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OCD & Anger
My OCD makes me angry at the world. I have been so angry/irritable lately and I can’t seem to control it. Does anyone else struggle with anger and rage due to their OCD?
My OCD makes me angry at the world. I have been so angry/irritable lately and I can’t seem to control it. Does anyone else struggle with anger and rage due to their OCD?
Not so much but my friend who has OCD as well deals with this. I have heard of this being something that people with OCD can have!!! Especially when you are incredibly empathetic!! You got this my dear friend! I would suggest deep breathing techniques and finding your happy place to go to when you get upset or have a feeling of anger or rage. Definitely worth talking to your therapist about!!! 💖💖
@Princesslorita Thank you so much for sharing. It’s really interesting that you mentioned that empathetic people deal with more anger with their OCD because I consider myself an empathetic person.
Yes I am angry a lot, especially since my ocd seems to affect my ideas of morality so I get mad at the world a lot
@ATLAfan164 Thanks for sharing. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one experiencing anger due to my OCD.
Yes i have perfectionism/just right ocd and it makes me very angry at times. Sucks.
Same here. I'm always angry because it's so time-consuming and exhausting to have everything be perfect/just right.
@Ifiknewthen It’s such a struggle, but we got this.
@cyc1017 It definitely is very time-consuming and exhausting to have everything be perfect/just right especially when living with others.
@paureynosa Absolutely!
hey, i totally get how overwhelming and frustrating it can feel when ocd makes you angry at everything. it's rough, but you're definitely not alone in this struggle. 😞 i'm dealing with a different ocd theme, but i've found some resources that really help me manage better. one of them is the "unstuck ocd therapy tools" app. it's been a game-changer for me, offering ai-personalized guidance and exercises exactly when i need them. my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's made a big difference. also, the ocd reddit has been a great place for me to feel less isolated and to learn from others' experiences. hang in there. 💪
@TanyaShelby22 Hey! Thank you so much for providing me with these resources. I will definitely be looking into them. Also wishing you the best throughout your recovery. ❤️🩹
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I have definitely been experiencing this so much lately that Ive decided to go back on antidepressants to help. When I was on antidepressants I was never this angry because it blunts some of your emotions.
Hi! I have been struggling with ocd for many years of my life, however, I have recently been struggling with religious ocd. Currently my ocd has been putting thought into my mind like, “you shouldn’t go to that party, because “God” doesn’t what you to” or “don’t do this or else it’s going to make “God” mad.” These thoughts have been overall causing me so much anxiety, and truly I don’t know what to do. I’ve been struggling to identify it’s actually Gods voice or not. Also, my ocd has been also making my prayer a very stressful part of my day, which is not how it should feel at all. Now finding peace in prayer feels more like a chore, than a conversation. Does anybody else have ocd like this? If so, any tips?
I’m constantly finding myself getting irritated easily and sometimes it even confuses me because I was happy and fine two seconds ago. Like I feel emotionally unstable. I also randomly will get sentimental or sad and I just start crying. Is this just me??
Recently I’ve been getting these very intense episodes of feeling extremely annoyed, irritable and touchy. I start to think narcissistic thoughts like feeling extremely entitled, envious of others and just overall snotty and rude but also horrible about myself. I take everything personal in these moments even though I know it’s stupid to do so. with harm ocd it also makes it 10x worse because they urges are worsened by the anger and intense emotions and sometimes I feel like just crying or this deep pit in my stomach of fear and dispare about the future like where am I heading and who am I becoming? I’ve excessively been on Gemini asking about covert narcissism, because my family disagrees with the idea of me being a narcissist along with my therapist but I just can’t let it go because I actually genuinely believe it. When I want to make things right it feels so self centered and I don’t know the right way to genuinely care about others. Maybe I already do?? I can’t tell if this is all just anger, intense fear and overwhelm, from med changes (went from lexapro to buspar) or processing grief (grandpa died in February) but sometimes I feel even worse because in my head I believe the grief only effects me and I need total attention and care 24/7. and start wondering if this is a subconscious way of thinking for me that I just assume is ocd and anxiety. I feel so tense and when I get in these moments I feel like I’m about to combust, I dissociate, feel like sobbing, isolating, or yelling but can’t tell if it’s all caused from an “ego blow” or something that someone did that made me feel bad about myself and that’s why I feel such high self pity. idk anymore but this feeling is terrifying especially the more I believe I’m a narcissist everything is evidence. I even start wondering what if this is rage, or hatred or resentment? like deep down dark feelings?
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