Anyone else??????

I feel like over a week ago I had about 4 really GOOD days in a row which I’ve never had before! I was able to concentrate a lot more I still had the thoughts but it was usually just the same one that popped up every now and again, no new ones and I really felt like this was the start of getting better. Well fast forward to now im on day 3 of really bad days!!! My awful intrusive thoughts are on loop again I can’t seem to concentrate, im constantly ruminating!!! I feel like I’m constantly creating new thoughts in my head that are awful!! I’ve started mindfulness again which I feel just have been what helped me have the good days because that’s the only thing I’ve stopped really. Anyone who else gone through this??????

Username: djfloriodjflorio

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 39w ago

Sorry to hear you've been having some bad days recently, and at the same time I'm excited to hear that you had a good streak as well! Yes, I'm very familiar with the roller coaster that OCD can be. This is not a linear path. While I know that's frustrating, try to see each challenge as an opportunity to practice your skills, learn, and grow. Every time you make it through a difficult challenge, you emerge with a new perspective, even if it doesn't feel like it. Over time, the things you learn will build up your resiliency, and you will notice more and more good days. I'm a big advocate of mindfulness and meditation, so I think you're making the right call by focusing on that again. Mindfulness isn't really a temporary tool to use to get through tough times, it's a life skill. Think of practicing mindfulness as going to the gym for your brain. If you only go to the gym when you're hurting, it won't be very helpful in the long run. You want to go consistently, even when you're feeling good. You want to build up that strength over time, so that when the hard times inevitably come, you are better prepared. You can practice mindfulness at any point during the day. All it requires is awareness. Awareness of what you're doing, how you're feeling, and what you're sensing. As an example, a great time to practice mindfulness is when you're tempted to reach for your phone to play a game or scroll through social media. Before you do that, take a moment to pause. What is pushing you to use your phone? Is it boredom? Anxiety? What would it feel like to wait 10 minutes before taking your phone out? Can you find something interesting right now in the present moment? What do you hear? What's something about your surroundings that you haven't noticed before? It's all about awareness without judgement, during the good times and the bad times. Keep going and good luck :)

Username: Garrett MaguireGarrett Maguire

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 39w ago

Yes definitely......it's the ruminating that gets us stuck again.....we all have slip ups and can easily revert to our old ways of dealing with OCD, but that's ok your not back to square one, just try to hold off on the ruminating and re commit to your ERP homework,

Username: SpecklesSpeckles

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 9w ago

Yes.... but you put this out months ago. Hope you are doing better now. I feel exactly like you in this post

Username: Beatocd

Date posted: 5y ago

Are there ebbs and flows to OCD or anxiety. Last week there were periods of times I was feeling better. Moments. Times where the intrusive thoughts didn’t bother me and I didn’t had riddling anxiety. Now it’s back and I need help

Username: justlive

Date posted: 4y ago

I’ve been having a really rough two weeks. I’ve been great for months and all of a sudden it hit hard out of nowhere. I’m anxious, sad, and my intrusive thoughts have been at an all time high. I feel like I’m trying to do things to combat the thoughts and nothing is working for me. I’m feeling scared and trapped. Each time I hear something bad on the news or see something triggering I feel worse and the thoughts come flooding back strong. Any suggestions?

Username: Anonymous<3

Date posted: 2y ago

Rocd

Hey guys so I was having good days last week . I was feeling connected towards my partner and felt the feeling of being in “love” again . On Thursday those feelings started to go away again and I don’t feel as anxious and now I’m starting to get intrusive thoughts that just love to stick . These thoughts are telling me that since I don’t feel anxious about these thoughts they must mean they’re true about my relationship and that I should leave . It makes me loose hope every time that I’ll get better . Does anyone else experience this ? Does anyone have any advice ? I’m really trying and when I think I’m almost there something happens in my head and I get depressed again :/

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