Anyone relate?
I experience OCD in what feels like cycles. I have a couple of good days or weeks and then something out of the blue will trigger a flare up. I’m just wondering if anyone else goes through the same thing or if it’s kind of a constant state for you.
Yes, Since menopause two years ago and now in post menopause, I notice I have cycles and now my husband has noticed. Depends on what situation needs attention but it’s fluctuates between every three days and every 5-7. This is a curse and a blessing because if I’m doing good know I will triggered soon but if I’m in the thick of it I know it will pass. I have finally taken the responsibility to explore my OCD and get therapy to manage it. I’m finding helpful ways to not just cope but to accept it and find ways to happily get through each episode. Let’s exchange numbers or friend rack other on Facebook and we can keep each other in check. If you feel drawn to it. 🌟❤️🩹
same
@Intuitive mind How are you doing now? I am struggling with perimenopause and ocd is worse. Was it hard then for you as well
YES! I even had about 2 years without a flare up and then out of nowhere, BAM— a full blown episode that lasted a week. Ever since then I've had at least one extreme episode a month or every other month and I don't know why they're so frequent all of a sudden. I'll have a good month and a half with no problems, and then something will trigger an episode for a few horrible, agonizing days. During these episodes, I basically do nothing but cry and fully believe I'll never get better and that it'll just be a constant state, then for no particular reason, the episode just stops. I wish I knew the secret to that remission I used to have. You're not alone ❤️
hey, i totally feel you on the cycle thing, i go through similar phases myself. that unpredictable trigger can really be tough, huh? 😔 you ever heard about unstuck (unstuckmyocd.com/try)? it's this AI-therapy tool for OCD - been using it for a month now and it's been a game changer for me, might be worth a look for you too. one of the other peeps here tipped me off about it, wish i found out about it sooner! 🌟
Is anyone else good mentally and emotionally for months/years, with no intrusive thoughts or obsessions, and then have a relapse into an “episode” that what I call them. I’ve had 4 in 8yrs, does that sound similar to anyone else?
Does anyone else feel like they’re OCD turns off for a couple days? Like you go through an intense period of having intrusive thoughts and feeling the need to confess and then you only start to get thoughts here and there? And you try to keep yourself from having the thoughts but you’re not sure if it’s avoidance? Like I have felt sooo much better the last couple of days, especially in the morning, I live for those times of quiet in my head. But I still haven’t been able to accept myself for the things I might have done, like I can’t accept myself still because of my OCD. This probably sounds a little jumbled but I would like to think someone can relate lol
Sometimes it seems like my OCD can go away for weeks at a time, until I sense it looming and comes back at me full force and I fall back into a vicious cycle of obsessions. Does anyone else have long periods of time they feel they don't have as strong symptoms?
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