I’ve been going through harm ocd nonstop and I feel like it’s never going to end it feels like my brain wants me to act on everything it feels like urges or like I want to and I can’t stop crying and panicking I’m in therapy but I’m scared nothing is going to work has anyone felt like this I feel like I need to never be around anyone
Hey! Be patient! I know it's hard right now but you're going to get better, I promise. I was like you too weeks ago and I stopped caring about the intrusive urges and thoughts even though I had to sit in discomfort. You care very much about your person, thag's why Harm OCD is bothering you. But don't forget that intrusive thoughts are not intentions.
@cartoonlover I just keep thinking what if im crazy and the intrusive thoughts went from “what if” to “you want to” or “your going to” is that normal with ocd I feel insane and im terrified
@Anonymous Hi I’m sorry you are going through this. The “what if” thoughts about wanting to or going to is very OCD. OCD always pushes our scare buttons. I hear treating it like a symptom of OCD and not a reflection of your wishes helps. Just remember OCD thoughts are thoughts your brain puts out you can learn to consider them junk thoughts. Your values determine your actions.
@ivrec Thank you so much for this advice I hope things will start to get better
I go through this often. It’s the worst feeling in the world but it will get better, but it takes time. It’s so hard I’m so sorry
@Cristina1217 How do you get through it because I’m struggling with what’s real
@Anonymous It’s also happened to me. For me it was like my intrusive thoughts were so bad I convinced myself I was psychotic and that I was hallucinating everything around me (even though I wasn’t) and I started to worry if I was or wasn’t real and then that led to existential ocd themes. It was horrible. It took me around 4 months to get out of the loop and even now I still struggle, but I began taking medication and it helped. But aside from medication and therapy I feel like the only thing that has helped me is to just let it pass because it will even when it feels like it won’t. I was so bad that I was very suicidal because I was convinced I was this horrible insane person who was going to harm people I loved the most and I had horrible derealization/depersonalization. I know the advice is to allow the thoughts to occur which I do now but when I’m in a bad loop I find that extremely difficult to do. I think the best advice is exercise and medication, it’s the only thing that has helped me besides time
@Cristina1217 Thank you so much, I’m going through all of that right now and I am terrified I don’t know what real and what’s not but thank you for taking the time to comment I really need all the support I can get so I do really appreciate it and I hope everything stays good for you
@Anonymous I totally understand! Good luck it is so hard! Just remember you wouldn’t be in so much distress if these were things you wanted 🙂 ocd attacks what we value most unfortunately
@Cristina1217 Thank you so much I needed to hear that I just wish everyone around me would understand but I don’t expect people to ya know?
Yea it’s rough and makes life very hard worth living. I’ve seen myself in videos in the backround in a trance like state because all I’m doing is thinking about my harm ocd. It’s literally every second of the day and it’s really draining. You’re not alone and I get it
@@Asiannoob5 Thank you I hope we can both get through this the best thing is support I’m looking into in patient hospitals just for my own peace of mind
I’m literally going through the same thing as we speak. Does it feel so real to you as well? I’ve been having anxiety attacks for the last three days and it making feel like I really want to act on my thoughts. It’s making me sick.
I feel you so much I'm going through the exact same thing rn
@kmacsimus Yes it feels really really real it’s terrible
I feel you its so hard!
I know how this feels and its such a scary feeling.. like yesterday I had a harm ocd attack and I literally couldn't fall asleep until like 6am because of it. What helped me is watching Nathan Peterson's videos about ocd on youtube so I totally reccomend them!! You are not alone in this and I'm sure we will defeat ocd one day <3
@sol ☆ It’s so scary I’m really trying to escape my mind but I can’t
@Anonymous same : (
@sol ☆ I wish I had people to reach out to more but the only people who understand are on this app
@Anonymous yeahh this app help so much and I agree I didn't have anyone to talk to about this until recently and when you don't have anyone to talk to about this it feels so isolating
@sol ☆ Well I hope we all get through this it is very debilitating and scary is the best way I can describe it always feel free to come back to this post and talk because I’m not sure how to stay in touch lol
@Anonymous I'm sure we'll all get through this! OCD does feel super real and scary but it's really just some random junk thoughts. Life is not going to be like this always and we are gonna win for sure. Also I don't know any other way to keep in touch unfortunately so I'll bookmark this post!
@sol ☆ I will save it as well take care I hope all your struggles with this gets better ❤️
@Anonymous I hope the same for you : )
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harm ocd is the bane of my existence. people always tell me that if you have anxiety over a thought, that’s ocd. and these intrusive thoughts cause me IMMENSE anxiety. i’m constantly looking for reasons why i’m not what these thoughts tell me i am. but WHY DOES IT FEEL SO REAL?? it’s like i can’t reassure myself that this isn’t me and i don’t want to do it, but i also look for reasons why it’s not me. my brain is constantly telling me “if you don’t act on this, you’ll never feel free”. WHAT EVEN IS THAT?? and why does it feel real?? anytime i think about getting therapy, i constantly think that it’s not going to help me positively but help me realize i am this person. i just wish someone with harm ocd could get into my brain, understand me, and tell me everything will be okay. i wish someone in recovery could tell me that they’ve been where i am, felt the same feelings, thought the same thoughts, and got through it when they thought they wouldn’t. i feel like i’m drowning in it. another thing is i think about how my mom knows a surface level understanding to this form of my ocd, but if she knew it all, i’m scared she’d never look at me the same. i’m scared she’d be scared of me and think i need psychiatric help. IM TERRIFIED.
i’m back in a cycle of having harm related OCD thoughts and feelings and urges and i get these episodes where it’s like i’m disassociating and feel like i’m about to snap and go crazy violent. does anyone else experience this? i need help
What if this and what if that. It’s all harm related and the urges feel so real I just can’t stand this anymore. Does anyone have any advice that has conquered OCD harm intrusive thoughts. I have them 24/7 and they are so scary.
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