Currently going through rocd AGAIN and I keep getting a thought on what if this isn’t rocd and I’m using ocd as an excuse. I hate this thought. I want to feel how I did a week ago. I hate battling this every other month. Any tips on really overcoming ocd because right when I think I do another theme comes along. I can’t live like this forever you guys u simply can’t.
Omg, I feel the same way! It’s like I was reading a post that I could’ve written myself. I’ve wondered too if I’m actually a fraud who uses OCD as an excuse for my thoughts and feelings. I always think how nice it would be if I could go back to the previous day when I wasn’t feeling that way. I’ve noticed that when I discover my truth I usually feel relieved to have found it. But these thoughts don’t make us feel good. I think that could be a sign that they are not our truth.
I feel this same way too, I'm sorry you feel this way. Recently, within this week actually, my ROCD has ramped up a ton, and it is really, really hard. My brain has been wired for around five days straight too. I feel like in these times we have no choice but to just sit in uncertainty and ride it out. When all of our tools dont work, I feel we don't have much of a choice though, but to ride it out.
@loganh55 Do you often get times where you calm down and not so anxious so it makes you think your thoughts are the truth because you aren’t freaking out? It makes me spiral
@____Anonymous_____ I've never been able to relate to someone about this on such a direct level! Absolutely I do; in these times, I typically find myself thinking about one thing, acceptance. I feel my brain finally just hits a period of acceptance, that this is just how I will think and feel. Kind of like making peace with uncertainty. Uncertainty is unfortunately 100% of life, nothing is ever certain and for sure. Time heals what reason cannot.
@loganh55 Ugh.. I wish I could turn my brain off and live again
@____Anonymous_____ I feel you. But imagine if you could retrain your brain to live life again, regardless if your brain was on or off, that's my dream
@loganh55 I’m like better, I talked to my friend that is aware of my ocd and it felt good to get it off my chest and not be so isolated. It scares me that I feel better after that? I feel like damn is it the truth ? My friend didn’t give me any reassurance or anything he just sat back and listened. I don’t want this to happen but why am I a little bit better? I hope this is the numbing point and I’m just not “accepting my thoughts”
@____Anonymous_____ I feel like you may feel better because you don't feel alone with your thoughts, you know? Even though there was no relatability, it always feels good to speak about what youve been holding back, in my experience
My brain won’t shut off the thoughts keep coming and coming and coming. My brain has not turned off for five days.
Hey there, it honestly sounds tough navigating through relationship OCD and having that recurring doubt if this is truly ROCD or not. It must be exhausting to feel like just when you're overcoming one theme, another one pops up, and it's completely okay to feel frustrated. Hang in there, it's a tough journey but remember, there are also tools and resources that can help you better manage these struggles. One that I've found incredibly useful is this AI OCD therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). I heard about it from my OCD support group and I wish I'd discovered it earlier. It's especially helpful for situations like yours because it provides personalized, step-by-step support when OCD becomes hard to control, just as an OCD therapist would. So when you're doubting if this is really ROCD or dealing with shifting themes, it can provide the guidance you need to navigate those thoughts. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the app or just need someone to chat with. You're not alone in this! 👊
@DahliaStranner29 Thank you 😢
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Hey guys so I was having good days last week . I was feeling connected towards my partner and felt the feeling of being in “love” again . On Thursday those feelings started to go away again and I don’t feel as anxious and now I’m starting to get intrusive thoughts that just love to stick . These thoughts are telling me that since I don’t feel anxious about these thoughts they must mean they’re true about my relationship and that I should leave . It makes me loose hope every time that I’ll get better . Does anyone else experience this ? Does anyone have any advice ? I’m really trying and when I think I’m almost there something happens in my head and I get depressed again :/
Struggling with ROCD lately and it’s really getting to me. I know I love my partner deeply, but these intrusive thoughts just won’t let up. It’s like this constant battle between my heart and my mind, and it’s exhausting. Does anyone else experience this? Feeling like you need to do something to ease the uneasiness, even though you know deep down you’re with the right person? It’s like walking on a tightrope of happiness and doubt.
I just wanted to come on here and rant for a minute because it has been awhile, back in September I started experiencing rocd with my husband I have been with for 9 years. At first I didn’t understand what was going on but then I found out I had ocd. It was swarming my mind for months like I was stuck in a loop and couldn’t get out and I had so much anxiety and as you could imagine it also lead to depression (which I also suffer with) in November I found out I was pregnant and I got really excited and scared, I had to stop doing my therapy due to finances but overall my mindset eventually started getting better, I worked really hard to get out of my cycle I was in. I still had intrusive thoughts but they didn’t get to me as badly and I was able to kinda just accept them and move on with my day but I still get my days where they become more overwhelming and I start to give in to the thoughts and become sad or anxious and start to believe them meanwhile trying not to but my brain questions rather it’s truly ocd or if it’s just how I feel. It has been a major rollercoaster and I’m still learning how to fully cope with it, I want to be better mentally for my baby and for my husband but it’s just not that easy, these thoughts are obsessive and it’s like it always tries to find a new way to bring you back into it. Like today and yesterday it’s been really heavy on my mind like “what if I don’t want to be with him, what if I don’t want to be with him FOREVER, what if this isn’t what I actually want to do with my life” so on, but I don’t want to be with anyone else and I only want to be with him, he is the only person I want to do life with. And yes these are valid questions for your normal person but with someone with ocd they are obsessive and they give you anxiety and they scare you and confuse you and make you start to believe them. So if your going through this I promise your not alone this shit just sucks
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