Has anyone made it through this and actually reclaimed the peace they had before going through this? The way I say the world has just completely changed and I don’t know how to find the willpower to keep going unless there is hope of getting that back. I will continue to keep trying anyway, but please tell me it gets easier.
it does get easier, but even without ocd you'll never be "yourself" again, because you always were and always will be yourself, the thing that changes is your experience through such a hard path that is ocd, i can tell you for sure.. you'll always be you :) you just got stronger
@kaio16 Thank you 🥲🥲
Yes! I haven't recovered, not even close. But I struggled really hard with harm ocd and then pocd and I thought I will never go back to how I was. The thoughts were so disturbing and disgusting that I thought I will remember them forever and never be the same. Which is completely false. I had three really good weeks where ocd didn't attack me and let me tell you life is great! I forgot about the content of my old intrusive thoughts, I didn't really get new ones, I felt like my old self and I felt happy. Now ocd is flaring up again which sucks but I know I can go back to enjoying my life again! It gets easier! I hope with ERP therapy and a lot of hard work J can get to a point where I don't experience these flare ups
@Pija Thank you, that is so good to hear
They say even Jesus was tempted by the devil , look what they did to Jesus , look at the presidents going to war and committing mass murder , no Human is perfect , Dinosaurs were here before us , Sharks , look at the whole food chain , its destructive , Its up to you to change the way you think , stay away from drugs and alcohol . One thing that has helped me for peace and overcoming ocd is , organic vitamins everyday , our brains need nutrients to function , Vitamin b12 , distilled high quality fish oil , High quality water intake our brains are 70% water or something like that Working out promotes blood flow to the brain , meditate and sit with these thoughts and tell yourself i dont like these thoughts for a reason because they arnt me , listen to this , Rain - rob scallon Mutter -rob scallon Harpu - miqedem How much you love - allie paige Meditate and think , i hate these thoughts , im lost and im a good fuckin person , and thats what im going to continue to be , follow the laws and stay free my friend .
I feel like I’ll never lead a normal life again with OCD, my thoughts have begun to be convince especially about POCD. I feel like so sad and down that this will be my life forever. I’ll never get to fall in love again without intrusive thoughts. I’ll never be worth falling in love with. I can never be intimate again. I’m just done, my life is over. I can’t even look at my nephew and niece anymore without the smile fading. It feels like I’m so nasty and then my brain convinces me this is how I feel. That there’s some part of me that is a p*do and that’s it. I’m a disgusting human being for that. I just feel hopeless
People who went from a really bad time with OCD to a better time now. Is it really possible? What was your theme? Did you take medication?
Just gonna vent, this never happened to me before during my 20 years alive. Whether it is POCD or not, I have truly lost my sense of self and my innocence. Why of all things did this have to happen. Ive been experiencing more strong groinal responses and mixed feelings of arousal regarding specific thoughts. Its so odd, cause last month none of this happened, it was mainly just anxiety and mental breakdowns. Never did I think I would experience physical sensations as well. Acting on compulsions as well left me feeling absolute confusion, Ive stopped doing that but now I get the urge here and there, and Ive learned to sit with the discomfort. All this leaves me with more questions on whether I will truly get through this or not, or if people will understand my situation. On certain days I feel fine, on other days its sheer terror. I blame myself mainly for this all, It is scary as these images, causing both arousal and terror, only result in me feeling like a shell of my former self
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