My ocd is really bad, it’s making it hard to be motivated to do anything, and that in it’s itself kind of scares me. does anyone have any tips on what to do to stay motivated when your OCD feels like it’s sucking you dry and you’re feeling really depressed?
I know this isn’t much help but feeling the same 😕 it doesn’t make me want to do anything but then when I do things and go out I just get so triggered you’re not alone
Maybe try to give your OCD a name and consider it another person or a monster that is annoying you. Don’t think of it as part of you. Like, my OCD is not real— it is just that annoying “Oscar” here to pester me again. Leave me alone!! Then force yourself to get up and do one small thing. Then another small thing. Keep a list of all of the small things you have accomplished. Doing a few things may break the cycle. Good luck!!
What helps me is what I learned in therapy I believe it’s called “opposite action”. I know how hard it can be to push yourself for even a small win but just do it I promise you’ll feel even alittle better later on even if u don’t in the moment. Like for ex for me when I feel very sad and sluggish and get in a mood of “I’ll never get better” and I just want to sit in my bed and ruminate I push myself to get out of bed and do productive things like - clean my room - get ready - go to the gym have a good workout or do a fun workout class try smth new - go to the pool read a book - do something for yourself like get your hair done Just anything even grocery shopping has become positive for me. Also search some serotonin boosting foods! Incorporate them in a yummy breakfast
I’m going through the depression too. As soon as I wake in the morning ocd reminds me that he is here and I feel depressed and I dont want to go on i just want to lay there and do nothing. But I get up anyway and go about my day. Sometimes it gets better sometimes it sucks. The point is you have to keep going. I know that just doing nothing is definitely going to be worse. Focus on what is in front of you not your ocd thoughts. Let them be there but focus on what’s in front of you. If you don’t have something to do create some to do. Like a language learning app and learn a new language or listen to your favorite music and sing out loud to it or go to work or for a walk and notice nature. As the thoughts pop up instead of doing compulsions say to yourself “this thought is meaningless and unimportant. I refuse to engage with that thought.” Then focus on something in front of you. Even if you feel the thoughts are meaningful and important. It don’t matter. Tell yourself that it’s not. You’re not alone. Don’t give up🙏
So after my ocd has become more prominent, it gets harder to fight through these compulsion’s everyday. I don’t go to therapy or take any medications and to be honest I am very lost in my journey on how to navigate life with ocd. I don’t want it to take over my life. I want to be able to feel like I can live without a weight on my chest and to finally feel like I can breathe. Any suggestions or words of advice is more than welcome.
Any ideaa,on how to mire consistantly get motivated with dealing with my ocd and depressuon??? Some days I get more accomplushed and then many other days I cannot sçeep at night so I am up till 3am or later and tben djring the day I am dragging and oxten have to sleep a bit. I most my best friend....who I always,confided in. She knew all about my ocd and,luztened when I needed to talk and was happyxor me when I made accimplishments! My whole world has,tyrned upside down withthis,loss and it has made me mire,depressed and,dealing with ocd has been harder most ofren. Thanks in advance for any ideas you mught have.
so I need to get back into ERP, but it’s so hard to manage these thoughts and learn to deal with them. like I swear my mind has to make everything about it. Like every time I clean my room, my mind’s like yup make sure it’s clean so when your parents find you, or something so stupid like if I get a headache, my mind convinces me that I like the pain and that that’s why I get my thoughts because I actually want to do it. It’s so exhausting. Because I know I would never want to take my life and I treasure my life so why does it do it to me? It’s hard to comprehend the fact of these thoughts too because I don’t know many people with this exact theme. It’s such a scary feeling. And I’m constantly questioning whether I have actual depression or if it’s just my OCD. Yes I have been diagnosed with suicidal OCD, but my mind still tries to convince me otherwise. I just don’t know how to let these just sit and pass without panicking.
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