djkaz
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- 1y
When is your OCD at its worst?
Like, a specific time? I find mornings a struggle. I'm usually a lot better by afternoon. But the first 2-3 hours in the morning, it's just relentless.
djkazdjkaz
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- 1y
I'm SO surprised it hasn't impacted my sleep as I read a lot of people struggle. But mornings are 100% the worst. I get about 10 seconds freedom when opening my eyes, then OCD is like "Moooorning".
Tea and HoneyTea and Honey
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- 1y
It’s worse for me when I am on trips and/or stressed
Ryan787Ryan787
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- 1y
Any time, I am alone.
Tea and HoneyTea and Honey
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- 1y
Or tired!!
OcdmenaceOcdmenace
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- 1y
Mornings mostly for me
Siggy11Siggy11
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- 1y
At nighttime for sure :( maybe it’s when I’m tired and have time to ruminate
djkazdjkaz
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- 1y
Oh, yes, if I've had a bad sleep, it'll hit me with more force. 🤯
miku -_-miku -_-
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- 1y
At night sadly :(
Wolfram Wolfram
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- 1y
The stress hormone cortisol is what wakes us up and our ocd brains will naturally be more triggered. Your ocd will ask why are you stressed regardless of how the body naturally worked and then kick in. Also, if you have not done enough to deal with stressors during the day to put your mind at ease, at night ocd can kick in when you're trying to sleep no matter how tired you feel.
djkazdjkaz
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- 1y
Ah, thank you. That's actually informative and makes a lot of sense. But I always wondered why it was worse in the morning, I literally couldn't put my finger on it. Considering laying in bed, I have very little "triggers" to provoke it.
Wolfram Wolfram
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- 1y
@djkaz Stress is a trigger and we are literally stressed awake every morning by cortisol that builds up when we sleep😂
djkazdjkaz
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- 1y
@Wolfram There's definitely some irony. Aha.
rhodanasonrhodanason
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- 1y
I see a lot of stuff that needs doing, and I’m overwhelmed. Can’t concentrate. All the while I invision c
rhodanasonrhodanason
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- 1y
I wake up with ideas of what would make my space happier. I have envisioned my creative side. And might start, can’t seem to get back to what my creative side. Then i get out of bed. What I see overwhelming things to do. Can’t concentrate it’s to much. Cant seem to get started after i get out of bed
AntoniOcdAntoniOcd
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
Before a first date lol
EvoorheeEvoorhee
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- 1y
Day time for me if i am stressed doesn’t help.
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