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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
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! 😊
I know everything im dealing with is OCD. I have accepted that, but I just feel down. I don’t want to live the rest of my life like this. I just want to be free from this horrible illness. Any positive stories and recovery journeys will help. What did recovery look like for you? I used to be so happy, I miss it so much. This feels like it’s taken everything from me. How do you just live your life despite how you feel? Any hope will help!
This is killing me slowly day by day, im a straight female 20 years old, i started getting hocd after a break up with an ex and coming off intense use of 🍁🍃 for a few years on and off, i think it has messed up my brain so bad… my hocd is weird because ive been with men my whole life always wanted to be with men.. i also used to always question every relationship “do i love him? Does he love me? Am I with the right person?” Anyways after my hocd triggered my tocd due to researching hocd and finding they can often be linked, I started getting tocd and it’s worse then ever because it’s not who I want to be and I’m going back to situations where my abusive ex partner called me a “man” during a fight. I’ve always been a tomboy but never had same sex attraction. Help. This is killing me. I haven’t been able to study or leave the house most days, and work! I’ve lost motivation for everything and I’m in a dark hole. I need some success stories please
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