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Soocd
Has anyone successfully conquered this type of ocd, if anyone does I really need to talk to someone and ask a few questions❤️
Has anyone successfully conquered this type of ocd, if anyone does I really need to talk to someone and ask a few questions❤️
I've made a lot of progress in my So-ocd if you need someone to talk to I'm here to help
Ty, well there’s more but:) Oh yeah So basically I thought an actress was pretty a month or 2 back , nothing else but maybe I gave the thoughts 2 much consideration. But I've thought other actresses were pretty , white other races .Didn't think twice. Fast foward 2 months I think the actress is pretty , I'm like like her style, I liked her character. And she looks so comfortable in that , and going to get coffee just like that with her husband fun. Then i see a girl on pinterest , thought she was pretty sort of , i said she looked like katy perry , but I think I was giving my mind excuses. Then again , scrolling on youtube shorts I see a girl , and my mind's like look pay attention , i'm like oh she's pretty , i like her tattoo , and a day after i'm like uh no she's not pretty. I saw another short , when my anxiety and stress was worse , saw this girl i'm like oh she's pretty , don't know how much of that is true?. Until i saw the caption when your parents are homophobic or something. It scared me so bad , because I didnt read the caption. Now I had a wallpaper, not a rainbow , but it was in a rainbow shape , but entirely different colors . one day i change the wallaper , it stresses me out , the next day feeling more confident ,and I put it back on. I'm playing a game i see a bit of rainbow , and i keep staring , thinking bout it more and getting a little anxiety , eventually i let my character in the game resume. I'm playing a game , I have 2 rainbow lights , not even the exact correct rainbow , still I dont feel good putting up the lights , so I get rid of them. I saw a short of 2 girl's kissing , and I didn't feel that much anxiety , and I felt so what now do you just like these thoughts huh? I saw ur eyes wondering towards the girl's behind unintenionally. I see a short , about them , and she , doesn't give me anxiety directly , start thinking what r you enjoying these thougths. I saw a girl who's pronouns on zoom are they, them , she , before all of this stress , i thought eugh so weird, i searched it up to see what it meant though. Now I don't know what to think , i just feel anxiety. I've unintenionally started at my sister's behind where I actually went and just ducked my eyes. I recently started thinking , how my friends would ship me with this girl , i hated it , i liked guys , i had no attraction towards her , we were friends , immature , and kiddy. Now recently due to all the stress and anxiety, my brain started thinking remember the time , where u looked at her and u were thinking , what were u thinking ? did u find her attractive , did u like the ships . NO BRAIN, anyways now people I didn't find pretty , or things I didnt even look at , my brain will think of look at . looking at girl's chests or behinds unintenionally , even my friend , who i have no attraction towards. I cant look at a random woman , girl, without thinking twice , sometimes I dont even wanna hear a girl's voice , or woman's voice it'll stress me out , I dont wanna watch female youtubers I could comfortably watch before, And i feel like if i dont watch them I'm avoiding it , and it'll cause tension or bad stuff later on. I dont know should I look more , causes anxiety , i'll observe stare more think more. If I dont want I feel like I'm getting everything get worse day my day avoiding it . Losing my attraction towards guys. Do i have an anxiety disorder idk DO i think 2 much no. DO i just wanna like guys , and not even notice girls like that YES...
@ghostuh The best thing I can say is to face the thoughts head-on. It will be uncomfortable but show those thoughts that it doesn't have any power over you. Plus personally, I'm a straight woman and stare at women all the time. Most of the time just compare myself to them. I personally think it isn't all bad to stare if you know what you want then thats what matters most. Sometimes the best thing with our minds is you have to talk to it like a baby or toddler and put it in time out and say you've overstepped the boundary. Plus pertaining to friends I've stated at my friends countless times again more or less comparing myself to them but still staring. I believe there are more of us girls that do that than some that don't do that but I can't speak for all
@AmandaB345 Tysm you have no idea how much better I feel , I’ll try your technique, get myself involved in healthy things❤️
@ghostuh Yes!! I still have my bad days but i fight for who i am. Just remember if you show any weakness or let the unwanted thoughts have more power than needed it will try and push back stay as strong as you can but you will have bad days but you got this love!! Im here for you my insta is @amandabrown201 if you need me
@AmandaB345 Tysm,❤️ stay safe🫶🏼
@ghostuh You're very welcome!! Stay safe as well
@ghostuh Gosh i thought it was normal to look at girls and think their pretty. I think everyone is beautiful. Well most. I check women out all the time and i am not interested one bit. Ever! like oh my gosh her figure is absolutely beautiful and wow that girls face is perfect. Dang wish my butt looked like that!
Totally agree w TKL + Amanda! I’m an SO OCD sufferer too and I’m not over it but I’m learning how to deal with it better. Regardless of your orientation, it’s totally normal to appreciate beauty and attractiveness on people of any gender!!! That’s how (for example) a gay male agent is able to pick out the most attractive woman for a modeling job. When you have distressing thoughts or feelings about women, face the discomfort. Sit in it. Accept all outcomes, then try to move on. It will get easier as you go. Good luck!!
@AnonymousOrange Tysm🫶🏼
Not fully, but I’m over it for the most part. I’m here to talk too!
I'm reaching out in hopes of finding others who might relate to my experiences or offer insights. I'm dealing with a complex interplay of OCD, depression, and existential anxiety, and I'm struggling to make sense of it all. Here's what I'm experiencing: I have OCD with various manifestations, along with episodes of depression. I find myself in a cyclical pattern where, after a few weeks, I start to remind myself about my depressive tendencies. This reminder seems to trigger a cycle that actually makes me feel more depressed or at least more aware of depressive symptoms. When this happens, I often experience feelings of nihilism and existential dread. I try to think about my family - my two young boys and my wife - to find motivation or a sense of purpose, but this strategy often backfires, making me feel even more anxious and depressed. I constantly check my feelings, wondering if they're depressive or anxious. At the same time, I fear that my feelings of anxiety and panic might spiral out of control. I think about my emotions and thoughts on a meta-level, which means I'm not just experiencing feelings, but I'm also constantly analyzing the fact that I'm experiencing them. There's an existential component to my struggles, a fear of depression and anxiety itself, and a sense that this might be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Perhaps most frustratingly, I often have feelings, thoughts, or sensory experiences that I can't explain or put into words. I feel like I've never heard of these before, which leaves me feeling deeply misunderstood. Does anyone else experience something similar? How do you cope with this complex web of symptoms and experiences? I'm particularly interested in hearing from those who've found ways to break the cycle of meta-cognition and self-fulfilling anxiety. Any insights, shared experiences, or strategies would be deeply appreciated. Thank you for your time and understanding.
I’ve been struggling with this for the part year and it’s been horrible I hate my life and I feel like nothing works , please help or feel free to share tips or your own story
So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
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