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- 1y
Setback
Is a setback normal when I start a treatment, can someone tell me how to deal with it?
Is a setback normal when I start a treatment, can someone tell me how to deal with it?
definitely normal; treatment, medications, etc won’t make it to where you don’t have ocd tendencies overnight some days you’ll do amazing; perhaps even not engaging in a single compulsion that day, while other days you’ll give in to several compulsions and feel like you’re at your worst this is definitely normal, however, if the treatment you’re doing is something like medicine and it continues to make you feel this way about 2 months in (when its had time to really settle into your system) i’d definitely bring it up to your doctor
@vaIentine You can tell me haw i deal with thit
@Anonymous what do you mean?
@vaIentine I mean you have experience
@vaIentine I mean you have experience
@vaIentine Tell me about your storie
@Anonymous i’m not sure if i’ve had OCD my entire life, but it began last year of 2023 around june/july time if i recall correctly. the trigger? going over past events and confessing them all to my partner to get reassurance. it first began with a genuine apology for something i had done; but quickly spiraled into confessing every tiny thing for my partner’s reassurance- which put my partner in a lot of pain. (going to stay vague on this part) ever since then i’ve experienced several themes; my first big one being real events as I’ve said up above with confessing them, as well as what I think is ROCD, and a few other themes. my OCD this year compared to last year has only gotten worse. i am the worst i’ve ever been; i’ve been detaching myself a lot lately which is a really interesting feeling to experience lately, my focus has been morality. i’ve done some ridiculous things to prove i have good morality, just to soothe myself. i know i need to stop, but it’s very very hard to give it up. one thing that has been attacking my morals is jealousy. i won’t go into too much detail, but i have been so incredibly jealous lately, and it has been eating me up, seriously. i hate this feeling, and to be honest- i have no idea why i get so jealous. absolutely no idea. i have no reason to feel this way. it’s made me think some bizarre but genuine things. i.e, maybe i am not made to love/be loved. i have so much trauma and childhood issues that have naturally bled into several aspects of my life, and i’ve lately wondered how some people aren’t tired of me; and wonder if they’re beginning to get tired of me. i’ve considered pushing myself away from everyone before frankly because i don’t feel like i am a lovable person nor am i meant to love somebody else. i just have too much baggage. this topped with OCD; of course OCD has became bestfriends with this issue. i’m stuck, i feel nothing; i feel numb, yet i also a lot of pain in my throat and chest. is this anxiety? i think it may be. i don’t know. as far as dealing with it, i haven’t gotten a good set of coping skills yet, but i will be working with a professional shortly to target it
@vaIentine What is your theme of ocd
Also wondering this as well. Was doing good for a few weeks and for the last couple of days I’ve had a major setback.
@Anonymous And now your oky
@Anonymous I’m still going through it sadly. I think it may also be hormonal for me though.
@Anonymous Tell me
@Anonymous About your storie
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