Hello, so tomorrow I am going to a fun theme park with my best friend but I’m afraid I will have anxiety and OCD the whole time about random small things like I usually do. I don’t want to waste this fun day tomorrow at a theme park and don’t want to have anxiety or OCD the whole day instead. I want to have fun and not think about OCD. How do I overcome this?
You don’t need to figure this out or control it. You are already doing what you should be doing, you are living your life and going to the park.
@Malisimo I really appreciate this take. I recently was on a family vacation and had a few hard OCD times during it, but regardless, I did it, and it was a trip with people I love!
Ok, User456, gonna have to trust me a little here.. Your worried about future anxiety, which is real present time anxiety. Your brain is already telling yourself 'I'm going to have anxiety, and ruin the day' So, even if you're fine, you will worry...still.. Here is my coping skills, I used unconsciously for a long time. Early in the day, when you're all together, and super excited..say something. Say something about your anxiety, or say the weirdest thought you've ever had, say say Something That Brings You A Sense Of Release and Relief. If you've found what you want to say it will probably make things uncomfortable for a few minutes. You know quiet, people looking down, don't get caught up in their insecurities! Focus on what weight has been lifted! Your personal honesty maybe weird for them, but I swear it only lasts a few minutes, and your best friend will still be on your side, the comment will blow over...you'll realize you can be loved and honest at the same time...and ahhhhhh, relief..the thing you were so worried about just happened! Now it's time to relax and have fun. It is nice to realize that nothing is SOOO bad.
Accept that there might be some fear/ anxiety while you’re at the park. I recently went on a trip and to be honest my OCD flared up a little bit but I processed my emotions properly, didn’t do compulsions, and ended up having a good time overall and making a lot of fond memories.
So I was doing good for about 5 months. I was going to therapy, practicing the skills, and for about the past month, I fell into a depression funk. The last week, however, has been a week of really loud OCD. I am in a constant state of anxiety and find myself doing compulsions. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced what I'm about to describe. I'm considering taking myself to the hospital, but my little boy's birthday party is this weekend and I don't want to miss it: I keep having this bad feeling like I actually want to do the bad things in my mind. I know OCD intrusive thoughts can tell you "I want to" but this just seems different - maybe it's OCD trying to come at me a new way. It's not like thoughts telling me "I want" it's like even when I tell myself I don't want to do the bad stuff, there's this nagging feeling telling me I really want to. I'm scared.
Any tips on how to deal with the rollercoaster of good and bad days with OCD? I had such a good day yesterday with tackling my compulsions and rumination. I tend to get up in the mornings and my OCD loves to start immediately. It becomes frustrating when you feel like you made progress, only to go right back to where you were. Any positive encouragement of how you’ve dealt with this would be appreciated!
(21+ ONLY: TRIGGER WARNING) I have therapy today and I’m nervous. I just started going to therapy and I really like my therapist. She talked to me about doing ERP and I’m really nervous about it. I’m scared to tell her the extent of my OCD, and my themes. I’m scared to tell her about my false memory OCD, because I’m scared that what I did was real and I’m just excusing it as false memory, although I have no memory of it. I’m scared that I am truly a monster and I’m using OCD as an excuse—and that she’ll find out and distance herself. I’m just scared that my whole world is gonna fall apart, all around me.
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