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: 33w 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: 33w 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: 33w 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: RG123

Date posted: 2y ago

OCD Turns Off?

Does anyone else feel like they’re OCD turns off for a couple days? Like you go through an intense period of having intrusive thoughts and feeling the need to confess and then you only start to get thoughts here and there? And you try to keep yourself from having the thoughts but you’re not sure if it’s avoidance? Like I have felt sooo much better the last couple of days, especially in the morning, I live for those times of quiet in my head. But I still haven’t been able to accept myself for the things I might have done, like I can’t accept myself still because of my OCD. This probably sounds a little jumbled but I would like to think someone can relate lol

Username: Vhperry

Date posted: 44w 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: 43w 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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