I’m exhausted and feel alone with my ocd. I’ve had it for 17 years and still feel like I need to beat it but I’m never going to get to that point and then if I’m starting to get better it feels unsettling. Can anyone relate? 💜
I’m an adult who was just diagnosed a few months ago with contamination OCD, out of the blue it started. So yes, I can relate to feeling so alone and not wanting anyone to know, so I kind of seclude myself in my home. Only my family. I’m exhausted everyday. I push on and pray that one day, I will look back and say, I guess this made me stronger. It will get better, we have to have faith. I do. Some days are harder, but nobody ever said life was easy. For anyone. Everyone has something they too are struggling with.
@Anonymous Thank you for sharing. It has helped to hear that
i totally get where you're coming from. feeling exhausted and alone with ocd is something a lot of us have felt, and it's really tough when you're putting in so much effort but still feel stuck. 💜 it's okay to feel unsettled with progress, it's all part of the journey. by the way, have you heard about this new ai-powered ocd therapy tool called "unstuck"? when i was in a similar spot, what really helped me was this free ai ocd therapy tool called "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try) that my nocd therapist recommended. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it offers personalized step-by-step support when ocd gets tough, almost like having an ocd therapist in your pocket. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have qs or just want to talk more! <3
@LeslieB3 I got this app, but it just keeps freezing up on me in one spot.
@Anonymous - have you tried emailing them? maybe they can help you.
Does anyone feel alone with all the ocd struggle? Like, this is not something that we can tell to anyone. I've been feeling so lonely and missunderstood. I mean, I feel like a weirdo. This is so hard. There are some days when I feel like "this is it, i'm gonna be stuck on this forever". Tomorrow i'll see my psychiatrist to make some adjustments on my meds.
Having ocd is a nightmare. I feel so alone. Most of society doesn’t understand it and it feels so awful. I feel like sometimes I don’t have anyone I can really vent to because no one truly gets it. My family and husband are supportive but I feel like they just don’t truly get it.
..why do I feel so alone? So disgusting and alone with my thoughts. I feel like a monster and I can’t explain to anyone the extent of my anxieties. They are there, and they can listen to me and reassure me but they don’t understand how much they affect me. This is so hard.
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