I have never done drugs. And to my knowledge I have never wanted to do drugs, at least consciously. As i'm learning to live outside my OCD and experience life my mind and feelings are hooked on the idea that I should try to widen my life experience through drug use. I'm trying to sit through the emotion but its annoying and distracting. Know any way that I can address it without feeding the thought?
I really like journaling to explore my feelings and thoughts. A potential prompt you could use is something along the lines of “what types of experiences/emotions/outcomes am I hoping to get through trying new substances? What are other ways that I could experience those things (e.g. ‘I want to experience an adrenaline rush; maybe I could try doing a new outdoor activity that would give me a similar feeling). I think this is a great opportunity to find out what you’re hoping to get out of using drugs and explore other ways to achieve those new feelings and experiences!
That's a good idea. I'll give it a shot.
hey there, it sounds like you're going through a really tough spot, trying to navigate these intrusive thoughts while also wanting to expand your life experiences. it’s super tough dealing with ocd and the way it can twist our desires and fears. 😕 i'm battling a different ocd theme myself, so i totally get how exhausting it can be to manage these thoughts. i've found a couple of apps that might help you out. first, there's this app called "unstuck ocd therapy tools." my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's pretty neat because it offers ai-personalized guidance and exercises exactly when you need it. it might help you work through these moments when your thoughts are particularly challenging. another app i've tried is "gg ocd." it's different because it focuses more on teaching you about cbt through easy-to-digest learning modules. it's not as personalized and doesn't offer in-the-moment support like unstuck does, but it's a solid start if you're looking to understand the basics of cbt for ocd. might be worth checking out. stay strong, you're not alone in this. 🌟
That's a nonsensical reason to try drugs. Please don't. Ur ocd is telling u to use drugs. Stop
Have any of you experimented with drugs and it made your ocd worse? I’ve had anxiety since I was very little. I remember being in 3rd grade and having intrusive thoughts, (though I didn’t realize that’s what they were until learning more about OCD more recently.) I would go to my mom crying/panicking that I didn’t know if I was gay or questioning whether I had sexual feelings for my dad or brother. I always thought of OCD as compulsive hand washing and the more stereotypical OCD symptoms. So, now I’m starting to realize that I thought I had just generalized anxiety but it’s actually ocd. I’m 25 and felt like for the most part I had gotten my anxiety under control or more manageable at least, it didn’t consume my life like it did when I was in high school. Then one day with my friends I tried ecstasy. It’s not even like I had a bad time on it or anything but literally a week after doing it, I started obsessing over how I felt while on it and how intense it was. I couldn’t stop obsessing and eventually told myself that the ecstasy forever messed me up and my brain will never go back to normal and of course went to google where I read some very scary things. I guess it was just panic attacks I was having. My doctor said that while she can’t diagnose me after one visit, this did sound like ocd and that my obsessions most likely aren’t a result of the drug and it was already a part of me, but the drugs brought it out in me. I am doing so much better than I was a year ago right after I took the drug but still some days I question if ecstasy made me go crazy and how would I know if it made me crazy
I’m 20 years old and Christian.I’ve started having thoughts that one day I will be a drug addict and that I look like a drug addict.never in my life have I touched drugs or did them.i grew up in a household with people that did those things.my aunt passed away from it in 2015.my mom is set free because of making up her mind and jesus setting her free.I’ve dealt with other type of OCD thoughts.I’ve tried looking up fear of drugs and I found some people who struggled but not a whole lot like if I were to search up other OCD thoughts.every time I see someone that is struggling with drugs or is drunk it just scares me.I live in a small town so I can tell (I’m not in any way trying to assume someone else’s life but you can tell from certain people and I don’t judge them I really do feel bad for them).I’ve seen posts about people who’s face completely changed from drugs and it just terrifies me to the point where I’m going to panic.just like with harm OCD,I would see murder cases and immediately get scared that one day that would be me doing harm to someone.please tell me I’m not alone.I’m afraid of ever falling in love with someone who does do drugs,smokes or drinks because I know that who we hang around and get attached to,we will do what they do if we are not careful.hopefully this makes sense.again I’m not judging people who do them at all.I feel very bad for them because they are trying to fill a void with something that just isn’t worth it.at the same time it’s like I’m okay fearing it because it will keep from ever doing them because I know how much harm it does.I have thoughts and images of people drugging me.thoughts telling me “you look like a drug addict”.this is scaring me.some days I just want to move away where no one knows me.
Please help… I’m starting to panic and I know I shouldn’t do this because it’s a compulsion and I’m looking for reassurance but I wanna know if it happens to others so I just watched a video on TikTok about this mother loosing her child to fentanyl and like I don’t know why every time a drug is mentioned or like I see someone drugged in the street my mind instantly makes me feel the urge of wanting the drug when I really don’t or making me think I’m gonna become addicted to a drug (I don’t do drugs I’m scared) like it scares me because I see what they do to people but it makes me feel like the urge to do it or to think I might become addicted or I might go try it and become an addict idk the worst case scenario it makes me think or like someone is gonna drug me. Like I always feel like someone is gonna drug me I always feel like someone is out to drugging me or I grab something and i immediately think I’m gonna become drugged. I hate it.
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