OCD or just excuses

I’m going through one of the worst OCD spells in months. It sucks when you were doing so well but it hit you like a freight train. Like you think it’s over but it just comes right back stronger and more overwhelming. I keep thinking that maybe I don’t have OCD and I’m just making excuses for myself. Like “Oh I’m having OCD because of my period” “Oh it’s because I’m stressed” “Oh it’s the weather”. It feels too convenient! Like there’s always something that can cause it to trigger. It makes me feel like I’m mentally unstable and just making excuses for myself. It’s like I’m in a infinite loop of constant guilt and anxiety. It’s so tiring. I wish I could be normal and happy 😞

Username: JosieSimonsJosieSimons

Date posted: 39w ago

I feel that so hard. I’m in a similar boat where I’m in this state of constant stress and so my OCD is going hog wild and I’m questioning what’s OCD and what’s real. I can never fully know and it’s frustrating. Mostly my ROCD has been acting up and it’s been really really bothering me and I’m not sure if I actually want to break up (I’m certain I don’t) or if it’s ocd. It’s so hard but we’ll get there

Username: AnonMoonAnonMoon

Date posted: 39w ago

OCD is tough. Being stressed and on your period can make OCD worse due to hormones. You can get through this; you’re not alone. Sending well wishes! :)

Username: Wolfram Wolfram

Date posted: 39w ago

Yeah there are excuses and there are also valid reasons for the triggers. Sometimes it's hard to escape those triggers long enough to be able to have the chance to deal with ocd properly and that causes internal torment (for me at least). When you are a little calmer and not going through the struggle of resisting compulsions, try and come up with a plan to either deal with the stressors and manage them. Or if they're out of your control, coping mechanisms for when they pop up again. It's hard to plan this in fight or flight mode. Prepare rather than improvise. If you're going into a boxing match unprepared you'll get knocked out. Practice before the fight, not when it's present because it's just winging it and improving and a gamble.

Username: Kat25

Date posted: 1y ago

Ocd

So I know my ocd and intrusive thoughts are in a hiccup stage because of my pms and period coming but like I just can’t help but go well what if it’s not what if it’s back what if I’m out of recovery and then I get a thought and like it’s not causing as much anxiety it’s just like I’m like omg no I don’t want to think this is something wrong with me but Ik it’s all just ocd I just wanna feel as carefree as I did a week or so ago

Username: wecanbeatocd123

Date posted: 1y ago

crying help me

I don’t know what happened but I feel like my OCD is back and I’m crying because I’ve been doing so good and now I feel like all of a sudden it’s back and I don’t want to go down this path again because it was really dark time for me and I was doing good like and I’m getting my medicine switched and I started a new one tomorrow but I don’t know I feel like there’s a spell on me. I can’t go through this again and I am crying I just I can’t go through this hell hole again and I really need help in advice to say strong during this because I can’t do this like I can’t do this again I can’t I hate how my brain is like so mad and just yells at me like I have to think about this in order for her to go away like no I don’t want to think about it but if I don’t think about whatever it wants me to think about, it’s like gets louder and louder in my head, and like the more urgent, feeling of having to think about it, in order to go away, I know it’s OCD I know it’s OCD and then like what if it’s not OCD like no if I don’t wanna think about something obviously it’s OCD it’s OCD it’s always OCD whatever my brain wants me to think about and it gets louder and louder. It’s just it’s OCD bro it’s OCD, I think I am going on a spiral and I just really need help like I’m tired of my OCD wanting to think about things and then saying it’s not OCD when it’s literally OCD

Username: Lalala321

Date posted: 44w ago

OCD FLARE - period related

I never thought I’d get to this point but generally I would say I’m about 80% recovered from OCD. Which is amazing!! But every time of the month I get really bad intrusive thoughts and it all just feels so real again. Any tips on how to deal with OCD around your period - due to all the hormones and emotions it just makes me feel hopeless again, like every month I’m going to have a huge setback… makes me feel like I won’t ever 100% feel like myself again :(

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