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@dcj232 of all places, this forum is NOT a place to try to bring others down. And it is definitely not a place to joke about enjoying the prospect of death. Don’t comment on people’s posts if you’re going to behave that way
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I’m sorry I stood up for the people in this forum who may be triggered by your coping mechanism, but it’s not a reason to become hostile. I’ve had this app for a long time, but I’ve never come into contact with who would be rude to another user until now ??♀️
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- 6y
Give some to the kids first. Just kidding! Because that would be a compulsion. Most people with ocd hate their lives, so if it's poisoned you get to die and not have ocd anymore. I'm also worried my blood is infected because my dog bled on me about a half hour after I got a cut. I'm worried he transmitted something to me. But hey, if I die, at least I won't have ocd anymore.
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- 6y
@dcj232 I just... don’t agree with that sentiment at all. Whether it’s satirical or not
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@hazelnut I care about a lot of things I shouldn't. Unfortunately none of the things I care about are your opinion on my advice.
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- 6y
@hazelnut wasn't joking. Not trying to bring others down. Telling you my coping mechanisms. There's really no point in lecturing me, this isn't the place for that. If you don't like the way I cope, ignore me. Don't accuse me of bringing you down. Like I said before, I was worried I have a blood disease. Decided if I do and I die, at least I won't have ocd. That's how I deal with my health ocd. You don't have to like it.
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- 6y
And all I’m implying is relaying that specific coping mechanism to others who are struggling could be severely triggering/detrimental. One of my coping mechanisms is having a cigarette, but I would never tell someone else to try that
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- 6y
@hazelnut my coping mechanism is thought oriented. It's a form of cbt. Smoking a cigarette is using addictive substances to self medicate. Not comparable, but if you did tell me to smoke, I'd decide not to and keep my mouth shut about it instead of going on and on about how it's not what I wanted to hear.
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- 6y
@hazelnut I've never encountered someone here who expects everything on here to make sense and that wants to argue or use subjective words toward people like "rude." We are all mentally ill here, so not everything we say is going to make sense to evrryone. I'm very used to people not understanding the way I think so I'm not surprised I guess. But to start arguing with someone who was trying to help? It's not productive for either of us. I'm bummed I couldn't help you, but not sorry. I was just being honest. I have no more to say, so since getting the last word is so important to you, you can have it. I'm not commenting on this anymore after this one. A lot of things on here don't make sense to me, I ignore them. I suggest you do the same or your going to end up in a lot of arguments. Arguing is just a waste of time. Find what helps you and focus on that. It's obviously not me so maybe don't pay attention to me.
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- 14w
Ugh. So I’ve been having some stomach issues for about two or three months now. I started seeing a naturopathic doctor who ran some tests and put me on a restrictive diet. The stool test she gave me revealed that I have high levels of a pathogen called Aeromonas caviae. I was kind of relieved to find this out since it finally gave me some answers to my issue. That was about 3 weeks ago. Last Friday I got my food sensitivity results back which revealed that I have some mild problem with gluten, dairy, egg whites, and other random foods. They were all low-level igG sensitivities though. Again, I was kind of relieved to receive the results at first because it helped me better understand what might be going on with my stomach. I was good for about a day. I even had one of the foods that I’m “mildly sensitive” to and had no issues. I remember eating with my husband after getting the results and telling him that I was happy and that these results were “tolerable.” That was until I visited my mom on Saturday night. I decided to tell my mom about my food sensitivity results and she just had a reaction that kind of set me off for some reason. I’m not even entirely sure why it set me off because her reaction wasn’t overly dramatic or anything. She was more just shocked and made the comment “well what can you eat then?!” I immediately got super anxious after this. I started thinking maybe I wasn’t taking the results seriously enough and that I should be more concerned. I started doing research about food allergies and it’s all been downhill since then. That night I could hardly sleep. I kept waking up every couple of hours because I was just super anxious. The next day I cooked and ate a breakfast meal that I had the day before and was perfectly fine with. Except this time I noticed that the back of my hand started burning and itching a bit. I put some creme on and took a nap and by the time I woke up I felt better. Then again later in the evening my husband and I meal prepped for the week and ate dinner. After eating I noticed the same thing was happening but on the back of my foot. It went away after a while but I started going down the rabbit hole of “what ifs.” I started wondering if maybe I was having a mild allergic reaction to the food I ate. The next morning I ate the same breakfast and brought my meal prepped lunch. I was fine all day until I started driving home and had the itching again. I got home and was super worried. My ears and throat got a little itchy. I was going to eat dinner but I was too afraid that I was having an allergic reaction to my breakfast or lunch. Yesterday I ate the same breakfast with no issues and brought my lunch. While I was eating my lunch I noticed that my mouth was burning a bit. I did have jalapeños and a salsa in my food but the burning felt different than usual. I started to get super hot and my face was burning and getting a little flushed. I spiraled for much of the rest of the work day thinking I had an allergic reaction/I have a food allergy that I’m unaware of. I ate a snack when I got home and again, it felt like my mouth was burning a bit. Now I cant stop focusing on how my mouth feels and if it’s burning or not. I ate the same breakfast this morning and it felt like it was burning a bit but I cant tell what’s real and what’s psychosomatic.
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- 11w
17f I work at the restaurant as a cleaner, pot washer and a kitchen assistant. My job already made me freak out a bunch of times because couple times while cleaning I was kinda near children and my POCD is very severe just being around children makes me anxious and later I sometimes have false memory ocd that I touched the children even though I didn't And my boss said that in July I will probably be promoted to a waitress. And I'm terrified. It's a busy family restaurant in a city center and people constantly come here with little children. It's one thing to work in the kitchen and cleaning during closing shift, I still see children sometimes but I can avoid accidental physical contact for example. But as a waitress it will be hell on earth. I will need to walk between tables outside where children are constantly running around and if I have stuff in my hands I won't be able to move so fast to avoid touching them I need this job so much and its hard to get a job as a minor here but this will fucking ruin me. I can already see how I will have a mental breakdown because I accidentally touched the child while working and convinced myself I did it on purpose.
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- 6w
Hi this might sound crazy and I apologize I just want a little help sometimes with food I feel as if I need to finish something or else I feel I go crazy I tryed throwing away the food but that made me feel worse and I ended up taking it out of the trash and back in the refrigerator... it wasn't like it was on anything gross just on top of paper bags like the tippy top of the trash no cap and Im just panicking... this has happened to me before but its so distressing and my brain feels so foggy panicking... any help on this
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