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How should i manage this automatic reassurance behaviour??? Pls someone help me Plsssssssss This automatic reassurance behaviour failing my hard workš
How should i manage this automatic reassurance behaviour??? Pls someone help me Plsssssssss This automatic reassurance behaviour failing my hard workš
Just try to sit with thoughts and the uncertainty and anxiety they bring. Try not to ask anyone for reassurance, that will just make it worse. I had to get to where I didn't talk to people about my OCD because not understanding they would start reassuring me. I had to tell my family not to reassure me. It can be very lonely but people just don't understand, so there first response is to give advice and reassurance. It doesn't happen over night but you can do it.
I will give my šÆ Its not easy but i have to do it
This is so true, practice makes (almost) perfect, remember you wanna aim for messy because OCD wants you be to exactā¦ youāre not listening to OCD anymore. Picture your future selfā¦ does your future (ideal - value moral self) do this? If no, neither do you anymore. When/if you talk about OCD you talk about it in the past āI used to obsess about ****, but not any moreā Keep with this, Iām not saying this works for everyone but did for me!
I am so so upset and anxious right now. At this point I badly need reassurance as Im feeling a whole panic attack coming on. Has anyone ever had the feeling in their head and body like they are actually going to act on a terrible harm related intrusive thought like it actually feels like you are. Im scared as fuck i dont know what to do because What if i actually do that i am so scared does it ever feel like your on the edge of doing it and you get this whole intrusive urge in your body PLEASE REPLY please tell me experiences
hi. so one big factor of my OCD is rumination. i met a guy who i have a crush on the idea of (idea bc there are red flags). my biggest fear is not finding true love, my ex told me no one else would deal with what i have (my ocd, specifically reassurance seeking and getting overstimulated after intimacy). a few weeks ago, my friends and family all gathered and tried to give me advice that sounded like āyouāre shy and youāll never find someone.ā after that, iāve felt off. iāve been using an unhealthy coping skill, daydreaming, and iāve just felt unbalanced. my ocd makes everything feel different sometimes, i canāt explain it. life, myself, almost like being in a dissociated state. has anyone else experienced that? i donāt know how to remain balanced during my off times and i know pms exasperates it all. i take ashwaghanda and omega 3s in a multi vitamin daily. i take them all together in the evening but iāve missed three days recently and also messed with my rocky sleep schedule because of fun times with friends. i hope these supplements work, because i donāt know if iād be brave enough for medication. i had a bad reaction on prozac and often am forgetful. i just have been battling my OCD consciously for almost ten years now and unconsciously for longer. i am so tired, as my mental health extends beyond my OCD. iām in talk therapy with some cbt aspects but i only see her twice a month. iāve broken down so many times and promised myself id get on track or that certain things would work, but itās like i am stuck in a circle that gets smaller when iām able to help myself. i just want to be normal. i want to be able to mess up my sleep schedule to enjoy good times and not suffer horrible consequences or fear that i will be entirely thrown off balance. i donāt want to worry or doubt or feel so dissociative that i squint my eyes for a moment and wonder why i feel so unreal. i will never understand why god has allowed me to go through this. i cannot let it be for nothing but i donāt know how much more to bend and contort my body and brain to get somewhere stable but how lovely it would be if i could. i donāt have much of a schedule right now, i get apathetic and give in with things from time to time. one thing can trigger me and i am back to square one wether in a week or month. any advice, any and all is so helpful. your stories, your thoughts. maybe feeling less alone and knowing what has helped you is exactly what i need right now. thank you š
When an intrusive thought comes I canāt just say āthatās not trueā and just move on. I always feel like I have to disprove the thought and be able to say it with confidence but the problem is that the ocd doesnāt allow me to feel and say it with confidence so I get stuck for hours or even days. How can I stop feeling like I need to do this?
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