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What are your wins?
What has been a win lately in your journey?
What has been a win lately in your journey?
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
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.
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
Hi all, I wanted to share an OCD win that I had this past week. I recognized and stopped a compulsion. I felt the urge to keep going with the physical compulsion of checking on my son before going to sleep to make sure he was still breathing and to pull the blankets down away from his neck, but I knew it was a compulsion and I used my ERP skills and didn't go and check. Even though my intrusive thoughts haven't been too bad the past few months, I still have them and still have my ups and downs. With me continuing with my ERP, I know that is why I am still on the upside of my OCD. Without it, I wouldn't have the skills to get through the bad times. What’s a small win you had last week in your OCD journey?
I got up, I did TWO loads of laundry, and unloaded and reloaded my dishwasher. I also made my daughter laugh, and I didn't seek reassurance more than once today. What a win, right? I also changed her clothes despite my intrusive thoughts. You guys who have seen my post know that I have been spiraling. I relapsed with POCD in January after being free and clear of it for almost 3 whole years. It's been the biggest struggle, and today I had a bunch of wins and I think that counts for something. I'm still struggling and still second guessing everything, but I'm also trying to have one win a day. And today I had more than one, which is kind of a big deal for me. Thanks for everyone being here for me despite how many times I ask the same thing over and over. I'm just a mom who wants to be the best I can for my daughter; God gave me her and I want to raise her the way she should be.
What’s one small win or act of bravery you’ve had this week, even if it felt really hard? **OCD recovery isn’t about perfection—it's about progress, even if it's tiny. Maybe you delayed a compulsion by 30 seconds. Maybe you showed up here today to express you struggles or support others. These are wins, and they matter. Let’s celebrate them together.
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