Nikki68
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- 6y
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EsosaEsosa
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- 6y
OMG SAME! I feel like this is God punishing me for not accepting things in the past
carrie4carrie4
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- 6y
My morning ritual has become very long. Even if I wake up really early, I usually am late to work.
Lolly_97Lolly_97
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- 6y
I find my OCD interferes with my work by not allowing me to sleep. Most of my triggers are late at night before going to bed and I can spend hours either doing my compulsions or lie there thinking about them. I then sleep very little and have little motivation to get up on time for work. It also effects my work in the sense I sometimes worry I’ve done things incorrectly (I work with radiaiotn so it’s important) or that I annoy people when I do something wrong or like to check things. Anyone else?
KathieKathie
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- 6y
I was that way more when I was younger. Life has worn me down, I can usually fight some of it off. I've been trying different sound frequency recordings on YouTube. Some of them help me fall right asleep.
Lolly_97Lolly_97
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- 6y
I’ve tried listening to things also and using different lotions/sprays like lavender and chamomile which do help. For example though once I’ve done my compulsions once or twice say I calm down and quite happily go to bed. It’s right before I go to sleep I feel the urge to get go and check things all over again-is it really just a case of fighting through it?
KathieKathie
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- 6y
@Lolly_97 That's all that's really helped me. Antidepressants take the edge off.
EsosaEsosa
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- 6y
It strained my friendships a little bit and it killed my appetite for a bit
lyriclyric
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- 6y
I had to quit my job and have been off work for about a month :/
KathieKathie
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- 6y
It messes with almost everything. I've been fighting it for so long, I think I'm doing well, but always wonder if people notice. My friends don't seem to mind. I explain it, some get it, some don't. I've busted at least one person I didn't know exhibiting behavior. I act normal, maybe smile gently. We all need acceptance, very badly.
Sarah26Sarah26
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- 6y
I always just barely make it to work by the skin of my teeth even after giving myself 2 hours to get out the door! I can easily spend about 45mins just putting my hair in a simple ponytail that’s perfect enough and almost glued down with loads of hairspray! And I stay at work later than any other teaching assistant way past clock off because I have to organise my classroom and clear some of the cupboard that looks like a bomb site ?
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