Wouldn’t it be nice to not feel guilty all the time? Wouldn’t it be nice to not always be worrying about everything? It sucks to have OCD. OCD goes hand in hand with anxiety, guilt and endless worries!
Yes yes it would
hard agree
Can I ask whereabouts you are on your OCD recovery/journey?
@Joe87 Some days, I feel like I am 80% to recovery. Some days, I feel it is about 50%. You?
@Anonymous Sometimes I feel very close to being able to wake up one morning and say to myself ' i know/I am fairly confident and content as to the events in my life that led me to end up with this ocd and I can now draw a line under it all and go about my daily life without ruminating over all of the whys and no longer do all of the horrible compulsions that have literally taken over my life and keep me stuck in this cycle....and then the next moment my brain tells me the complete opposite and that I do need to worry, ruminate and continue to feel guilty about what I believe led me to end up with OCD. I guess what I need to do is just accept that I have OCD and commit to no longer worrying or hating myself for what it is I beleive led me to this rather than keep going around in the same cycle of what it was that I believe led me to start doing compulsions in order to neutralise my negative thoughts and emotions Note....I believe there are a few things in my life that led me to start doing compulsions but the main one was being in a relationship with a girl that I really loved but was seriously incompatible and unhappy with but rather than doing the right thing and ending the relationship I decided to cheat on her and went on a date with another girl. This only happened once and was almost 4 years ago now and my relationship ended 3 years ago. Despite knowing that I was extremely unhappy in my relationship and that I dont think anything could of changed that I can't help but continue to beat myself up for my cheating and wonder if I had just finished the relationship like I should of or tried harder to make things work then perhaps I would be happy now and wouldn't of developed OCD. Sorry for the essay I just wanted to put some context into what I believe keeps me stuck
@Joe87 No apologies needed. We all need to vent sometimes. As for the cheating, it happened and is part of your part. You learned your lesson so forgive yourself. Almost everyone has cheated or been cheated on, it does not make you a “bad” person especially since you learned from it. OCD is chronic so we all need to just accept it is going to be there forever. However, it is manageable!
I’ve had multiple themes by far the one I’ve struggled with the most is pocd. But off and on I’ve had my struggles with ROCD. and it feels like when one gets better the other one kicks up. I just like eight months ago had a baby with my husband and my pregnancy was extremely stressful because of pocd but after it’s made it better than ever cause of constant exposure. Now it’s just zoned in again on my relationship with my husband. We were fighting a lot and stuff and then it cooled off then picked up. Not as bad but still like a spike and my ROCD has been so bad worse than it was before like with every little fucking detail. And I’m just so tired and emotionally spent and I use alcohol to take away my anxiety cause the meds I’m on help but they still don’t help enough or quiet my mind.
@Ugenefits1 Alcohol will cause your ocd to spike along with anxiety and depression. I am not judging! Just trying to let you know to hang in there. Take it one day at a time.
@Ugenefits1 Also, give yourself some grace! It is not easy being a mom and also have OCD.
I’ve been struggling with religious OCD for the past month or so (blasphemous intrusive thoughts, fear of going to hell, etc). I’m a Christian. I’ve been in ERP and I’m learning to let the thoughts just be which is hard, but I’m struggling with the overwhelming feelings of guilt about having the intrusive thoughts. I know the thoughts aren’t from me and don’t reflect my true self, but sometimes if feels like I’m bringing the thoughts on if that makes sense. Does anyone have any advice on overcoming the guilt? OCD is also telling me I’m never going to get over this and my relationship with God will never be the same. I just want to be able to praise God without all of this and it’s making me incredibly sad and lonely. Any words of encouragement are appreciated.
cause immense guilt when receiving gifts? Or when someone is nice to you, the guilt just floods every vein of your existence. I feel so awful :( awful about my compulsions, about some of my thoughts, about who OCD has made me. My boyfriend just gifted me something, and I have such a heavy feeling in my chest. Worst part is: when I’m not feeling guilty I’m spiraling over that gift was enough, if it could’ve been “better.” I feel like an idiot. I don’t understand why I’m like this
I can’t help but feel so anxious because of guilt. I feel guilty about not sharing everything about my OCD to my partner, but because I understand that confession itself is a compulsion and would not help anyone. I feel so anxious too that if all my fears come true and she finds out, then it would be so devastating for everyone especially her. Does anyone feel the same thing? How could I change my perspective on this?
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