Wondering if anyone else has this issue?

I’m still new to knowing I have OCD and understanding it, so I’m wondering if what I’m about to describe is an OCD thing? There are fun creative projects that I want to do, but I feel so guilty about wanting to do them, and trying to do them because my room is a mess and I feel like I should have my room clean before doing something that could make it worse, and because it’s messy and I know I should clean it, my brain isn’t letting me start the fun projects I want to do. It’s like it’s not letting me do anything because I haven’t had the energy to clean my room and most of the time I end up sitting on my phone scrolling through social media because my brain won’t let me do anything else. And it’s all anxiety inducing of course. I’ll bring this up in therapy when I have my next appt. but I was wondering if anyone else understands this and has any suggestions of stuff I could do to help this in the meantime?

ktnelly

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I totally get this. For me is isn’t necessarily cleaning my room but other projects for work or classes that I tell myself 100% everything has to be done before I can relax or do anything enjoyable with my time because it makes me feel so guilty. For me a hard reset was the best way to deal with it. I went camping over the weekend I left all electronics at home and had no service and brought a book and some other things I enjoyed doing just for me. The first day was very anxiety inducing feeling like I needed to be doing something productive but after day two I felt so much more at peace and now that I’m home I feel less guilty giving myself time for things I enjoy. I have to ground myself and remind myself that this is my life and I can choose how I spend my time and I’m not letting anyone down or making anyone upset by giving myself a break and a second to breathe. The anxiety is just an uncomfortable feeling that you are capable of handling and letting it pass as you enjoy your fun project!

username ☮️

Date posted: 1y ago

Yes, definitely. I’ve had extreme depression & just been eating & eating .. my room needs clean too& I’m usually up for it but ever since OCD I just don’t do it. But, I do exercise & it helps 60%. I have to wait 2 weeks for my help which is driving me insane .. but working out has helped. I use this app “Better me” I do any type that I like.. after I’m done with the work outs .. I just feel more alive yk? Hope this helped 💕

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

@Sonia Sanabria Thank you, it did

Angela121

Date posted: 1y ago

I have this Exactly. To a T.

Puffin123456

Date posted: 24w ago

Advice?

His so I have a question. Should I feel guilty for things I do like without thinking or naturally. Like for example if I’m around a person I find attractive I will naturally try to be funny or come off as attractive not in a bad way like it just happens I’m not usually aware of it until after it happens.Sometimes I do and say things without an intention it just kinda happens and then My brain after it will Be like oh you did that because of this and that. Or sometimes it’ll tell me I did it for a certain intention that I didn’t do it for, but it’s hard sometimes when I do things without a certain intention so then I can’t tell my intentions and I spiral but sometimes my brain is right and it makes me feel guilty because if I knew that’s was my intention I never would have done it if that makes sense. Is this part of OCD

Lilly5679

Date posted: 22w ago

Is it in my head

I have constantly been feeling like if I hit one arm, I have to hit the other and if I set something down and it just didn’t look right or feel right I had to do it again or I had to move it to a different spot in my room I’ve had never been a clean freak, which is mainly what I get told is OCD And I don’t know if I should even have this app. I don’t know if I actually have it. I’m constantly worried that I did something in my past that harmed others and that’s why people don’t like me or I’m constantly worried People are constantly watching me and I don’t know if that’s OCD or if I have it so please tell me I will delete this app and never think of it again if I don’t I just really wanna know

FairyWithaKnife

Date posted: 20w ago

I just don't know

I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.

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