- Username
- llacerda
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Nightmare
Ocd is killing me. I’ve at least calmed my emotions but my mind just won’t stop. One trigger after another. I’m scared of tomorrow that it will start all over again.
Ocd is killing me. I’ve at least calmed my emotions but my mind just won’t stop. One trigger after another. I’m scared of tomorrow that it will start all over again.
Personally I try to shift my perspective a little concerning OCD and realize it will return again probably soon and I try to accept that idea with more of a indifference that way it has less of a tight grip on me and makes it somewhat easier for it to run its course in a little smoother way .
llacerda, I’ve been suffering from anxiety for almost 20 years. I just recently started getting treatment for Pure OCD (Intrusive thoughts) because I just learned that I have it, I just learned what it is. I think the thing that has helped me the most is learning that PURE OCD causes you to have thoughts and convinces your brain that something bad actually happened or something bad will happen. I found a little comfort knowing that all this time my mind was just playing tricks on me, trying to scare me but there’s no merit to my thoughts, they are just deception. Does knowing this information help you at all? I’m just curious because you’ve been dealing with this for 4 years, for me it’s almost been 20 so maybe it’s easier for me to accept this and find a little comfort because of the amount of time? I don’t know. I’m not sure if I learned this information 16 years ago if it would have helped me or not because my anxiety was so bad back then but I hope it helps you, even in the slightest bit.
It’s ironic because the stress that I’ve put on my body from worrying all these years has likely put more strain on me then the things I worry about happening would have caused. By no means am I “cured” of my thoughts but just by researching and learning about PURE OCD, it’s helped me a lot. Nobody should ever give up on you. This is not your fault. You didn’t choose this mental problem. And you will get better.
Take it day by day ❤️ try not to think into the future just live in the moment your in! Just remember your not alone!!
@SurvivingOCD❤️ It’s been 4 years of ups and downs. I’m so tired and my family is about finished w me.
I feel this so hard
@balexan8 I’m so sorry. I hate this.
May I suggest not to review today or preview tomorrow. Rather live in the moment.
Thanks everyone
I’m spiralling this week. My mind feels like a catalogue flicking through chapters of my life and finding bits to pick on. I’m doubting lots of different actions or events over the years and worrying if these mean I’m a terrible person. I know this is ocd but the fact they actually happened is making it really really hard to deal with. Can’t wait for this episode to pass but already scared for the next flare up as this is happening more often. Any advice welcome 🙏
Today I was officially diagnosed, and a lot of my thoughts all day have been “man, what if I actually don’t have it and I exaggerated my symptoms or something.” I had this thought especially because I hadn’t had a really bad episode in a while. But then sure enough, I had a little episode tonight. I feel like I might’ve brought it upon myself, at least in small part. Having difficulty separating OCD paranoia from real life problems to be considered with at the moment 👎🏻 Gonna sleep on it! 🙏🏻❤️
Ocd is clever. It’s clever at making you feel like if you worked this one thing out everything will be fine and great and as it was… what a lie. Just when you think you’ve solved one thing it’s straight onto the next , just when you think you’ve reached certainty it suddenly doesn’t matter anymore as something more urgent and important has come up… Ill always be a terrible person in my ocd mind. I thought I was over this issue but no…my mind has created another one, a more urgent and serious one. When will this end.
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