- Username
- ydkblikeme
- Date posted
- 47w ago
Real event/false memory
Nothing can shake off the guilt. I don’t start therapy for a couple weeks. I’m almost non functional, what can I do
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- Jesus_SavesJesus_Saves
- Date posted
- 46w ago
Hello. I was in your shoes about a year ago, there is hope I promise! Best advice I have would be to keep doing your daily routine (work, exercise etc) and stay busy. Refrain from mental checking, it just makes it worse. You’ll make it through it I promise! I said a prayer for you. Hang in there
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- KamMiKamMi
- Date posted
- 46w ago
What I’d recommend is pushing yourself to go out. If you have a place you like to go or people you like to be around go there. Figure out ways to push yourself out of the house. In a therapy program I was in they pushed hard on opposite action. So, instead of receding into your space go out into the world, if you can do chores. Create a list of a beneficial activity, a valued activity, and a routine activity for each day this week then try to complete them.
- Username
- weronikaaweronikaa
- Date posted
- 46w ago
that’s me right now too, I have this guilt because of my ocd and it’s really annoying.
- Username
- ydkblikemeydkblikeme
- Date posted
- 46w ago
@weronikas I’m starting to feel better in a way that feels more lasting, you will get through this
- Username
- AlittlebitalexisAlittlebital...
- Date posted
- 46w ago
Same here. I relapsed hard recently. I have more tools to handle it now that I’ve started therapy, but those real events are really kicking me.
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- lesley68
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- anon70
- Date posted
- 37w ago
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- Username
- anon70
- Date posted
- 37w ago
Therapy/help
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