Speckles
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
OCD and substance abuse
I'm blaming my substance abuse on OCD. I think my anxiety and OCD had caused me to be dependent on alcohol. Anybody else feel that way?
Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 1y
It's numbing and a form of avoidance. That's all. It can lead to addiction which is pretty much a compulsion on its own but you don't want your body to be dependent on the substance. Ocd may be the cause and its not your fault you have it. You can blame it all you want to but that won't change a thing. Dealing with addiction / bad habits or the ocd in the right way is what you need to focus on. Looking for something to blame is a compulsion on its own
You got this:)You got this:)
- Date posted
- 1y
My therapist scared the shit out of me by saying alcohol drugs and stuff like that can make you not fight the thoughts and do it because when you are sober you are able to understand the difference I’m sure this isn’t true and she just didn’t want me to smoke or drink and stuff but idk
Wolfram Wolfram
- Date posted
- 1y
There was a study done on this. People who were drunk could still rationalise situations they were in and the thoughts they had but cared less about the consequences
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