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- Philippians4:7
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I totally understand. Every few months I get a feeling for a change, like rearranging my bedroom and last time I did it, it caused a spike, but I didn’t rearrange the room back I just left it how it is and didn’t let the anxiety/ocd win. Trying out different stuff is fun, especially nail color I think, so don’t let your ocd tell you that you have to go back to the old thing. If you like the accessories or nail colors, keep them! You’re in control of your style ? maybe good exposure could be changing things up more often, too, if you’re comfortable with it. You could get a new accessory and start wearing more often or anything other changes that urge you to change back. Hope you’re doing well!
Thanks! I'll take it in consideration ? my favorite color is pink so I always get my nails that color but I feel like I'm not allowed to wear any other color aside from pink because it's like my signature ? same thing with perfumes I have a hard time choosing which one i like best so I just stick to the same one because Its not like I can wear all of em at once or else that'll smell pretty weird lol and about the accessories sometimes i wanna stop wearing certain ones but I feel forced to keep them even if I probably look over accessorized. Ugh it's so stupid.
It’s not stupid! It’s just the OCD trying to control you. Don’t be so hard on yourself. I have a necklace that I wear everyday, maybe you could do that pick one accessory to wear everyday instead of all of them? You could just try a different shade of pink or making one nail a different color from the rest
The color that I can’t wear is actually pink so when I got a pink scarf for Christmas, it was a real struggle to convince myself that it could be a nice addition to my wardrobe. But to do that, I had to get other pink items to get everything balanced so I bought pink nail polish too (after looking up the product code for the exact colors that my favorite blogger wears). Doing the research before helped me convince myself that it would be okay. But now I only feel okay with that specific shade of light pink on my nails and that specific coral color on my toes. I just feel safe when I do the same thing to avoid the perfect storm of thoughts that comes with something new!!!
Wow I totally understand you! I wanna get my nails white or lilac but I'm afraid I'ma feel like I betrayed pink or something and it's gonna give me anxiety!
Oh yeah definitely! I make sure I wear my hoop earrings everyday lol I agree! I would do my nails different shades of pink when this year first started but it's been months that I've been sticking to my favorite shade of pink which is cotton candy pink. @0823
Anyone get super anxious when change happens or making a big decision? (Tattoo specific question) Mine might be minor but I have anxiety about wanting a tattoo (or more) one day. I really like them and would like to get some, but it makes me nervous to do so for a couple of reasons. One is the opinion of my parents. Even though I’m 24, I still live at home (happily I might add) and they (especially my mom) don’t like them at all. I’ve made choices in the past that they didn’t agree with, like color my hair a bunch, but I think maybe because hair can be changed back and a tattoo really can’t that that part gets me? Two is how I’ll react to it. I normally like change but I don’t tend to react to it well which is an interesting predicament. For example I normally have brown hair but I went and got it silver blonde once because it was something I really wanted for awhile, but it was so different that I broke down crying thinking I made a mistake even though this was what I wanted! I got over it eventually and then I liked it! So I’m afraid that if I get a tattoo that it’ll hit me what I did, even if I do like it, and just break down again (so annoying honestly). I’m also indecisive about it, as in the type of image or words I want. I’ll have an idea and just sit on it for months at LEAST to make sure if it’s what I want and I end up changing my mind. Lately I had an idea I wanted for over a year and I still like it, but I’m still nervous I’ll change my mind again and regret it. I also am worried about changing my look so drastically. I see images of people with super cool tattoos on their arms and legs and whatnot and I’m in awe they look awesome! And I’d want some too! But then part of me feels like I’d be someone I’m not, even thought it’s been something I wanted for actual years, if that makes sense. Any thoughts or opinions on this? I feel like once the virus has lightened up and it’s safe to do more things it’d be cool to maybe get one on my birthday, starting off small, but I don’t know!
I can NEVER fucking shop. I always think I’m going to get the wrong thing. So I keep looking for the BEST OPTION because that way I get my money’s worth. I feel like I have such bad luck that even if I get the best quality, that should last for years, it will only last for 6 months. So I keep checking the reviews and keep looking for better products. Sometimes things stay in my cart for fucking months. Friend also noted that I’ve mentioned buy a thing years ago, but I never got it cause my OCD said it was right or good enough. Urghhhh. I just want to buy a fucking weighted blanket without obsessing about which brand is best or right!!! CAUSE THERE IS NO RIGHT!
For a while now I’ve been having trouble with accepting things have changed. Ever since I started struggling with my OCD in 2021 I’ve been wanting to go back to the past. Many things have changed since that happened and I absolutely hate change. What I mean by change is old routines even if they aren’t my own, but also other peoples I was used to seeing, furniture being rearranged or thrown out so it doesn’t “look” the same etc. me myself has also changed. I’m always wishing I could go back in time and relive or wish things would go back to how they used to be or feel those certain feelings again. I always tell myself maybe if all this never changed my OCD wouldn’t have troubled me. Even though I know that’s totally not true. It’s getting annoying and I wanted to ask if any of you have any tips on how I can just accept things are NOT how they used to be and won’t stay the same forever. I just feel sorta stuck rn.
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