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- 6y
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- 6y
Maybe but thinking it’ll disappear one day will only make you overthink it. That’s just my opinion. And OCD is chronic so even if you’re in remission it is still possible for it to come back. This isn’t meant to be discouraging. I’m just saying that being aware is important ( obviously just to an extent )
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- 6y
I'm hoping its weeks or months rather than years lol. I need to get to that point ASAP cos I care way too much. Thing is I'm told ocd often attacks things that mean so much to us. In my case it's fears I'll lash out and harm my family, I'm always gonna care about that cos my family are the most important people in the world to me. But I understand what you're saying completely. I just wish I could get to the stage where I don't care less
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- 6y
Yes If only OCD was something that goes away but it’s not. So all we could do is learn to deal with it and live with it
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- 6y
I do agree with that 100%. I misunderstood you I’m sorry
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- 6y
Thank you? and thank you for sharing ur opinion!!
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- 6y
What you said about losing your current theme cos you will get tired of it gives me some hope. I hope this is true because I've had the same theme now for aslong as I can remember. Absolutely years. Probably more than half my life. There are times it hasn't bothered me so much, but latley is the worst its ever been. Can only hope that better days are coming
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- 6y
You do, you will get tired of it maybe in weeks or months or years but eventually. At one point you will not care about it anymore so much so that even when you lose it, you will not feel any great relief or anything, you will be like 'meh' as if even if you still have it you wouldn't care less.
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- 6y
You can, maybe it is hard right now but keep a positive mind. If you have been suffering from this for such a long time and you have never harmed you family, then that means you never will even if you have this theme forever (you won't, just trying to make a point).
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- 6y
Keeping a positive mindset has never been my strong point. But I know how thinking positively leads to a positive outcome I know you are absolutely right. I've suffered with it this long and never acted on those thoughts. But sometimes my stupid head tells me because I've never acted on the thoughts I eventually will snap and do it. ? What I hate most is the fact the thought turns into an urge or a feeling. That's what scares me and makes me think Im gonna do it ?? I'd absolutely never want too though. In reality I hate violence and conflict
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- 6y
They can’t even imagine what it takes to do normal things
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- 6y
One day when you will leave behind the ocd madness, you will realize how irrational your thoughts will sound but right now they feel so real.
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- 6y
It does, when you leave it. And you will truly leave it the moment you will understand that you weren't letting it go.
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- 6y
I have the same mentality that you have and completely understand where you coming from. But there will come a time when you will lose your current theme as you will get tired of it, and once you get tired of your current theme, after sometime when you haven't thought about it for a long time, the thoughts you used to have would sound very irrational. That's what I was trying to point out.
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- 6y
No, I should have explained myself better, I just thought that saying that might be helpful to you as different advices works on different people as we all have different mindsets. You do not have to apologise at all, I apologise for not being clear. But I love your mentality and really want to keep that mentality as well.
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- 6y
This, this understanding and reasoning you have is the evidence that you will never snap or do something like that. And I, just like you have fear of that, but there are things we have to admit we don't have control over. Like rain. Let's say you want to have a pool party on your birthday that you have been preparing for 2 months prior, but 2 months before, you don't know whether it will rain on your birthday or not, the forecast isn't out yet. So do you worry or leave it upto your fate? Sometimes we have to leave it upto our fate/higher power/universe/nature whatever you belief in. You do not have any control over your future, but you do of present, and now, fearing something you do not have control over is something you have control of, so don't fear and give yourself a break. Treat yourself better cause you deserve it.
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- 24w
for the past few years i have been struggling with a certain theme of ocd as well as most of the other themes. but this one i have not figured out a good way to do my own form of erp or non-engaging responses. basically i will be daydreaming or thinking and have a very random thought. i wouldn’t call these thoughts intrusive thoughts because it’s not necessarily fear of the thoughts coming true, its just fear that my thoughts are too unique. my ocd will latch on to random or weird thoughts and may also add in that i was doing something weird while doing the thought. let’s say for example i thought of something random while i was rubbing my feet. then my ocd would be like “why are u having such a unique thought while doing something weird? nobody has ever thought about that specific thought while rubbing their feet before” (just an example). but basically it’s like my ocd bullies me for having thoughts that are too random and things i’ve never heard people talk about before if that makes sense. i am just trying to see if anyone relates even a little and how i can accept that everyone has unique thoughts.
