How’s everyone’s depression from OCD? I’ve been having up and down days... But sometimes, i’m so tired of dealing with my phobias I become extremely depressed, wanting a way out. I can’t sleep, can’t eat (fear of food poisoning), sometimes don’t even want to leave the house. Anyone else feel TIRED of this?...

Ugg. I’ve been fixated on all my food possibly causing food poisoning. I know how draining it is and how hard it is to want to eat but also be too scared. Then I think the stomach pain from my anxiety is actually food poisoning. What I’ve started doing is focusing on the fact that I feel sick before I eat, then eating and reminding myself that the discomfort was there before I ate so couldn’t be from the food. It’s been helping me actually eat a decent amount in a day.

I understand this completely. I just want to stay in all day and sleep or try and destract myself as much as possible. But in reality it only feeds the ocd. I try to go out with friends or go to different stores around town. As for the sleep, I take over the counter melatonin pills. They are just 10m, but they help.

I don’t have that form of OCD, but I can imagine how draining it is. I’m really sorry bro. If I had to offer some advice , I would say that accept the possibility that the food is contaminated but also accept that it may not be either. You have to eat food at some point , so why keep putting it off ? So what if you got food poisoning ? It would strengthen your immune system and help you appreciate being healthy more. It happens to us all , and it always will. But we recover so it’s all good ! :)

i know exactly how you feel. i am afraid of food poisoning and accidental poisoning. it is wearing me out.