Hey everyone, how are you all doing today ? I’ve taken some time out today for self care and found my batteries are slowly recharging which is a great feeling. What do you all do to recharge ?
I like to go on a walk, eat icecream, read my Bible ❤️
@TerryLee2217 Sounds great !!! It’s good to take some time out for ourselves, battling OCD is hard and we need a lot of recharging !
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@xxxx0xxxr Since I’ve had my OCD flare up more recently. I haven’t been able to enjoy music or movies at all. Walking is a decent time tho.
@xxxx0xxxr I find the gym really great and use it a lot for self care and to clear my mind. 😊
@xxxx0xxxr That’s great and shows that your able to challenge your OCD and WINNNN !!! Well done and keep going 😊
Talking with friends, writing poetry, reading a book, playing chess, playing video games - these all help recharge me
Nothing special, just regular stuff that i used to do before hocd. Also please answer a question for me. For the past few days, or a week or 2, whenever a relationship related topic or discussion comes, the instant thought in my mind is now of a guy partner. Not everytime, but still quite a few times. But i don't think there can be so many slip of thoughts in such a short amount of time. I don't believe the thoughts ro be true, and treat them as hocd screwing with me only. I don't have much anxiety now, so i am not bothered as much now. But it feels like i am not confident enough or clear in saying or believing that i want a girl as my partner. What can i do ?
Hey, sorry I’m only just getting back around to replying to you. It’s seems from your own exposure and form of ERP you’ve hit OCD where it hurts and create a stop to the cycle which is amazing. Your no longer having anxiety when the thoughts come which is great. The thoughts your currently having are “do I want a boy as my partner” is this correct ??? If so then this could be your OCD again trying to create doubt. If so then it’s good to accept this doubt! If your genuinely thinking you may want a relationship with a male then again it’s around accepting that as that’s okay my friend. If you have the “what if” and anxiety riddled thoughts when you think about it then I would pretty much guarantee it’s your OCD talking. Hope this helps.
What did you do today to work on managing your OCD? All wins/accomplishments are welcome to be posted! :-)
I’ve been feeling a little bit better these past few days but today it’s been very stressful for me having a lot of hard thoughts and unable to release tension mentally giving me a headache and feelings of panic. Having a hard time connecting with reality. Any ideas or suggestions on how to grab myself and release tension?
I’m finding this a great app. Is there any recommendation for how often it should be visited? Like not asking for a specific amount of time or whatever, I just find that maybe I shouldn’t always be reading stuff on the topic? Anyone have a balance they recommend?
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