danielle421
- Date posted
- 1y
Happiness theme?
Has anyone else had a theme where you obsessively question whether you’re really happy? This theme is hitting me hard, even though I’m in s better place than I ever have been.
justlivejustlive
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Feel this. I’ve been so much better with my ocd and I fought like hell to get where I am and be myself and happy again. However outside factors like work have been making me feel unhappy. Then of course my ocd tries to sneak in and hit me. I guess lately I’ve been thinking can I ever just be happy? Why can’t I just be present in the moment and enjoy life? I’m terrified of looking back on my life realizing I wasted it being unhappy. I totally get where you’re coming from. I guess it’s something we have to work on and be patient with ourselves for
kfaithkfaith
- Date posted
- 1y
Yes, I can definitely relate. I ruminate about being happy, or thinking maybe I’ll never be happy.
D:)D:)
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
i'm so so sorry to hear this is something you are going though:( it sounds really tricky but you are not alone in this fight <3 there is a discord server that's designed for ocd support! i've been apart of it for about 4 months now & absolutely love the community. here's the link if you are interested in joining:) sending love & support your way! stay strong my friend! https://discord.gg/mQxyBmGwhU
Anarch_StirnerAnarch_Stirner
- Date posted
- 1y
Oh my God, yes!
solerikasolerika
- Date posted
- 1y
Yes! I go from “what is life” to “am I thankful?” to “Am I happy?” And the. Somehow I end up not happy for a bit lmao. Even though, I am generally a happy person 😅 you’re not alone!
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- Date posted
- 22w
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Mk3
- Date posted
- 18w
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I’ve had different themes of ocd throughout my life. Can they all differ such as how the thoughts may present? Currently my thoughts feel so true immediately (like they genuinely feel like what I think) but in the last theme I feel like it may have been more of a “what if I think this” type of situation
garren0712
- Date posted
- 12w
Can anyone else relate to this?
my OCD is doing what it does best and it’s randomly selecting themes. Once I’m not scared or react to one it bounces to another. And then i temporarily forget all of my coping skills for that theme. Rn it’s fixating on the time I had a panic attack and it’s trying to make me have one again
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