I lived with OCD for so many years, it truly was/is part of my identity. I, too, had fears of who I would be after recovery. These fears are how OCD keeps us stuck. If we spend time thinking about who we are, will be etc. we are allowing OCD to control us with uncertainty. Don't let OCD trick you. As you move towards recovery, don't be surprised by the nagging doubts that you may have. The uncertainty, and learning to live with it (and not answer OCD's questions) is part of recovery and recovery will lead you back to who you really are. It did for me.
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I actually felt like I wasn't me when my OCD was at its peak, and then after treatment and retraining myself to not do compulsions, I felt so much more like myself. I had that stranger feeling when my OCD was bad but now I don't feel that way so you might feel more like yourself actually.
- Username
- Mike1975Mike1975
- Date posted
- 1y ago
You're 14, so you're not who you're supposed to be yet anyway. Your values and what you love won't change. Your personality won't change. What may change is your view of worrying, your thoughts, etc. But once you recover, and you will, you'll smile and laugh again and be yourself. None of us are who we used to be before the OCD took control. But we might be a better version. I feel for you.
- Username
- Ocd surferOcd surfer
- Date posted
- 1y ago
You will be a person who can remain functional and happy with your life despite having anxious thoughts. That I think definitely is for good
- Username
- JrPositiveJrPositive
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I cant tolerate change, I hate it. I'm only 14
- Username
- JrPositiveJrPositive
- Date posted
- 1y ago
You're telling me I will be depersonalized for the rest if my life. I don't feel like me. In sorry but I want to go back
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- Username
- Mbriones
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Just want to ask if you will still feel normal after recovery of existential ocd? Im just anxious that I will never be normal again. I am thinking if I sucessfully recovered thid OCD will everything get back to normal as before? I really appreciate your answer. Thank you.
- Username
- Thunder_cloud
- Date posted
- 1y ago
OCD recovery- mixed emotions
So I’ve been getting treatment for about 3 months now and it’s been slowly starting to work I think and days are slowly getting easier. There are still plenty of bad days and days where I just feel completely defeated but I’m gradually learning how to deal with these emotions. Part of me is really relieved and excited as OCD was absolutely awful and the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. It held me back from so many things and I felt so trapped and I never imagined I’d be in so much agonising discomfort everyday. However part of me is also really uneasy as OCD is what I’ve known for so many years and I don’t know life without it. It’s almost unsettling integrating back into the ‘normal’ way of life as part of me doesn’t know where to start and I feel like I lack foundation if that makes sense as I have been unable to do so much for so long. I’m also finishing school soon which makes things even harder as I don’t know what comes next, or who or what I’ll become and do with my life. I guess my question is, is life beyond OCD worth it and is it worth climbing out of this hell hole? I also know that I’ll probably always have OCD and there may always be bad days but it’s just becoming less disabling and time consuming which is so exciting but sort of terrifying at the same time. I also am worried that I’ll live a boring and miserable life because at least dealing with OCD left me with something and made life more interesting, much more painful but It almost became my identity. But I guess there has to be something more beyond this life I’m living. Sorry this is long.
- Username
- whitneyx
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
ERP question
I’m not sure if anyone has had this fear, but i’m worried that if i actually get better with erp and face my harm ocd that one day the thought of hurting others won’t scare me anymore. Has anyone else had this fear?
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