I don’t know what to do anymore. Anytime I feel the highs OCD ruins it and I feel like I can’t be happy. Im 20 and I can’t imagine living the rest of my life like this. I have no idea what to do, im so hyper aware of my actions (blinking, etc) a complete hypochondriac and I cannot enjoy life anymore. There is no quality of life with horrible OCD.
I’m sorry you’re experiencing this. I’m having this too, more so with the health concerns but some of the somatic as well. Mine has gotten so bad I’m mostly just existing at this point. I made the appointment with my psychiatrist and am trying a new med and am starting an intensive outpatient program tomorrow to try and get my therapy right. I hope you are able access similar resources- we deserve to feel better about this and to get more out of life and I believe there are ways for us to get there. Sending a virtual hug to you. Whenever it all feels overwhelming, remember to breathe through it.
@BaldriE I hope everything goes well for you and I’m really glad you’re doing that. You’re right and I am gonna try and find more resources to get the help, thank you.
Hey, I'm really sorry to hear what you're going through with OCD. It sounds incredibly tough and it's understandable how it's affecting your overall happiness and quality of life. I can relate to some extent and I know how debilitating it can be. Hang in there, buddy. By the way, have you heard about "unstuck"? It's an AI-powered therapy tool (unstuckmyocd.com/try) specifically for OCD that has honestly helped me a lot over the past month. You should definitely check it out - another member on this forum recommended it to me and I only wish I had found out about it earlier! 🌟🙌
@FlorenceHanks222 Thank you, I will try that.
I understand totally. Ocd is ruining my life. My compulsions are terrible. I can't stop what I'm doing. I have to keep doing it. I can't stop. I need serious help
Currently crying right now after my shift at work. OCD is transitioning myself into someone I don’t want to be, yet I’m afraid to not have it in my life because when things are feeling okay, it doesn’t feel right, even when I should crave it more than anything. I don’t know what to do anymore. I feel life won’t go my way or I don’t see myself being in a good place. I just see myself losing everything I love and care about because either ocd has caused me to distance myself from those things or others just decide to separate themselves from me. At the end of the day, I’m going to end up alone and miserable, and I don’t know why I’m okay with that, but I am. I’m so frustrated with myself and conflicted. Fuck this. I have so much more life ahead of me and I fucken feel stuck and crippled bc of ocd. A 21 year old shouldn’t have to go through this. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING NEGATIVE OR HARMFUL. I’m tired of all the bad. I want more good… I want to be better… I want to be me again. I want to love life, others and myself again.
how can I stop obsessing over my thoughts? they won’t go away and I’m convinced it’s never going to get better for me. I used to be such a happy person and ocd has completely destroyed me and taken over my life. I can’t enjoy things anymore.
I have suffered with HOCD for over four years. Even though my compulsions have decreased, I still have zero libido which is making me doubt everything. I feel like I am asexual and I’m just tired of living this way. I t hurts my heart that one tiny little thing (OCD) has completely destroyed my life and I feel like there is no way out of this. I’ve done ERP therapy, still no sex drive. I now feel so scared when I imagine myself in a relationship and I don’t know if that scared feeling is truly me or my OCD. I am totally hopeless. I don’t see myself ever getting married, having a boyfriend, or ever having a crush again. I don’t want to live my life like this, this isn’t living. I had so many plans for my future but now it seems like I’ll never reach them because of this burden.
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