I’ve been homebound for the past two weeks because my anxiety and OCD have been so bad. I feel like there’s no way out of this. I’m still waiting on my therapist to respond back and my medicine doctor to respond back as well. I feel hopeless and I just want to know that there’s a way out of this and I’ll be better.
I am home bound as well because of ocd and I understand your feelings. I always think of the phrase “how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time” - I know it’s a silly saying, but it really resonates with me - when I think of beating the ocd entirely, it seems plain impossible, like eating an entire elephant. But if you just focus on the small step in front of you, eventually you will look up and realize that the elephant is halfway gone!
Things will get better❤️ life can be so beautiful if you keep pushing, do it for you, do it for your younger self. You got this❤️
I have found strength in keeping calm. Taking one day at a time. Not wondering in the back of my mind, been mindful/ present. And this precious text Philippians 4:6,7. It has helped me tranquilize my anxieties and excessive worries. It says: Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus. Also taking to other I trust.
@Anonymous I love this
how do i snap my self out of a suicidal ocd episode? it’s constant thoughrs i feel scared and hopeless. i just want to be better, any suggestions help
I really just need to vent. I recently had a relapse and while some days it seems like I’m feeling better, others are so difficult. Today, I’m breaking down at work in the bathroom and I feel so awful about that. Aside from the really scary thoughts I’m having about my health and my family members, I’m starting to feel really hopeless about the future. Like I’m never going to get better and that I’m going to get stuck in this ocd cycle forever. I know that’s not true because I’ve been able to make progress before, but the desperation and frustration that comes with a relapse make it so hard to remember that. I started medication and it’s only been about 3 days but I’m really scared that it’s not going to work or that I’m going to have to go through a lot of trial and error. I just really need to hear from people who have worked through their health ocd. I need hope.
Does anyone know of any rehabilitation centers for mental health? My ocd has gotten bad today to the point where I feel like leaving :( and desperately get help . Ever since I began medication months ago I been feeling fine but all sudden I feel like my episodes are rapidly coming back. I’m more responsive to them. I find myself ruminating more and engaging in compulsions. I feel embarrassed that my family would have to know if I considered making that choice of leaving . It’s never gotten to this breaking point , or at least I don’t think. I’ve been through this a billion times and each time it feels like it’s the worst and it’s gonna be the one that will permanently take over me and my full control. I’m from Elkhart, Indiana. Or if there’s anyone here that can talk to me I’d appreciate it I feel so alone right now and I’m more vulnerable because I’m home alone and I don’t have many friends. I’m scared that I’m gonna lose touch with myself. I don’t wanna lost my values or stop feeling my normal self. It feels real and scary. I want it to stop.
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