Everything is triggering my ocd thoughts right now. It started very quickly the other day. I’ve tried all the relaxation techniques and little therapy techniques. I don’t know how to get out of it. Anyone know how to make them stop. Or like how long this anxiety and stuff is gonna last for
Honestly, I don’t have much of a helpful answer but what SOMETIMES works for me is coloring, crocheting, playing my piano, or sleeping, lol. Try finding a comforting hobby and work on it when you’re overthinking :) sometimes it might help. If it doesn’t, however, don’t be too harsh on yourself! ❤️🩹 ocd is NOT an easy thing to deal with…let alone alone. It’s a constant battle, but you’re strong (believe it!)
I couldn’t for the love of God and all things Holy get my mind off an OCD thought loop. It was driving me and everybody around me nuts and Prozac knocked me off it finally! Then I stopped taking the Prozac because I hate SSRI side effects. I know I will have another one again and if I have to go back on Prozac to knock it out I would but I agree with what the last person commented.
@Chickens_Frogs How long did you take the Prozac for. I’m really curious. The thought loop I’m in is very disturbing and honestly I just want it to end
@Anonymous That’s how I felt and I never like any SSRI I ever tried but couldn’t wait to get on this one this time. I was on it a few months maybe. My dose got increased a few times during that but as soon as I felt it was really past I stopped taking it.
@Chickens_Frogs Okay thank you so much for your insight.. I’ve been very nervous about starting any sort of medication. But like I said this one is particularly disturbing. Sorry to ask and I don’t mean to prove you but did it take long to get a prescription.
@Anonymous No, I was already in therapy for Anxiety, depression and ADHD when they realized the OCD was part of the problem. As soon as this was confirmed by therapist and psychiatrist then I got the prescription.
@Chickens_Frogs Okay okay ty :)
Well if youre anything like me, i feel like medication may be the only thing that is gonna help.
Having a lot of OCD right now. It’s actually sending me into an anxiety attack. I’m so afraid I have lost my mind or about to lose my mind. My thoughts are so intense as well. I could use some positive words or some comforting words. I have harm OCD, fear of schizophrenia, as well as Religious OCD. I feel like they are all happening at once and I can’t calm my mind. I think it has to do with my period but I’m not sure.
After an incident last week that led to a panic attack, my OCD has become increasingly focused on the fear of having more. All my thoughts are focused on checking to make sure I’m not exhibiting panic attack symptoms, which leads me to start to panic, which leads to racing thoughts and physical symptoms, which leads to another attack. It’s a vicious cycle of not wanting to have another attack like this, but my brain is so focused on the concept that it’s all-consuming. I’m trying to treat this like any other OCD theme, but it’s just so hard. I don’t know if anyone else has experienced something like this before, but I’d love to hear from anyone willing to share.
okay this is my third and hopefully final post of the night, but i think i’m having an ocd attack. it was so weird because i was just scrolling through tiktok when it came up on me all of a sudden. at first i just felt like there was a threat, mentally. i can’t describe what it felt like but it didn’t feel good. i almost felt like i was out of my body. it kept going and typically i talk to my mom when this stuff happens but she’s asleep so i had to manage. i tried getting my mind off of it by listening to music and playing a game but it wasn’t working well. so then i did some deep breathing and then the harm thoughts and urges started rolling in. i obviously have them everyday but it’s been background noise for a while now, so it hit me like a thousand bricks tonight. it felt so real and terrifying. then i got nauseous which was bringing in my emetaphobia. now i have an ice pack on my neck (i think the cold can help) and am listening to meditation music while telling myself this will pass. however, i wasn’t before, but now i’m terrified this summer will be like the last.
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