Is my life over?

Hey there! I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. But if it helps at all, what you're feeling is EXTREMELY common with this disorder. Especially when it's flaring up. You're overwhelmed completely. We've all be there and return there frequently. What you have to do is do these things anyway despite the fears, mental noise, and so on. Unfortunately OCD can rob us of a lot of things. I was actually just reflecting on this with my significant other. But we have to live life regardless. As hard as it maybe, please try and keep the faith that brighter days are still possible and focus on living life one day at a time during these difficult periods. Don't rush recovery, simply allow it to happen. Regardless of how long it feels like it's taking

Thanks OoOcCdD66 for you words of wisdom in dealing & living with this disorder.

Omg I feel the same way. Sometimes it feels like I am so disconnected. I can’t do school work or apply myself to my relationships because of ocd. What helped me though was telling the people I love that I was struggling. I didn’t tell them for the longest time because I didn’t want to make them worry or judge me but what I didn’t notice is that it just made me feel more lonely. Everyone was acting like everything was fine and I was drowning. I caved and told everyone that I was feeling really depressed and anxious. That was the stepping stone I took to take my life back. You don’t have to go into detail if you don’t want to but just saying hey I am going through a really hard time lately and I just need some support can go a long way! It made me feel more connected with my friends and family and they offered advice and help to other things in my life.