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Engaging in compulsions
Having a severe OCD spike and I want to engage in compulsions. Anyone got any tips? Seriously struggling to just sit with it š.
Having a severe OCD spike and I want to engage in compulsions. Anyone got any tips? Seriously struggling to just sit with it š.
For me personally when Iām feeling the strong compulsion urge coming on, I try to set away from whatever is triggering me. However if itās a mental compulsion, Iād try to do something that requires mental energy like a game or a book.
@Hammy123 Thank you x
Iām going through a really bad flare up. I developed ocd many years ago when I had my first child. Postpartum ocd. I suffer from harm and pocd. At first I had mostly mental and some physical compulsions but the physical faded away pretty early on and iāve just done mental compulsions since. My ocd was in remission for alot of years and if the ocd would pop up now and again, I was easily able to shrug it off and not engage. A few years ago I went through a stressful time in my life and the ocd came back to stay. At first it was bad but then it got better and has been pretty mild until now. Itās been really bad this week and the physical compulsions are even back. I never thought it would ever get this bad again. My ocd is making me doubt who I am and how I feel. I know itās all ocd and not real or true but the ocd makes it feel so real that I canāt easily dismiss or disprove it. The more I try to disprove it the more real the ocd makes it feel. Iām really struggling and donāt know how to get back on track. I donāt have access to a therapist because there are no ocd specialists near me and my insurance doesnāt cover online therapy. Thatās why iām reaching out here. Has anyone been through a rough relapse? How can I get through and past this??
Im having a OCD specifically contamination OCD flare up all month and I donāt want to feel this way going into March, Iāve thrown out clothes, towels, stayed up for hours doing compulsions, washed my hands till they crack and bleed, I have washing pilling up cause Iām so overwhelmed by all the extra things Iāve added cause I thought it was contaminated. Itās completely draining me to the point where Iāve become sleep deprived and are avoiding part of my home because they are deemed contaminated to meā¦I only moved in a few months ago, I had a roach problem and using baits and insecticides really messed with my ocd too. anyone have any tips or tricks to make this easier? I wasnāt doing this bad in January :( thankyou in advance :)
Does anyone have any tips on how to handle contamination OCD?
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