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- 44w 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 bedridden with anxiety and haven't eaten much. I tried going on a walk and broke down halfway through to cry. It kind if helped my physical anxiety but hasn't helped my ocd much. ERP is so difficult. It just makes me exhausted and anxious and cry. And I don't even feel a little better afterwards, so what's the point? I get I'm supposed to build up resilience but when? when do I finally feel some reward? I'm suffering, I don't have the energy to fight these thoughts when all the thoughts I have are rumination or intrusive. Medications haven't worked for me either. Maybe I'm not going to get better. Happy new year to me.
It hurts so much, so much pain, I want to give up, I feel like both conditions make each other worse, trying to fight back, trying so hard not to look for answers but this makes it so hard, I just..feel like I have very little hope, I'm so......so tired.
At this point I think I’m just tired. Took me a massive amount of strength to even type this. I’ve never had it this bad with anxiety depression and OCD. Firstly, how do you guys handle the trauma that comes with OCD. I recently realized Ive traumatized by own mind. I think this contributes to depression. Also, the thoughts frequency have gotten so high. It just literally jams its self in my brain. Before, I had some sort of control (at least a grip) but this days it’s so hard to try to get a grip. The unwanted feelings too? Omg, reactions that I literally can’t stand plagues me. My mind turns almost everything sexual. It’s crazy 🙃 Then the anxietyyyyyy! Wheew. I’m like a walking anxiety attack, my heart is always beating fast and it’s so painful. Working is so hard because I can’t get a grip, I feel so broken and I don’t think anyone can relate to this. I don’t know what I can do to help. Then the pressure in my head (that causes headache sometimes), sometimes I genuinely think I have a tumor! I’m pregnant so that makes it sadder, makes me wonder what kind of mother this beautiful soul is coming out here to meet. I don’t want to be a sad mother, and I cry more when I realize my child can feel what I feel rn in my belly😔. Another thing, the moment I don’t wanna do something, doesn’t even have to be anything bad. That’s when it feels my mind wants to force me to do it. It’s a whole lot and I’m just holding on to Jesus to help me out. At least he’s here so that’s comforting.
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