gom
- Date posted
- 1y
Can my anger issues be resolved with ocd therapy
I have extreme anger issues and it's ruining my life and people around me. Can I address this issue of mine with ERP/ocd therapy?
NicaNica
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- 1y
Possibly but it depends on the issue of why you have anger issues.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y
I have anger issues too. And since OCD has gotten bad for me, it made my mood worse and promoted anger. (But personally, it's not just OCD that made it worse, but my overall bad life situation -- as well as how people have hurt me recently)
Hippest HobbitHippest Hobbit
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- 1y
Possibly. OCD can sometimes make people take out their stress and frustration on other people. When I was in highschool I would blame my triggers on other people when in reality I was the one taking it out on them. A couple years later I realized I was the asshole for making people jump through hoops for my OCD. Especially when I wasn't doing anything about myself. If you have OCD and you realize your hurting your friends and family then YOU have to change something and learn a new way of dealing with your anger and stress. Therapy and treatment can also teach you a lot of tools to make your stress and triggers easier to deal with. I'm sure it's not just you and other people have a part as well in arguments but by working on your self and getting treatment you are going to be able to handle conflict better and stay calmer and probably make them look a lot worse. If you don't go to treatment I would at least maybe buy a couple books on OCD or maybe meditation.
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Andrea Wells
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 24w
My OCD Journey
Looking back, I realize I’ve had OCD since I was 7. though I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. As a kid, I was consumed by fears I couldn’t explain: "What if God isn’t real? What happens when we die? How do I know I’m real?" These existential thoughts terrified me, and while everyone has them from time to time, I felt like they were consuming my life. By 12, I was having daily panic attacks about death and war, feeling untethered from reality as depersonalization and derealization set in. At 15, I turned to drinking, spending the next 15 years drunk, trying to escape my mind. I hated myself, struggled with my body, and my intrusive thoughts. Sobriety forced me to face it all head-on. In May 2022, I finally learned I had OCD. I remember the exact date: May 10th. Reading about it, I thought, "Oh my God, this is it. This explains everything." My main themes were existential OCD and self-harm intrusive thoughts. The self-harm fears were the hardest: "What if I kill myself? What if I lose control?" These thoughts terrified me because I didn’t want to die. ERP changed everything. At first, I thought, "You want me to confront my worst fears? Are you kidding me?" But ERP is gradual and done at your pace. My therapist taught me to lean into uncertainty instead of fighting it. She’d say, "Maybe you’ll kill yourself—who knows?" At first, it felt scary, but for OCD, it was freeing. Slowly, I realized my thoughts were just thoughts. ERP gave me my life back. I’m working again, I’m sober, and for the first time, I can imagine a future. If you’re scared to try ERP, I get it. But if you’re already living in fear, why not try a set of tools that can give you hope?
Perfect Impe...
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- 7w
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What would I do for ERP if my OCD says because I didn’t do something correctly or remember something I will have panic attacks that don’t end?
itwillallbeokay
- Date posted
- 5w
would medication be helpful for my case?
i’ve been dealing with OCD for years. my biggest theme being POCD. i have dealt with the anxiety aspect of it all but i think i now have a dysregulated nervous system that normal somatic grounding exercises cannot fix. i also experience only depression. it’s like i still have the POCD + intrusive thoughts. I try not to engage with them, but I’m still depressed but don’t experience much anxiety. should I go on medication? Is it more than just OCD now?
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