Username: jayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

need help

Before i went to school i bought a juice for the day and it looked sealed well but when i opened the cap it came off really easily and i got anxious that it was already opened before i bought it even though it looked sealed.Today was gonna be the day i was going to ignore all my intrusive thoughts but im so scared to drink it because my brain is telling me someone opened it before, but im really thirsty and have to be in school for a long time 😪.What should i do?

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 40w ago

Drink it!!! Don't let your anxiety tell you to avoid.

Username: TheThinkerTheThinker

Date posted: 40w ago

Could be a way to see that there's no danger. The advice just drink it won't do anything for the person. Them complusion is not to drink , so my advice could help. Unless watching becomes a complusion too yeah.

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 40w ago

@Anonymous The person is thirsty and asks what to do...then my advice is to drink it. I have asked similar questions many times and such an answer has opened my eyes for my compulsions.

Username: TheThinkerTheThinker

Date posted: 40w ago

@Estrid I didn't dig so far into that. Your words make sense.

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 40w ago

@Anonymous 😊👍

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@Estrid I just gave it to my friend 😞 But it didn’t do anything to them so i’m just going to move on even if my anxiety is like “what if it happens this time” but i’ll just have to find a way to accept that things will happen

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 40w ago

@jayqrc I am sheering you on! Anxiety is never satisfied. Take a leap of faith and see what happens.

Username: Lulu_20Lulu_20

Date posted: 40w ago

This happens to me a lot with food and drinks. The thing that helps me is to remind myself what would someone do who didn’t have ocd? They probably would shrug their shoulders and go eh I’m thirsty and drink it. What would happen if you took small sips first? It doesn’t necessarily need to be a yes or a no, but rather okay well what if I took a few sips. If it was sealed and at the store the chances are it’s safe. As someone who struggles with contamination ocd I would take the risk and drink the drink.

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@Lulu_20 Thank you at this point I have to ignore the anxiety because i’m eating a lot less and it’s not good for me ,so i’ll follow your advice of taking a few sips/bites of the food first

Username: TheThinkerTheThinker

Date posted: 40w ago

Have the juicebox in your view. When you buy it from store all the way back home etc , just keep it in your eyesight. Or put it in your pocket and hold it, so that you feel "it's here, I feel it , nobody can open it "

Username: TheThinkerTheThinker

Date posted: 40w ago

Or buy a fresh juice machine maker , make your own juice?

Username: EstridEstrid

Date posted: 40w ago

Why encourage compulsions?

Username: LovelyJones17LovelyJones17

Date posted: 40w ago

hey, i totally get how frustrating and scary it can be when things don't go as planned, especially when you're trying so hard to manage your intrusive thoughts. it's really tough when something as simple as a juice bottle can throw off your day. 😪 by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called "unstuck"? when i was dealing with similar situations, this free AI OCD therapy tool (unstuckmyOCD.com/try) that my NOCD therapist recommended really made a difference for me. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized, step-by-step support for moments exactly like this, guiding you just like an OCD therapist would. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3

Username: jayqrcjayqrc

Date posted: 40w ago

@LovelyJones17 I downloaded the app and it did help! the only thing is i can only write once a week 😞 but thanks for suggesting it 🩷

Username: LovelyJones17LovelyJones17

Date posted: 39w ago

@jayqrc - your welcome!! i'm really glad you found it helpful.

Username: xohelgawontwin

Date posted: 5y ago

I get OCD about eating and drinking certain things. Anyone else?? Like my brain will tell me that it's poisoned or something. Help !

Username: M

Date posted: 3y ago

Sooo, finally legal in my country and decided to experiment with alcohol. After a while I realised I liked the tastes of certain ones and also realised it was expensive and it takes me a while to even get remotely tipsy. Also. I do follow a religion that prohibits alcohol. So I made the decision to stop. But I keep having a slight itch to drink. It’s not even for the alcohol part, because as we’ve established i don’t get drunk easily. I just like the taste of wine. So today I went to the store and brought a sparkling fruit juice. Thinking it’d taste similar . And it has no alcohol in it. I even checked the label and even googled it several times . My younger brother asked for a a bit and I said sure. Now I’m spiralling, because the taste is so similar to wine. And I realised the sparkling drink was made specifically to be an alcohol alternative. what if the company gets exposed for actually being alcoholic. What if I introduced my brother to a life style of alcoholism. What if me buying this is a sign I’ll try alcohol again. What if I become addicted to escape low moments. What if I can’t stop. I even follow accounts now about recovering from alcohol to put me off ever trying it again.

Username: j

Date posted: 3y ago

I have pretty bad contamination ocd. It makes it hard for me to eat enough or drink enough because of my compulsions. It’s getting pretty serious because I hardly drink enough water now. Yesterday I drank maybe two bottles of water and stopped drinking around 2 pm. It’s 10:30 am here and I’ve drank 3 glasses of water finally but that’s only because I started feeling dizzy and light headed. The room was tilting and now I feel pretty sick to my stomach because I know I’ve got to be logically dehydrated. But ocd is up to it’s tricks making me think it’s worse than what it is that maybe I’m really sick, or drugged or poisoned etc. I’ve never really had this happen before. I know logically I have to be dehydrated and this cannot continue. It scares me because I’m not even meaning for it to get this far. It’s just really hard fighting off ocd. I don’t know what to do and I can’t drive myself to therapy now because of the dizziness/lightheadedness. What’s the quickest way to get back to normal?

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