Suicidal thoughts vs suicidal OCD?

Ugh been there. This is so hard. I always have this fear of losing hope that I won’t have help or no one will understand my ocd and thoughts. What helps me with suicidal ocd is this feeling of knowing how uncomfortable and anxious I am when I have the thoughts. The fact that you’re coming on here to talk about it shows you’re more scared of the thought than actually the reality of doing it. Accept the thoughts, let them come and go, you’re safe, this is just a feeling and it will pass. Check out your anxiety toolkit podcast her stuff on ocd is so good!

Yeah, everything said above here is true. I think one thing with ocd is that it can feel like ‘what if no one can understand what this is or help me get through it’ but that is another anxious thought, taken by ocd and blown to bigger proportions than it needs to be. I don’t want you to think I’m blowing off how you are feeling, I’m really that that is coming at you, but probably, whoever your therapist is, they’ve seen more extreme and out there ocd thoughts from other people. The thing is, you can’t control the thoughts that pop into your head, or even sometimes make them go away, but you can always choose your actions. And you can choose to take a deep breath, feel things around you, come back into yourself, and move forward. Even, and especially, when you are afraid Good luck tonight, and I know it’s cliche but really, you are not alone

yeah! that is so hard to realize and then actually trust, but I guess that’s part of the way through is being willing to trust yourself :)

I feel you 😞 i think it’s that I’m afraid I’ll do something to myself that really makes it different. People are want to commit S arnt afraid of it. We all have those thoughts, we all think : what if I’m beyond help? What if I never get better, what if I end up harming myself. I struggle with that a lot as well. What if you actually get better!? Because I think we forget to see the other possibility.

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hey there, i can only imagine how tough these past few weeks must have been for you dealing with those intense thoughts. it's really brave of you to reach out and share what you're going through. i've got my own battles with pure o, and even though our obsessions aren't the same, that feeling of your mind spiraling into places you don't want it to go is something i get. i'm here to listen and you're definitely not alone in this fight. 🤝 i stumbled upon this free ai tool called "unstuck" (www.AIOCDtool.com) and it's been a game-changer for me. given what you're dealing with, i think it could be a solid support for you too. it's like having a little bit of that therapy session available anytime you need it, especially during those moments when you're feeling overwhelmed and your therapist isn't around. you just type in what's on your mind and it guides you through steps to help you manage those intrusive thoughts, kind of like what a trained ocd therapist would do with ERP techniques. it's not a cure-all, but it's another resource in your toolkit to cope when things get heavy. if you've got any questions about "unstuck" or just want to chat about what you're going through, i'm all ears. remember, you're stronger than you know, and there's always a way to navigate through the storm. 💪