Parts of the day I feel my body get stressed from the thoughts. But a lot of times I just don’t! I have the feeling and the thoughts, I don’t want them, but there’s no anxiety, just some kind of sadness
I didn't feel anxiety or nerves for the last few years before therapy as I became dissociated from those feelings. Went through all the motions of having them but couldn't feel them at all
I experience this alot and I think that confused writers situation is a little different as a lingering sadness is a feeling as apposed to disassociation which is complete detachment 🤔
@vallakid Thought the same. Would like to see what helps though so I can pass that info on
@Wolfram I think that’s exactly it. I’m sad, but I feel incapable of feeling anxiety. If it makes sense
@confused writer Does it stress you out that you don't feel anxiety?
@Wolfram I do feel urges. Like I’m nervous to do it. If it makes sense. Impulses.
@Wolfram Haha kind of. It makes me feel like “yes it’s real. You want to d!e. It’s so sad. You’re not even stressed. It’s not ocd”
@confused writer Lots of conflicting thoughts rather than emotions? Or something else?
@confused writer I know this is an odd question but do you have any kind of phobias? Some phobias have been linked to symptoms of other disorders
@Wolfram What do you mean? It’s funny because my main phobia is dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Major health anxiety
@confused writer Was that before or after you knew you had ocd?
@Wolfram I started ocd long time ago. Health anxiety started after that I think. But always had that fear. Besides that I don’t think I have any special phobias. Why?
@confused writer I was looking into it a while ago. Was just curious for my own benefit sorry 😅 For example people with agoraphobia commonly have another phobia where they are scared of elevators. I said I had casadastraphobia on here last year and someone said that was common with dissociation. I now don't have dissociation and that phobia went at the same time. Was kind of weird but very interesting.
@Wolfram It’s so interesting!!!!! I read about those stuff all the time and the shitty part is that makes me find things that make me nervous 😂😂😂 my therapist is 100% sure I have ocd tho, so it’s very relaxing 😂
@confused writer A lot of things can stem from ocd. That was the main reason I asked as it might not be 100% all ocd but a result of of it. Either way I think an ocd specialist will help
@Wolfram Yes. I have a bit of depression too (it’s new and something very settled) so I thought it’s because of that. We’re working on accepting the way I feel and continue living life
@confused writer Because ocd makes it 100000 times harder
@confused writer Hi currently have This theme and have fear of depression (idk if I do or don’t have it already ) sometimes I’m super happy and sometimes I feel like k could cry for no reason , but don’t feel like hopeless or anything else . I have sucidal ocd (but I haven’t been diagnosed either ) but it also gives me so much anxiety to even think about it I could cry ! Before this I was so scared of dying from a heart attack and not being here for my kids and then an image popped into my head about hurting myself and then downhill from there .
like a melancholy feeling?
@vallakid Yes. Exactly
I think that you're starting to accept your situation and acknowledging that it is sad but that's amazing!!!!! acceptance is a huge step on the way 😁😁😁 keep going and keep growing friend ❤️
@vallakid Yes I hope you are right 🙏🏻 I have suic!dal ocd, so it’s very scary and makes me feel like I really want to d!e. But I know it’s a feeling and will get better 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@confused writer I'm feel for you my friend, you are wonderful and I pray for you 🙏✨ you will get better you can do it I believe in u
@vallakid Thank you 🙏🏻 you too!!’ ❤️
Cause I don't have those Extreme cases where I Need to wash myself 100 times, or check things like light, all I have are my thoughts.
Anyone else just have days where they feel more calm and don’t have as many intrusive thoughts? But then later at night time it just comes back so you only had relief even for a little bit 😞😞 I feel like even when I’m not having my OCD send me intrusive thoughts, I always have a feeling in my stomach that something is wrong/off or a sense of doom. I always just feel on edge and anxious as if my mind is always preparing itself for the next horrifying intrusive thought to torment me with ugh 🫠
Is this even a possibility? I'm not even sure if it's an OCD issue, GAD, or maybe a lack of something else, but I'm just constantly feeling off. Even if I'm not getting constant intrusive thoughts, I just feel on edge all the time? Is there anyone who's been able to overcome this? It bothers me so much 😭
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