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Hey! I definitely am unable to finish sentences and process my thoughts because I am just not mentally present. I’m usually obsessing about my fears rather then actively talking to the person in front of me. I also stop myself from smiling or even feeling happy because I’m afraid if I’m happy I’ve accepted the thoughts and I’m afraid if I’m happy that I’m really a bad person and should not deserve happiness. It’s just the ocd talking!!!
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I totally have this thing mid talking to someone, I suddenly become SO aware of myself. I’m like ‘holy shit I’m talking right now and I’m thinking about talking, this is an ocd thought, I’m having an ocd moment and the other people round me don’t even know I’m thinking this’ It’s like what the fuck. I also have the ‘don’t have too much fun now you still have ocd’ and then it feels like okay I’m not truly having fun if I have to force do/ think that? ? Ugh... but you are totally not alone? And you won’t lose control that’s another anxious thoight, I promise. I don’t mean that in a patronising way btw:) Thanks so much for posting
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Same I am beyond thrilled but at the same time saddened I'm not the only one here on Earth that has this. It feels so isolating at times. If I had a magic super power it would be to end OCD in every form for everyone bc it's literal hell.
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Yes I get this! I’ll be talking and having a good time then all of sudden my brain like goes blank and I forget what I was saying and it does make it hard to make sentences and keep a convo going. I think of it as sort of a brain fog. I don’t know how to stop it but I usually just try to not let it bother me. Stay strong, you’ll find yourself again ❤️
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Get this all the time almost everyday.
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This app makes me feel less alone. I literally feel like a failure of a human at times when this happens
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Me too 10000%. I have said so many times I would give my legs or arms To take my mental pain away
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Is brain fog? Permanent ? How do I get rid of it? I thought I was scrizophenic or something...
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I don’t know if it’s actually brain fog but it seems similar-I’m still new to all of this. I don’t think it’s permanent though. It’s like our brains coping mechanism since we’re always so anxious, the brain gets tired and needs a break or something like that. I don’t believe you’re schizophrenic, I think it goes away during recovery and therapy. It’s just another symptom of the OCD so it should fade along with the other symptoms. Good luck!
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I am totally the same @Na!!!
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And my obsessions
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- 17w
Not necessarily asking for reassurance and I know I’ve mentioned this here before but my OCD has been affecting my cognition seemingly. I’ll forget small things or put things in odd places sometimes, or mix up words - things like that. Obviously this triggers me to be like “Alzheimers/dementia.” Can anyone relate? And if you recovered what did you do for it?
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I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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i’ve just been feeling so off lately. i’m okay right now, but a couple hours ago i was in this mood where i felt anxiety creeping up. like i will feel like there’s danger when there isn’t. i just get this really uncomfortable feeling that something feels wrong even when it isn’t. and i’ve been feeling derealization/depersonalization. just really disconnected from myself and the world. i’ve also been unmotivated to where there are times when the thought of doing things upsets me. and i’ve been having existential thoughts that do not mesh well with harm ocd. i get the thought “if people aren’t real then it’s okay to hurt them”. it sucks because there are times where i just don’t even care to ruminate and find reassurance that that’s not the case. furthermore, i’ve just been really aware of my existence. i will get moments where i’m so aware of my existence and it freaks me out. like the fact that i’m a living human being is crazy to me. then there are times when i’m not even anxious about anything which then has me questioning and ruminating on that because i ALWAYS have something i’m worrying about. i’ve also been feeling really nostalgic and bittersweet of the good memories from the past. i keep thinking about good times i’ve had and really wishing i could relive it. for example, last summer was a pretty good summer even with my ocd. and i just wish i could relive some of those moments, but i obviously can’t. and it’s been upsetting me because this month has been shitty with my anxiety. as for an update with my room change to those of you curious, i still have anxiety over it and my mom is taking it as me being ungrateful with what i have when it’s my ocd making a huge deal of it. that upsets me especially since i’ve told her what’s been going on and she was really understanding of it. anyways, life has just been a bit much and i’ve been dealing with more to my anxiety that i don’t appreciate. while worrying about constantly throwing up with my contamination ocd is incredibly exhausting, it’s so normal to me that i’m used to it. but when my harm ocd kicks in along with other themes that aren’t usually common for me, i freak out and feel like i’m going insane. i genuinely wonder how people have dealt with taboo topics of ocd without treatment for years on end. i’ve had harm intrusive thoughts since i was little, but it didn’t get to any extreme until 2023. i feel like i’m drowning in it when it decides to hit me and the thought of having to deal with it for the rest of my life?? i’m scared something in me will flip and i’ll become what my thoughts are telling me i am. i apologize for the mixed thoughts that are all over the place but i feel safe posting on here about it and want to hear how y’all are doing
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