Ughh ocd is so frustrating!!

This is a little new for me. Each time I figure out or find peace with the OCD to the point where it’s practically nonexistent a flare up happens and suddenly I’m back to feeling “off” and not normal and thinking in my head all day all kind of ocd related thoughts. Endless questions and connections of things that are not at all related. Soo darn annoying. You guys, how do you keep pushing past this!? What tips do you have for this dealing with the feelings after the flare up. The worst part is being able to laugh and smile and just live life again and then just boom feeling soo awful again. Anyone experience feeling off after flare ups??

Username: Logan_BLogan_B

Date posted: 38w ago

Yeah i feel that a lot. Youll finally have a day where you feel like yourself and are so happy. Then once you notice that the OCD shows up. Days where you dont feel like yourself in that kind of haze are absolutely demoralizing. I dont have much advice im afraid, im trying to figure it out for myself right now. Theres a lot of different approaches.

Username: bhp413bhp413

Date posted: 38w ago

I think a huge thing that I have learned is that you can’t expect OCD to go away completely. You will have rough days and you will have good days, because you are a human with a nervous system. Just like we all have rough days, you will have rough days with OCD.

Username: Craycray413Craycray413

Date posted: 38w ago

PREACH! I’m new to OCD therapy and what OCD truly is. I have a hard time when it comes to PTSD. I get triggered. I’m brought back to the memory. And sometimes, I get stuck there because my OCD brain keeps going over it in a cycle. And I can’t understand why it happens when it happens and not always. As of now, usually happens when I’m sleep deprived or stressed

Username: TBdiz89

Date posted: 1y ago

How do you pull yourself out of an ocd flare up?

I started with a bad flare up in September and I’m still very much in it? I’ve been to the doctors and am receiving therapy but I just can’t get out of my own head and be present. I do mental compulsions and sometimes I’m unaware I’m doing them. Any advice would be welcomed as this is hell.

Username: Vhperry

Date posted: 48w ago

Anyone relate?

I experience OCD in what feels like cycles. I have a couple of good days or weeks and then something out of the blue will trigger a flare up. I’m just wondering if anyone else goes through the same thing or if it’s kind of a constant state for you.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 47w ago

My OCD keeps flaring

My OCD has been flaring since last night and all morning. Then I get a moment of clarity and apply the tools that I've learned, ground myself again, and continue on with my day. Then a slight thought will trigger my OCD and I'm fighting it again. It keeps happening and its still just 10 am right now. Has this happened to anyone else? What things have you done or told yourself that were helpful for you when this happened to you?

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