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when you've been anxious about 1 thing for a few days can it trigger other things to come on đ˘
when you've been anxious about 1 thing for a few days can it trigger other things to come on đ˘
Self care, meditation.
When your anxiety is amped up around a theme, it can start pulling in other themes too, like gravity. Also if youâre giving a lot of attention to one theme, ocd will start to elaborate and create more details and fears. After all, your brain is trying to help you stay safe from a perceived (but false) threat. Try non engagement responses- they are strong tools. https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/how-do-i-stop-thinking-about-this-what-to-do-when-youre-stuck-playing-mental-ping-pong/
@Simon it's mental compulsions but i don't know what to do or how to help
@NaggingOCD Try responding to the thoughts by agreeing with them, and/or trying a non engagement response, instead of doing a mental compulsion. I know itâs really difficult, but practicing responding to your intrusive thoughts in such a way will help a ton.
@Simon i've tried before but it makes me worse because it's like i'm saying they're true đđ˘
@NaggingOCD I know itâs scary, but youâre stronger than your OCD. I would suggest seeing a therapist to help you take those first steps with ERP. Try to see not compulsing as getting better, instead of how much anxiety youâre feeling. And when you try agreeing, frame it as âmaybe this is true, maybe itâs not, whateverâ. Best wishes to you
@Simon i've tried maybe maybe not before but i ended up using as a repetitive to mask what i was feeling
@NaggingOCD Its difficult work, and Iâm sorry itâs been challenging. would suggest seeing a professional on NOCD to assist you in doing the treatment.
@Simon i have a therapist that specialises in ocd through NHS because i can't afford to pay a therapist on here unfortunately
@NaggingOCD Keeping sticking with the difficult feelings and the work. You got it
Hi!! My names Calista R. Woodbury-Rabon. I recently got married in March of this year. And have been struggling with my severe anxiety disorder since I left my toxic 3 year relationship about a year ago. Over the past several months, I have noticed that I go through phases where: I have a full body âanxiety attackâ. Or at least thatâs what I call it. For example : when we went to cookout and they told us they were out of the chili for walking tacos. I had a full blown anxiety attack or at least what I thought was an anxiety attack and starting hyperventilating and crying. Therefore, the only solution (in my mind) was that I wouldnât be able to calm down until I had the walking tacos. Another example : My husband bought me a pajama set that was only recently put out because it was a patriotic item which means that after the summer itâd be gone⌠I ended up picking up the wrong size. So that night when I went to put on the Pajamas and realized they were too small I started hyperventilating and crying. All because these $17 pajamas did not fit me and it was no fault of my own. Whenever this happens, I usually end up spiraling and crying and saying a lot at once very quickly. And I usually look crazy and donât make a lot of sense. Usually after the spiraling is over with Iâm very exhausted and usually will cry myself to sleep. My husband more often than not will say stuff like âitâs not that big of a deal you can get something else.â << when it has to do with food etc. OR âwe can just buy another set of pjamas the next time I get paid.â << in relation to the pajamas in this instance. But honestly no matter what him or anyone else tells me in that moment. All that matters is that I can feel the anxiety in my bones. And I canât breathe and in that moment my world as I know it has ended. Iâve tried taking online free âquizzesâ to find out if I acctually have OCD and theyâve been negative. I also did some research and learned that you can have all the symptoms for a OCD âflare-upâ but present no active case of OCD or symptoms. So I guess what Iâm trying to find out is if I donât have âOCDâ than Is this out of body experience caused from my âsevere anxiety disorderâ diagnosis ? Or just anxiety in general?? Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you also arenât sure!! Means a lot to me..â¤ď¸âđŠš
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iâve been going through weird phases in life and itâs really not what i need at all. iâve been recently having really bad anxiety and i think i have depression (not sure) but everytime i go out my stomach starts to hurt and my mind goes all over the place i just always overthinking bad things are gonna happen like im just having the worst panic attacks when nothing is even happening. i can never go out with friends feeling normal because my mind goes crazy about anything. i canât hang out with my girlfriend without having really bad anxiety and panic attacks, itâs also so bad that recently i got a job iâve been trying to get for almost a year now and i finally have the chance to get into the job but my minds all over the place about traveling to another state for training and also even getting the job in general i feel so scared and feel so uncomfortable and uninterested when i been hoping for this opportunity for the longest. idk whatâs going on with me and itâs clearly ruining my life and my mental. im starting to think itâs because about 2 years ago i used to smoke weed frequently and i stopped a while ago but now i do it once every blue moon and im thinking about quitting everything in general. what can i do to heal my mental and help my panic attacks where nothing is wrong? i need help..
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