- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Overwhelmed
Sometimes my ocd causes me to be overwhelmed that I’m physically tired, and don’t want to move to not trigger my symptoms…
Sometimes my ocd causes me to be overwhelmed that I’m physically tired, and don’t want to move to not trigger my symptoms…
That's normal, ocd can be extremely mentally exhausting which makes it really hard to complete normal tasks, it will always make you feel better if you complete even one task 🩷
@EllieDuffy21 Thank you for your kind advice❤️
Mine has mangled my energy today, honestly all week. But keep at it, believe in yourself bc hard times happen for everyone and recovery is possible! U got this
@Anonymous Thank you for the positivity 🩵
Yes, I get this way, too. It’s ok to recharge and rest … you just then have to pick a day to push through and stick with an objective..you will then feel physically and mentally exhausted but good inside that you accomplished something…at least, that’s how it works for me.
@Anonymous That’s true and thank you for the advice 💙
Yes! I struggle with this every day! I don't want to get out of bed because I don't want to compulse. I get wind or breath compulsions on my feet and then have to spray my feet, the blanket, and the floor all the way to the bathroom where the alcohol spray bottle is.
@Anonymous *hugs* sorry you are going through that ❤️
i totally get how exhausting ocd can be, it's like your brain doesn't want to give you a break 😔. it's really tough when you're feeling so overwhelmed that it's physically draining. i've been battling a different ocd theme, but something that has really helped me is finding tools that meet me where i'm at. one thing that's been a game-changer for me is the "unstuck ocd therapy tools" app. my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's been super helpful. it provides ai-personalized guidance and exercises that you can use when you're feeling stuck. also, the ocd reddit has been a great place for me to feel less alone and get support from others who really understand what it's like. hang in there, you're not alone in this.
@TanyaShelby22 Thank you for your advice 🩵
@Luna13 - you're welcome!
My mental health is declining due to ocd. It’s like a huge mix between ocd episode and depression wave. I feel weak and hopeless. I wanna cry. I’m exhausted . I feel like I’ve lost myself again.
Often times I find myself spiraling out in the morning about all sorts of things. When I try and catch myself and figure out what I am obsessing over it’s like it goes away. I haven’t moved. I have been sitting frozen on the floor because I can’t go to work because I am behind on work and I hate being late and I hate being messy but I am frequently late and my room is cluttered and full of stuff. I want to be good and move and go to work but I don’t know what is coming today and I hate my job so I know I will get bored and when I have nothing to keep me busy and engaged I like start thinking and taking an inventory of what is going on and then I will feel a sensation and what is the sensation? How did it happen? And I know that I will pick up the bad emotions in the office and get contaminated, I was really worried about things like this as a kid too I cried because I had to touch dirt in kindergarten. I know I am this way and I have been this way for a while but at the same time I think I might just be normal and like I don’t know why I get stuck in thinking like this. Then I begin to doubt that OCD is real because everyone has a brain with wiring and everyone gets stuck in thought sometimes. I feel disabled from whatever this is because I am stuck. I literally cannot move because I don’t know what’s wrong and I know I have to go to work even though I feel like every moment I spend there is making everything worse because other people are so stressed and I get it from them. And I don’t feel ready because I just feel off and something is wrong and I just don’t know what to do because if it’s OCD or not OCD everything anyone knows about me is coming from me and I worry that I am often masking all the thinking I’m doing because thinking all the time is rude and inconsiderate and inconvenient for those around me, but I can’t stop. I just don’t feel right, right now - and I want to know WHY?? Why is everything off all the time? How do I even know that I am not making up the experience of OCD in my head to cover up something really wrong with me and now I am taking on the symptoms of OCD like an actress, because this could be something that I can latch onto as a final hope for explaining why I am stuck. So stuck so deeply and terribly stuck sitting on my floor next to my bed just scrolling to avoid thinking because any time I start thinking I am left with no answers or help or anything just this swirly feeling. I know I am trying, maybe not my best, but as much as I possibly can. I want to be a Special Education Teacher but I have so much so so so much doubt and uncertainty about every decision I make and everything I know that I can’t get there right now. I can’t do anything right now until it feels ok and then I will. It never feels ok. I know I have to be ok not feeling ok about it. I can be unsure and still be ok. I know it’s just my thinking and my body but I just can’t get past this feeling. And then I know that because I can calm myself and be ok even though I spent 2 hours of my life today already feeling stuck and spinning around and around and around in my head - I don’t feel sure about my OCD and I think it’s a bit of a scam made up by people to cultivate pathology around deep human thought because one day I might figure it out and we all think a lot.
Alot is on my mind u feel like I’m going to lose my mind , not really a lot but if I think too hard I think I’m gonna lose my mind , I was trying to slp n I think I’m gonna lose my mind , I’ve always been having thoughts about going crazy it never really changed , I have other thoughts and triggers but they always somehow lead Bk to me thinking I’m going to lose my mind , guys I’m so tired , do I even have ocd
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