Mood Swings and Irritability

Can OCD give you a sense of feeling “on edge” or irritable all the time? I feel like I am walking around in life about to lose control then I start spiraling with harm ocd and mental compulsions. I then start wondering if I am bipolar or something worse. I am so hypersensitive of what I am feeling mood wise that I am just questioning everything . What I do know is I am not relaxed at all . What really is upsetting here is I start thinking to myself … do I have the right doctor? What if there is something worse and no one knows? I start questioning my entire diagnosis ! How can I handle this uncertainty in a productive way while gaining more confidence that I am going to be alright ? Got two kids and a family to worry about and this is a giant distraction.

Username: Endlessly PonderingEndlessly Po...

Date posted: 30w ago

This could be me this post. The Constant fear of losing control is a common theme. What does “losing control” look like for you?

Username: Mike0310Mike0310

Date posted: 30w ago

@Anonymous Good question. I would say lashing out/yelling and losing my inability to maintain control of my emotions . When spiraling into my harm ocd I worry of doing something harmful to my family or something I’ll regret causing me to lose my family and self. I then spiral into worrying what if I had schizophrenia or psychosis and wasn’t in control anymore.

Username: Endlessly PonderingEndlessly Po...

Date posted: 30w ago

@Mike0310 This all stems from the same thing, control. OCD feeds off control. Excepting that these things could happen and moving on will help.

Username: Hydrangea0601Hydrangea0601

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

This is so incredibly common with harm OCD. I took struggled for months withy OCD diagnosis and thinking there was something more like psychosis, schizophrenia, and even bipolar. My NOCD therapist is incredible and she has helped me conquer my OCD with ERP and working through things slowly. It will get better and if you don't already, get a NOCD therapist.

Username: Mike0310Mike0310

Date posted: 30w ago

@Hydrangea0601 In the process of scheduling now . 👍👍👍

Username: Hydrangea0601Hydrangea0601

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

@Mike0310 It will change your life for the better. It is scary at first, but push through that fear and conquer your OCD and it's lies. I wish you all the best in your healing journey.

Username: Brooke cookieBrooke cookie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

I have harm ocd and worrying you will lose control of yourself is a very common for harm ocd, almost very one with harm ocd is worried they will or maybe you secretly what to hurt someone. Questioning if you have ocd is sadly normal and it is really hard do things why while while having ocd. I highly recommend looking up exposure response and ocd compulsions and how not to do them. With ocd when you do your compulsions your telling your subconscious that your ocd is real. Keep working on your ocd and you will slowly get better. Stay strong my friend ocd is hard.

Username: Mike0310Mike0310

Date posted: 30w ago

@Brooke cookie Thank you Brooke for your insights talk therapy brought out a lot of my reality .. which is making the obsessive need for control and certainty very raw right now . Going to try and jump back into ERP and get back into my routine

Username: Brooke cookieBrooke cookie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 30w ago

@Mike0310 I think everyone with ocd feels a huge need for control and wants certainty. Feelings or thoughts that have uncertainty with them cause people with ocd to feel stressed and anxious and ruminate to find an answer. I hate the feeling of not knowing what to do. I hope ERP is able to help you over come your ocd.

Username: sabracadabra

Date posted: 5y ago

Lately I have been obsessing that I may have bipolar disorder since there is a higher chance of people who have OCD that also have bipolar disorder. I just keep telling myself that I have not been professionally diagnosed. Has anyone else ever experienced something like this? Am I the only one??

Username: hannie

Date posted: 5y ago

Can OCD make you go crazy or can it just mock symptoms of losing your mind? Weird question I know. I have just been struggling really bad lately and wondering if it’s something more then OCD.

Username: amber.b2

Date posted: 2y ago

OCD?

I don’t know if what I have is OCD or just severe anxiety.. I’m really confused. Every time I do something that I feel bad about I will think about it for ages and it will ruin my day, and feel guilty. I keep getting emotional all the time and feel distressed , as if something is off but I can’t explain. Occasionally I have the urge to confess things and if I don’t they will be In my head making me not feel present. And I keep focusing on my partner and getting the urge to break up when I don’t actually want that (of course I have doubts like everyone does) but it’s more of a urgent upsetting feeling which hasnt left for 5 months, the only time it seems to go away temporarily is when I’m with him. and I’m soooo confused. My therapist told me I would have had OCD as a child so I can’t have it (I’m 20 years old but I don’t know what is going on with me). Starting to think I’m going insane as this has been going on for several months now!

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