ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

It gets better. I promise.

I haven’t posted here in a very long time, and there is a reason for that. For the longest time I thought I’d never get better and that OCD would have me stuck in my house and away from any successful future or social life. But I was wrong. I’m in psychiatric nursing school now, and I do a lot of school work and balance my part time job with a social life as well. I never thought I’d get to the point where I managed to handle one of these alone but look at me now! Is it all gone? No. I still have a lot of struggles and it’s not easy. I still get the thoughts but I’ve gotten better at coping with them and I’m still improving. And I promise you will get better too. Stay strong and believe in yourself. You are worth it :)

helpmeimsosc...

Date posted: 1y

Proud of u

ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

@helpmeimsoscared I’m proud of you too, for being here and persevering despite it all. Keep it up you’re amazing

Suhonn

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

I'm scared. How long did it last for you?

ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

@Suhonn My OCD truly began to destroy my life back in April of 2022. It took me a long time to see recovery and I can’t lie I felt as though that time was stolen away from me and I was wasting away. But I started to see improvement in late 2022 to early 2023 and felt life get better. It got worse again though. And then in March of this year I felt like I was returning to the most normalcy I’ve seen in a long time. OCD isn’t a linear journey, and everyone’s can differ in time it takes to heal. It won’t ever go away perse but you can live with it and even enjoy life a lot once managed. You’ll get through it I promise :) and if you need anyone to talk to I’m here. It gets better

Suhonn

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@ishdh.2 Can I ask what were your main struggles? I've recently started feeling like I have ROCD

ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

@Suhonn I’ve seen a lot of themes in my time. My first one was sexual orientation, next was transgender ocd, then was pedophile ocd, racism ocd, sexism ocd, harm OCD, and then Relationship OCD was most recent. It’s been tough but I’ve overcome all these themes. If I can you can too! And I understand how draining ROCD can be, it almost destroyed one of the most important relationships in my life. Luckily it didn’t and I beat it, and you will too. Please just keep doing your best and don’t give up on yourself!

Suhonn

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@ishdh.2 Thanks, I needed to hear that. My husband is so important to me, I'm so lucky to have him and don't want to ruin it. The majority of my OCD has been health related so this is a new one for me and it came out of nowhere. It feels like there was a switch that was flipped one day in my head. It's been so awful.

kovran

Date posted: 1y

thank you twin proud of u

ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

@kkroy Proud of you too twin :,)

kovran

Date posted: 1y

@ishdh.2 🫶🏼🥲

Newerthannewb82

Date posted: 1y

Well done buddy. I was kind of worried about having a romantic life ever. I'm as well as I've ever been but there is still no point to even thinking about having a relationship.

ishdh.2

Date posted: 1y

@Newerthannewb82 It’s not easy to be in a relationship especially with OCD. I feel your pain so much, brother. But you will find love and you’ll beat these thoughts I promise. Just keep going at your own pace and challenge these feelings. You are worthy of love and you will find somebody who appreciates you for you. I’m proud of you

calebtrask

Date posted: 23w

You will be okay! There is hope!

Hey people! Hope you all are doing well. I used to use this app back in time, when I was dealing with many subtypes of ocd, mainly related to my sexuality. But, today, I live a life free of of obsessions, at least in terms of my sexuality. I do think that I still have a way to go to get better in terms of mental health - yet I'm not ruining my life over silly thoughts. When I have time and energy, I will write about my experience and story. But, for now, please know that what you are going through at the moment is only temporary. You will feel good inside your skin one, hopefully very soon. If you need a company or a person to vent to, please let me know! I can listen. I emphatise with you all and send you love. best, caleb

justdiya22

Date posted: 22w

Celebrating a small win

Today I over came something that had been consistently bothering me with my contamination OCD and I'm over the moon I never thought I could do it yesterday the anxiety was there but I sat with and it faded I'm so happy thank you for all your support guys and I recently started working out and I feel much better To anyone out there struggling it gets better trust me a few months ago I was at the Lowest point in my life I couldn't even leave my house I failed really badly at school but now I can even go outside I try to socialize some days are harder than others and I've had a few hiccups along the way but it has gotten much better And I'm starting a recovery course for school to make up for my grades I'm so happy guys 😭then I can finally get into uni

mariahlexie

Date posted: 19w

Thank you all for your support

I am FINALLY starting to (somewhat) recover from this last existential spiral, which admittedly, was probably the cruelest my OCD has ever been to me. Only thanks to you all. You were all able to provide me with kindness, understanding and support… without the kind of reassurance that feeds OCD, of course. When I downloaded this app, I was genuinely terrified. I was so scared that I was permanently doomed to the endless whirlpool that is the thoughts produced by my own brain and that life as I knew it was over, that I would never be happy again. For anyone who might be feeling that way right now, your OCD is LYING to you! Whatever you may be going through, it CAN get better. As hard as it may be right now, HAVE FAITH! Get up and do that thing you want to do in spite of the fear and discomfort. Take the fear with you like a whiny, unwilling toddler and do it anyway. Watch the movie, read the book, order that takeout you’ve been craving, bake the cake, wash the dishes… Please do it anyway! It will be hard at first, I won’t lie. But the OCD part of your brain, like a toxic partner, WANTS to win. It wants you to give up on those things that you love, all those things that make you happy so that there’s no space for anything but itself. Don’t let it win. The more you push yourself, the more you rewire your brain to realize that as much as it may feel like, the obsession doesn’t matter! Thanks to you all, even without therapy (YET - I’m starting that journey on Tuesday because there’s still a lot to unpack, and I know that OCD won’t just magically go away), I was able to get a basic understanding of ERP and learning to sit with discomfort and how to live life in spite of it, rather than letting it take over my very being. So for that, I thank this community. I think I would be in a very different place right now if it weren’t for the people I’ve met here who truly understood my experiences. I hope you have a wonderful day. Please don’t give up. You deserve to be happy, no matter what your brain is telling you ❤️

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