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- 18w
Hiii! This is my first post. I found NOCD through a tiktok ad that spoke to me. It was titled signs you didnt know were OCD or something like that, and one of the slides was “checking my pulse throughout the day to make sure i was okay”. This is something ive done for i dont even know how long. atleast 10 years, im 24 now. Ive always known Ive had OCD. Light Sanitation OCD runs in my family. But over the years ive started to realize i had way more than the “family trait”. Checking my pulse 40+ times a day is something i refer to as my “OCD tick”. Its to the point where people who dont know about my “tick” often ask if i am okay when they see me do it. Maybe this post is me putting it on paper for the first time so i myself can analyze but some other stuff i struggle with are: Often having thoughts of if i dont do A, B will happen. An example that is common for me is “if i dont refold this shirt me and my boyfriend will get into an argument” or if im out to dinner with a friend, “if i dont pick up this cup and place it back down, i will get into a car accident on the way home”. This is one i struggle with almost everyday, especially when im around people (work or outings). This compulsion happens multiple times a day. Now in my life i try to practice exposure therapy, even getting annoyed i feel the compulsion and think to myself “oh my god this is so stupid no!” but if i dont follow through i feel guilty. often when i get my next compulsion shortly after i tell myself “okay doing this will make up for not doing the previous one”. I definitely dont have a number based OCD, but i would have to pick up and put down the cup until it feels “right” or “correct”- same with checking my pulse. I have to check my pulse until the feeling is “just right”. With sanitation as i said before, i have a very clean and sanitary family, although mine is more severe than their feelings. I avoid touching certain surfaces after i have washed my hands, such as the front door knob, or living room tv remote, etc. If i need to touch or use these things, i have to immediately wash my hands again. Even if someone comes home and asks me to go and lock the front door ill often respond with “i cant i just washed my hands, if i lock the door ill have to rewash my hands”. thankfully my family is very understanding. I often feel like certain things are contaminated. For example when i come home i sanitize my phone immediately as it is contaminated from being outside of my house. I often have a feeling of something having to feel “just right”. If i go out to dinner i have to be the first to pick what seat or side of the booth im sitting on before the rest of my family sits down or i will feel anxious the whole dinner. Sometimes when im typing i have to back space and retype the same word over and over until i feel i typed it “just right”- even if i didnt make a typo. sometimes when i am driving and space out i often think “oh my god did i just hit someone” when there is no evidence that i have. it worries me. I think oh my god i mightve done a hit and run. But tell myself it can not be possible, theres no police chasing me, no honking, or anything. It is scary. this one is very rare. once in a blue moon i get a false memory. A main one ive felt since i was a kid is if someone or some object touches any part of my body, for example my left arm, i have to have them or atleast my self touch my right arm in the exact same way or i feel uneasy. this isnt with every single touch, but mainly when i feel triggered- although i never know what triggers a moment where i need the symmetry. I guess ive always known, i am very honest with my family, friends, and boyfriend about it. But i didnt start to realize how neurodivergent i was until asking some friends “you never randomly feel *insert compulsion*?” and they say never in their life have they felt like that. Im very self aware and have come to an acceptance with all these things, although it is debilitating. Periodically i think, wow it must be nice to not live life with these feelings but oh well. To be honest, downloading this app is the first step ive ever taken to find out more about OCD. Ive always kind of just been like “yeah i definitely have OCD but okay” more or less.
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- 15w
I know that sounds a bit harsh, but people with OCD think very differently then everyone else and we do strange things. I used to think OCD was just that we overthink to much and have compulsions to fix it, but its kinda alot more than that i realise. Like peoples lives are legit debilitated from this thing. Thats serious and i dont think others realise that. Mabye im concerned too much idk.
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