I feel so hopeless and alone right now. Even seeking therapy seems like a waste of time for me. Im just so tired of battling with my mind everyday and having not much of a support system. I just want to stay in bed and not do anything because even getting through the day feels so hard sometimes.
I completely understand. Just know you are not alone and u can comment back and you have support! Ocd is such a overwhelming thing sometimes where everything is so hard that all u wanna do is stay still. But please know you aren’t alone. I hope u start feeling better!<3
Thanks that's very sweet of you
You are not alone, I promise. Some days I wake up and feel scared for no reason and that I cannot push through. I’m surrounded by family who don’t understand OCD, and that is an incredibly isolating thing. It helps to find things to look forward to, or just treat yourself to something nice because you really do deserve it. Once you improve, and you will improve, you will be able to look back and tell yourself that you were able to get through this dark time. I believe in you.
hey there, i really feel you. the exhaustion that comes with fighting your own mind every day is just so draining, and it's even tougher when it feels like you're doing it solo. i've got pure o, and even though our obsessions might be different, that relentless tug-of-war with our thoughts? totally get it. i'm here to listen anytime you need to vent or just talk about what you're going through. 🖤 i wanna share something with you – my therapist recommended this FREE AI tool called "unstuck" (www.AIOCDtool.com), and honestly, it might be a good fit for those moments when you're feeling overwhelmed. it's like having a mini-therapist in your pocket, guiding you through the tough spots just like an OCD specialist would. you just type in what's bugging you and it'll walk you through steps to help you get, well, unstuck. i usually roll my eyes at app promotions, but this isn't that. it's been a game-changer for me, and i really hope it can offer you some relief too. not pushing, just sharing something that's made a difference in my life. hit me up if you've got questions or wanna chat about it. hang in there, we're in this together.
I have never dealt with severe depression like this, I feel really hopeless and scared, I can't imagine a future out of all my mental health issues and I can't imagine being healthy and happy. The last 3/4 years I feel like I've done nothing but avoid things that are challenging and his at home every day because of my mental health and now it's all hitting me so hard that I'm so unhappy with my life and ick how to push through feeling so bad I can't even eat. I don’t even feel like I want to hurt myself but my will to live also feels so low. I hate feeling like I’m so trapped in a mental health cycle that nothing can break it
I am generally optimistic about my OCD recovery but today I am feeling very hopeless. It feels like I may never recover from it and that it’s a life long punishment.
Do you cope with genuine hopelessness? Deep down I am convinced this will never get better. I think about suicide a lot, but that would hurt my family. But even being alive is hurting them because I cannot stop the mental breakdowns. I also cannot afford therapy. But it's the hopelessness. I feel that suicide is inevitable because I cannot live with this. I cannot stop self harm and I have a mental breakdown almost every week and often multiple times a week. The self harm is giving me brain damage. I literally have no hope. None.
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