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Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

Does anybody need/wish to talk?

If anyone has anything they want to talk about, or if you'd like to vent/talk about anything, or if you just want to chat, or anything, I'd love to listen! :) If you need something specific out of a conversation (i.e. you just want me to listen and don't want me to comment or give my opinions or thoughts), let me know and I'd be happy to oblige! And, of course, I'm no therapist. Just thought I'd give that disclaimer. Also, if I respond in a way that seems like the conversation would logically be over but you still want to talk, I'll still be ready to listen! Sometimes I don't have a bunch to comment, but I'll listen for as long as you want to talk! And here's a fire for a fireside chat if you want 🪑🔥🪑🛋 Love you guys!

Username: DutchgirlDutchgirl

Date posted: 37w ago

It’s very kind of you to offer your time and energy.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

Thank you :) It's kind of you to drop by!

Username: chameleon7chameleon7

Date posted: 37w ago

I feel like my OCD isn’t valid when I am medicated because my symptoms get better. It makes me feel like I’m faking it and tricking my psychiatrist. I don’t know how to stop my obsessions surrounding my diagnosis. You don’t have to respond just a random vent lol

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

I understand where you're coming from, and I get the same way. It is super hard to try to treat OCD when it's feeling so invalidated, and I hate that whole situation

Username: helpneededhelpneeded

Date posted: 37w ago

@chameleon7 Hey, at least the meds are helping you! So happy they are.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

@helpneeded True, at least they are helping. But I can definitely understand how that might make it feel invalidated and give you distress.

Username: EverythingzenEverythingzen

Date posted: 37w ago

I’m exhausted from this disease. It’s so lonely and isolating. I can’t work anymore and depend on my parents. I’m 38 and have a son that needs me, but I’m always in my head. I’m too poor to afford proper treatment and I do have public aid, but I feel like even with all the money in the world nothing will help me and I hate this.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

I'm sorry. I hear you. I don't feel like I will heal either. It's all so hard...

Username: EverythingzenEverythingzen

Date posted: 37w ago

@Anonymous It’s just non stop. Now that I hurt my back at work I can’t even go for walks and I’ve become afraid to leave the house and the walls close in on me. It’s not a good quality of life. So I have to reapply for disability and just sit in my head all day. I’m sorry for all of us that go through this.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

@Everythingzen That sounds pretty rough. I'm sorry you're going through that. I hope that your back gets well soon. I don't want to sound like I'm "trying to fix" your problems instead of listening to and supporting you, but if I may make some recommendations, have you thought of trying to join a club/support group and/or make plans to meet friends and family? Again, I'm not trying to "fix your issues", and I hope I don't come across that way. Your problems are understandable to me. I do hope that you and I heal mentally too

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

@Everythingzen And by the way, I love your profile pic!

Username: Drew92Drew92

Date posted: 37w ago

Honestly I’m so frustrated because things were going really well for me the last few months, but I’m recently getting OCD flare ups that throw my world upside down and it feels like all my progress has been lost. I hate how recovery is just one scary roller coaster with lots of loops and drops.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 37w ago

I'm going through something similar. I wish progress was linear, but the path goes through hills and valleys.

Username: suzie !suzie !

Date posted: 37w ago

Appreciate you for this one, I’m here for you too 🫶 OCD is so tiring and sleep is the only working escape for me now. I just wanna lie down, close my eyes, and feel safe

Username: DutchgirlDutchgirl

Date posted: 36w ago

@suzie ! Yep! Me too!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 36w ago

Yeah, I understand what that feels like. It's terrible. I wish that things felt better to me, you know?

Username: katia7

Date posted: 4y ago

YALL IM HERE TO LISTEN TO U ALL LIKE SERIOUSLY ANYONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY CAN SAY IT HERE

Username: Aaron R.

Date posted: 3y ago

This thread is for anyone who wants to chat with me about their nerdy interests! I'm really into Nintendo games and animation. Would love to meet some other people here who can relate, maybe we can exchange our Switch friend codes and play online sometime! I know this app is for OCD treatment, but I really want to use this platform to connect to people and make new friends. We all know how difficult it can be to engage in conversation with others when we suffer from intrusive thoughts, believing they would hate us if they knew what goes on inside our heads. We're all here for the same reason, so that barrier of entry is gone. We don't have to worry about hiding our "deepest, darkest secrets" because that ice has already been broken. As someone who also suffers from social anxiety and spends most of my time in isolation (I only have one close friend I talk to regularly--I fell out with my three best friends in the past year, which has been incredibly difficult) I think reaching out and connecting with others is instrumental in my recovery process. So, this forum is purely for people who want to be friends and talk about our hobbies and interests! While I'm hoping to find some likeminded gamers and artists, I'd love to get to know you regardless of what your hobbies are, so feel free to share your interests even if they're different from mine! I hope this doesn't violate the rules of the app or anything, but I really wanna keep the discussion on mental health to a minimum in this thread, if possible. I just want this to be a fun space to share what we like! Exposures are an essential step in the recovery process, but that doesn't mean our goal should be all work and no play. Let's just enjoy ourselves here and tell OCD once and for all that we don't have to take everything seriously! Tell me what movies you like, what TV shows you're watching, what video games you're playing, what projects your working on! Just be sure to make it FUN!!! 😁😁😁

Username: 2022Recovery

Date posted: 2y ago

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