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Any positivity or recovery stories with ocd ?❤️
Would love to hear some right now
Would love to hear some right now
In January I was stuck to the floor. I was crying nonstop, holding my head, just wanting all of the intrusions and obsessions to stop. I thought I was going to be arrested, I thought I was going to have a heart attack, and I couldn’t leave even 50 feet from my house. It was a dark time. After reaching out to NOCD, working with my health insurance, and found OCD groups I can say now…. I just got back from a two week road trip involving four hour hikes. I’m eating all kinds of food with zero fear. I’m working out. I just got a new job offer. I’m no longer having issues with going to the doctors. My OCD has reduced dramatically and it shows. ERP works and it feels like a leap of faith.
@ItsGoingToBeOk Thank you for sharing your story. Congratulations on your recovery :)
About a year ago, I found myself crying in a corner do the constant screaming in my head, to the point I thought I was going insane and a monster. Ended up calling my mom (I was 24, so this felt like a low point to bring this to a parent). Taken to the hospital, and give diazapam to bring me to a somewhat normal state. In grad school, I felt like needed to drop out cause of this. Found a therapist, went to my psychiatrist. Got medication and therapy, and at first it was horrible with the medication. Slowly it got better and better. Today, I have long periods of times where I have no rumination/intrusive thoughts at all. Yes, there are still triggers that bring it all back, but the bad times are shorter. It will never be fully fixed, and I accept that. Coping with it, is a skill, work at it, and you’ll get better at it. Hope this helps stranger, always willing to talk about it with someone who has a shared experience:)
@Jk1326 Can I talk to you about it?
@Katarinagabriella If you feel comfortable yes! I’ve slowly become more comfortable speaking about it with others and sharing my experiences, and noticed talking and sharing does help
@Jk1326 Do you have social media?
@Katarinagabriella Yes, anything you prefer?
@Katarinagabriella here’s my instagram if you need help in the future:joeykornkven stay strong stranger!
Idk if I’m recovered but on a scale of 1 to 10 I say it’s a 7.5 to 8. And I’m ok with that. For me OCD is like background noise. It’s there and I don’t spend time listening to it. I just go about doing my thang!
@Dee C Very nice to hear. Thank you
Hi - I’m new here but I’m going through this right now and was wondering if anyone can share their harm ocd recovery stories and what your experience was like. Thank you (:
Just wanted to give some hope to those who are having ocd spikes, spirals and worries. This past year I have regained my life back. I went from beginning to isolate myself, being convinced by my ocd that my hobbies are bad and that I should avoid things I enjoyed, and having constant panic attacks. With the work of IOP, psychiatry and nocd, I have made great strives towards my future. I now don’t avoid things and instead embrace my life and ANY possibility that may come. Don’t let the ocd bully you. Yes, I have intrusive thoughts still but I am able to go about my day instead of obsessing over them. You can find this too. I encourage anyone on the fence to please seek help if you are in a tough time, it can literally save your life.
I’ve seen wayyyy too many negative posts on here (I totally get it)…but can someone please share some positive experiences? Doesn’t have to be so grand, it could be just that you achieved a small goal with your ocd! I don’t want to continue feeling drowned by this debilitating disorder. I want to see what has helped some of you! So we can all encourage each other! 😊
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