Anyone else have overwhelming urges to eye roll, snort , contort body a specific way , clear throat, etc ? Psychiatrist says it’s a stress response but they are starting to feel like an “ overwhelming” need to do them almost in the same fashion I have the urge to repeat sounds and noises in my head.
Yes, anything can be a compulsion if you are trying to stop or decrease the stress and anxiety caused by OCD.
Yes! I just read this article by nocd on the relationship between tourettes and ocd. You should read it. https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/related-symptoms-conditions/ocd-and-tourettes You may not be looking for info on tourettes, but it was helpful to me to learn a little more about tics in ocd!
yes, those are called compulsive tics!
Yes. For me it’s blowing my nose even though there’s nothing coming out. This especially happens quite a bit in the shower if I think I got water up my nose, I think it stems from my fear of getting a brain eating amoeba. I also had a fear that a air bubble would get trapped in my V, so I would have compulsions to push, or push down on my chest and down my stomach, which I’ve done so many times that it would bruise. Like when I kept tapping the middle of my forehead til it hurt for a couple of days after.
At times, my intrusive thoughts get so intense that all I can do is lay frozen in my bed and hope I fall asleep, and usually I do even if I'm not tired. My brain just wears me out and I wanna escape through sleep. (Sadly it doesn't work all the time)
I struggle so bad with intrusive thoughts. They can be so bad that I'll cry because I KNOW that's not how I feel or want to do. (Too embarrassed to say what they're about) I'll constantly try to figure out why I have them, and constantly figure out what they mean, causing me to constantly circle around and around. I had to get on anxeity meds, which helped a little but the thoughts still happen. How do you help yourself with this? How do you know that you're just not some physcopath? 😅
I have the thought of what if I lose control and do something out of my control like scream for no reason or yelling in a store or just blurting stuff out that’s not in my control and it causes so much anxiety and causes me to feel weird. I always think I’m on the edge of losing control of myself and it’s exhausting living like this. Any tips?
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