electrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
For me, with time my harm ocd disappeared and became contamination ocd and POCD. I think theres a better way though, like ERP probably. Stay strong!
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
I'd love to know this too!, Fellow harm ocd sufferer here..
electroloveelectrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
My obsessions are more with my brain and worrying that I’m a psychopath or something that is capable of hurting or causing harm. Especially to those I love. In reality I’m very quiet and shy and kind...I hate that OCD has made me question that
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
I can understand that in a way cos in reality I hate violence I really do. I hate Conflict so can't understand why my brain would give me thoughts and urges of harming others. But ocd attacks things that matter to us. Have to remember it's the ocd and not a reflection of what we want to happen
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes definitely erp! That's always the answer I find whenever I've looked for advice. I just find it so difficult to do. I let myself become so bad I'm terrified of exposing myself to situations where I kmow my harm ocd will be strong I can handle little things like going to the shops and being around certain people. But it's those I love most I've isolated myself from. Harm Ocd attacks what we love and value most and unfortunately for me it's my family
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Hope you can overcome all types of ocd, you deserve it ❤️
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
You're really great just from our little conversations. I'm sure you're even more amazing in person. Stay strong, you can beat anything! ❤️?
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
That is so sweet of you to say! ❤️ Thank you it made me smile you are a wonderful person and I'm sure we'd get on very very well in person. Thanks for your kindness you deserve the very best in life ❤️❤️
electroloveelectrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
How’s your contamination and POCD doing now cat?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
Contamination ocd is a lot better, I used to wash my hands a whole lot more. Pocd is at its worst rn.. I'm suffering quite a bit. But I'm okay and I will keep fighting! Thank u for asking?
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Glad to hear that's getting better! Believe in yourself and the pocd will get better too I have faith in you ❤️❤️
moheleinmohelein
- Date posted
- 6y
Exposure therapy is the way to go
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
With my harm ocd my exposures would be to be around family those I care about most cos those are the ones I seem to get bad harm ocd thoughts around. My anxiety is so strong it stops me from being around them but I really want to push myself more. Luckily my mom has been supportive and understanding but she's frustrated that she doesn't see me much anymore
electroloveelectrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
Same here! I’ve avoided a lot of things. I used to love watching horror movies or reading up on true crime, those types of things so I avoid that now
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
I'm the same in some ways. But with me it's avoiding pepple. And that's mostly family because they're the ones I get the thoughts around most ?
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
But these are the situations we have to put ourselves in to practice erp
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Easier said than done in some cases
ocdsucksbuttocdsucksbutt
- Date posted
- 6y
@electrolove same. I used to sort of love horror but I loved documentaries and crime documentaries because it was so interesting but it made me feel sick that someone was capable of doing that. Now I can’t even watch any show I love without questioning if it makes me sad because I’ve become desensitized, and now I’m questioning if there was a reason why I was obsessed with these crime documentaries so much
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
Electrolove.. If you don't mind me asking what sort of obsessive thoughts do you have as part of your harm ocd?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
I'm sorry to hear you are suffering, I am too ? it feels like a very lonely place sometimes doesn't it ?❤️❤️ sending hugs
Curls.90Curls.90
- Date posted
- 6y
It definitely is that's the advice I always find whenever I've looked for it. I'm just so scared to do it. It's my own fault because I isolated myself for so long! ? I'm doing little bits of it but not as much as I want and need too
electroloveelectrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
@ocdsucksbutt yup, exactly. There was no winning with me LOL cause sometimes I’d get obsessed with certain cases and then they themselves because an obsession (for example missing persons, wondering where they are, what happened etc. basically ruminating.) And that would make me scared cause of things you see on the news about people who went crazy cause they were obsessed with serial killers or whatever
electroloveelectrolove
- Date posted
- 6y
In actuality I don’t think it really means much. We all have a morbid fascination too, our OCD is just twisting and making it something much bigger than it should be
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❤️we all just want it to be over already, but do not set a deadline for your recovery (e.g. "i give myself 3 months to get better") and let yourself go at your own pace ❤️accept that healing is a very, very non-linear process with highs and very dark lows.. it's a lifelong process for us those with ocd, when you stop suffering you start learning ! ❤️WITHOUT ruminating on this, identify the root of your obsessive themes. they hurt so much because they go after your deepest wounds. clearing out the fear or pain that stands at the base of your obsessions will help (e.g. my sexual ocd came as an emotional outlet for my inability to accept a new family member in my life) (e.g. my solipsism ocd came from the deep fear of being alone and abandoned) ❤️the truth will always surface. even if you have no hope anymore and not even asking for reassurance helps, put that last bit of your trust in the other people that are in good states of mind and who are trying to help you. remember that you're living by a distorted mind and if you can't trust your own brain, have trust in others. those who love you are your life net when you're down in the slumps. trust me. ❤️ocd can be caused by chemical imbalance. if you feel like you need it, don't be reluctant to try medication. it's important to have the correct dose and the correct meds. it may change a lot before finally being effective, but it can help A LOT. it was lifesaving for me. (I personally took 125 mg sertraline at 14 years old) ❤️cliche, but the exposure part of erp is in you already. we get exposed to relentless obsessions and terrors already by our minds, our part is the response prevention. throw yourself into the depths of uncertainty and fear by refusing to act upon your compulsions. any learned behavior can be unlearned, our brains are changing! 🧠 it does feel like we can't risk because we can't "know for sure" and we better be safe than sorry, right? well, screw this. unlearn these behavior and live life your own way. ❤️connect with other people with ocd. community is our pillar as humans, especially those communities who share our suffering. ❤️we tend to ask for reassurance a lot and other just reassure us because it's rational to them, not being aware thar it only causes us more pain as we have distoerted thinking. teach your loved ones to respond to your reassurance in a way that doesn't feed the cycle. (e.g. reassurance seeking- "hey, are you ABSOLUTELY SURE that I didn't hit an animal on the way back home??" ❌️wrong response- "no, you didn't, I already told you, I don't remember hearing or seeing anything!" ✅️better response- "I can see you are really distressed right now, why don't we go cook something together/watch a movie/paint together/etc.." ❤️keep your faith close to you. there is something bigger around us that surrounds us with love and takes care of us. even if you don't believe in a god, spirituality goes beyond religion. for me, this higher being was the sky, and everytime I saw the giant clouds I'd tell myself that they felt my emotions and they're watching over in my suffering. strangely enough, this pillar i built in the clouds was strong and really did give me a helping hand. who's to tell these connections we make are not real?
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