Anyone have any intake or advice on what to do with regards to trying to sleep but your OCD won’t stop having you think that emptying your bladder before bed even though you know it’s empty but your mind doesn’t think or feel right about it so you go repeatedly and develop a cycle?
I experienced this in elementary school — I’m 26 now. It was so bad that the teachers had to call home to inform my mom that I was asking to use the restroom more than normal. You have to literally talk to yourself and tell yourself — I know I already emptied my bladder — I do not need to again — and what’s the worst thing that can happen? You wet the bed? And so what? Easy fix, clean the sheets and bedding then call it a day. Just remind yourself how strong you are and fight through the triggers! You got this!!!
@Anonymous Thank you for the help! It’s more of when I do go and get into bed, it becomes so real where my heart races and it’s a compulsion that I can’t fall asleep until I go again but then I go again after that and after that and I have a hard time letting go and relax my mind to fall asleep but end of the day, I’m exhausted.
@Anonymous Maybe create a new thing in your night routine that you can give focus to such as reading a book or watching some peaceful inspiring videos on Youtube so you can retrain your brain to go to something positive before bed and not fall into the same habit of obsessing over releasing your bladder. And limit yourself, only go three times before bed and stop at that. Tell yourself no even if it causes you to feel overwhelmed. The more you push the boundary and say no the stronger you will feel!
I like that!! But it is also the wiping aspect too as a girl and the feeling right where I push so many times before I feel good to get up and hop in bed. It’s just frustrating but will keep in mind of pushing against the compulsions
@Anonymous Totally understand. I have contamination ocd and literally have wiped the point of bleeding before because i’m afraid i didn’t do good enough. i had to force myself to know when i’ve wiped enough and i’m clean then i’m solid and i need to get up and move forward
This is me I have to pee right before bed and if I don't do it a certain number of times and make sure I don't have to pee then I'm up all night I spend hours in the bathroom trying to get ready for bed and it's very stressful definitely more of a mental problem rather than a physical problem
This is me too. I feel so tired all day because of it. Im going to try and just sit (sleep) with it.
i’m so obsessed with emptying my blatter completely to the point where i sit on the bathrooom for 30 mins literally forcing myself to pee as much as possible even if it brings me pain. and then after i finish and go back into my room i feel like my ocd might be tricking me and making me think i have to use the bathroom and pee AGAIN! even tho i just spent 30 minutes in there. and recently i always get up and use the bathroom again and everytime i go i literally barely even pee. and sometimes i don’t at all. and it’s so annoying bc the second i go back to bed it physically feels like i have to go pee and it’s so hard to ignore the feeling and convince myself that it’s just in my head so these past times that this has happened i always end up giving in and getting up to use the bathroom. i’m literally feeling like getting up and usuing the bathroom rn again after spending 30 minutes in there and i’m finding it so hard to not go. i feel like after j finish typing this i’ll go straight to the bathroom. idk how to deal with this
Obsessive thoughts about being unable to sleep are causing insomnia. Has anyone experienced this or have any advice?
Does anyone else get an insane surge to pee before bed even though you just peed? I got out the showered and peed and have been in bed maybe 20-30 mins and can’t seem to fall asleep because my brain keeps telling me I have to pee. But other parts of my brain say no because of my bathroom contamination fear.
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