_egg
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Does your job trigger your ocd?
How do you cope?
meef.commeef.com
- Date posted
- 1y ago
yes, i’m a dish washer and i physically can not look at some foods or get my hands greasy or mix foods especially washing them down in a sink. i’ve coped by putting my music/ podcast on and getting used to the sight, putting on gloves to avoid feeling contaminated, and talking to people to distract myself.
no.commentno.comment
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Yup, I have pocd harm ocd and work with kids. I do exposures around them every chance I get so if my brain is like "AAHAHA YOU'RE TRYING TO BE CREEPY TO THAT KID" instead of backing away from the kid to feel comfortable, I walk closer to them and if I think "I will touch them weirdly" I stretch my arms in their direction or wave or offer a high five. Exposures are key to getting better, even though they can be uncomfortable!!
DutchgirlDutchgirl
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Yup! I have contamination OCD and work with kids. I worry about contamination from shoes…and kids sit on the floor, or on their feet in the chair, or put shoes in backpacks, which touch their books, lunchboxes…etc! It is very difficult to work with children and not want any of them to touch or be close to me! It’s a struggle every day!!
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totallynotjade_
- Date posted
- 21w ago
My schizo ocd came back.
I was doing fine with my schizophrenia ocd (fear of developing schizophrenia/psychosis), mostly because I was obsessing on something else for a bit, but something caused it to come back. I was at work yesterday and checked out a customer, he didn’t know English very well and was very quiet. However, when he was leaving, he said “thank you” loudly while walking out and I told him to have a good night, but since I couldn’t see his face nor his mouth move, I worried that I hallucinated the whole thing and he in reality didn’t say anything while he was leaving. The voice that said it sounded a bit different, however it could’ve just been since I had only heard him talk quietly before. I’m still wondering if I hallucinated this and it freaks me out, causing my ocd to make me believe I’m developing schizophrenia/psychosis or losing my mind again. I also always read that the difference between those with schizophrenia/psychosis is those with OCD have insight and know their thoughts are crazy, but then that leads me down a spiral if what if I DONT think those thoughts are crazy? What if I actually believe them and become delusional/lack insight? So a statement that would be helpful otherwise made it worse for me. One night I had a panic attack super bad because I couldn’t convince myself I didn’t believe I was in a dream and hallucinating. Any advice on beating these constant thoughts and how to cope with it? :/
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 15w ago
How do you stop OCD before it starts
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
cows12465
- Date posted
- 10w ago
suic. ocd i’m panicking
Does anyone else get fixated on one “topic” with their ocd?? like for me trains and guns are mine. like i’m scared of trains and im scared to be around guns because that’s what triggers my ocd and makes me convince me that that is the way to go. i literally worry myself into thinking im going to sh*t myself when i don’t even have a gun but my ocd convinces me. idk if im explaining it good, but its a real struggle. just need some tips & advice
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