- Date posted
- 40w ago
Seeking advice
What do you do when you feel like you’re running out of “fight”? I feel like I’m trying really hard to keep pushing through but feeling like no matter what I do my battery is on E.
What do you do when you feel like you’re running out of “fight”? I feel like I’m trying really hard to keep pushing through but feeling like no matter what I do my battery is on E.
I've been battling ocd for close to 30 years and when I feel like OCD is beating me up I need to recharge. My recharge is to be as comfortable as possible and resting. I often say that my brain only stops when I'm sleeping. If sleep is not possible, breathing exercises help. It's ok to take a break from the fight and come back stronger more determined. I hope this helps. God bless
@OCDisHell This was so helpful. Thank you so much. 🫶🏻
@OCDisHell I’ve been battling for over 20 myself. I certainly know what it’s like to need a recharge. I wasn’t diagnosed until more recently and it seems as though now that I know what it is, it consumes me. I use to be able to go days without an intrusive thought or worry. Now I feel like I can’t go one day. It sucks so bad man! I’m in therapy through NOCD so hopefully this ERP helps. My theme is suicide so it’s been rough
@Anonymous The struggle is real. It takes a toll on your daily life but we push forward. I've been on SSRIs for 20+ years and found zoloft 200mg to be the most helpful. It's a double edged sword tho because it makes you "numb" emotionally. Wishing you the very best. God bless
The mind likes to catastrophize bad days and ruts. Don’t let this confuse you into labeling them as anything other than that. Progress is not a straight line and every champion has felt the urge to quit, the doubt of themselves and their mission. Don’t quit, you are stronger than you know.
@Aldenwill I really needed that - thank you so much.
I felt like that yesterday. Honestly i just rested all day. I know thats not very helpful but i found giving myself some grace and rest helps. I also have a notebook filled with inspirational quotes and pictures, complments from loved ones, etc I look at. Im doing workbooks on Self Compassion too. Its so hard and i totally understand feeling that way! Its exhausting to fight our brain every day.
@theanxiousgogettergirl That is helpful!!! I may actually look up some workbooks now that you mention it.. :) Thanks for the tips & also understanding. Community definitely helps. 🫶🏻
You’ve got this girl! We are all in this together. Try and give yourself more grace and know that some days will feel worse than others. God has got this
@Anonymous BACK AT YOU 🫶🏻 I really do need to practice giving myself more grace. It feels harder some days than others naturally.
I always call a friend. Usually my buddies are good at distracting me and giving me something hopeful to think about
I’ve been feeling so disconnected lately, like I’m not even living my own life. It’s like I’m being controlled by someone else, and I have no say in what’s happening. It’s hard to put this feeling into words, but it’s like I’m here physically, but mentally, I’m just... not. Every day feels like a struggle. I wake up afraid of what’s coming next, almost like I’m bracing myself for the next bad thing to happen. Sometimes, I don’t even want to get out of bed because it feels pointless, like I’m stuck in this loop of fear and doubt. I keep questioning everything, life, my purpose, my choices, and it’s exhausting. I just want to feel like myself again, to feel like I have control, like I’m really here.
I feel so freaking scared. I know I’ll have an intrusive thought/urge and whatever I know I’m going to fight off another compulsion until I eventually give in bc I’m still so new to this. I am petrified and I feel like I cannot for the life of me relax. I’m sleep deprived, in a terrible place hormonally, withdrawing from meds, and being treated like a burden by people around me. I literally feel like I can’t do this. I keep thinking about those posts where people talk about the hypothetical scenarios where you learn your death date. I feel like if someone told me I’d die soon, I would cry of relief. I would never hurt myself but boy do I not want to experience this anymore.
I think I’m going through the hardest depression right now. I’ve never felt so compelled to just stop getting up and stop living. I know it’s hard to hear, I just really feel bad. Right now I even feel like an attention seeker. I just wanted to know, are there any tips to raise me from this hole im in? Has anyone else felt like this an pulled themselves out?
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