kickflip
- Date posted
- 1y
What are your wins?
What has been a win lately in your journey?
matthewmmatthewm
- Date posted
- 1y
I think just finding better ways to think of obsessive fears and reframing the situation. For example, I have trans OCD and so I’m scared I’m actually a trans woman even though I’ve never wanted to be a woman. I recently started seeing gender as less binary and more of a really complex idea, and I think viewing myself not as “male” or “female” but as just myself, who has mostly male tendencies and enjoyments and everything, makes me feel a lot less stressed. This also helped me with sexual orientation OCD, where I stopped wondering if I was “gay” or “straight” and just started seeing myself as somewhere in the middle, but I like many more women than men so functionally straight / maybe a little bi. So overall, sometimes reframing obsessions can help a TON even though it’s a simple change. So experimenting with ways to think about things. But also, I have pretty minor OCD so I don’t know if this will help other people
gcg2025gcg2025
- Date posted
- 1y
Finally starting to internalize the idea that there actually may not be anything to solve and sitting with that long enough until my compulsive behavior subsides.
theaurainklingtheaurainkling
- Date posted
- 1y
Just a few days ago I told my partner about my most persistent intrusive thoughts that I thought he would judge and leave me for. I honestly feel a bit stupid for thinking this way now, though I know I couldn’t control it. But of course, he reassured me that he loved me and stayed with me
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- 20w
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Can you guys share your small wins from the past few weeks!? Success stories? Tips and tricks that helped you when you needed it? I think we all need some encouragement and positivity!
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Gmoki
- Date posted
- 19w
Sharing a little ocd win today
I’ve avoided driving majority of my teen years because I got into a head on collision when I was 17. Even before then, I was absolutely terrified of driving. Saying I was terrified is an understatement. I’d literally shake at the thought of anything to do with cars and imagine my body scrunching up with the car metal after getting into an accident. OCD would convince me that I simply cannot trust myself behind the wheel, and that something bad will happen - like I’ll kill my self, someone else, or an animal and I hated it. Needless to say, I genuinley could not bring myself to get started with driving until I was 19, which was a few months ago lol. I got my permit at 17, practiced driving a tiny bit then stopped after the accident I got into. I eventually got the permit renewed a few months ago at 19, then I finally got my license a month after. Now I’m 20, and today I drove myself 45 mins to and from work! I still need to practice more, but holy lord I never thought this day would come. All the years I’d feel embarassed/judge myself have come to an end. Just because I was delayed at doing something doesn’t mean I’m not capable. For anyone who has goals they want to reach and they feel like they’re impossible - they’re not. Fight OCD as best as you can. I hope I can be a symbol of hope for anyone whose struggling
Andrew Escobar
- Date posted
- 17w
Little win :)
I just got on lexapro!!!
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