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- Date posted
- 1y
Shi47Shi47
- Date posted
- 1y
My own experience is that the theme switches come on pretty suddenly, but usually at a point when my previous theme has quietened somewhat. I find that in the real heat of the current theme the previous ones seem far less worrying (it’s tempting to think “if only I only had that to worry about” which is crazy as it denies my previous suffering). In some regards my current theme seems like the worst I’ve had BUT equally I do have my previous experiences to go back to - so when my brain says “but this feels so real” I can also say to myself “but the other times you were also convinced it was real” which does help somewhat.
aj899aj899
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y
@Shi47 Yes! My theme tries to switch the other night, but also it was an old theme so although it was frightening at first I was able to brush it off. I think right now I am without a theme. I hope I can enjoy it while it lasts. Sometimes it’s 2 days, other times 1 week at best.
Shi47Shi47
- Date posted
- 1y
@aj899 Yes that’s something I forgot to mention too - in the midst of this current theme a new one tried to latch on but luckily I could see it coming so managed to not let it hook. I’m so glad you’re theme free atm - long may it last!
🌊Anonymous🌊🌊Anonymous🌊
- Date posted
- 1y
For me is pretty suddenly I find kind of funny that how my perception of things can changes like in one moment. I can think about how It would be impossible for me to doubt about some topic and a week after I am just scared and cant afront any uncertainty about it
Madi1211Madi1211
- Date posted
- 1y
I had a few different themes when I was 10 or 11 and now at the age of 26, my themes are totally different. The time gap in between i didn’t experience as much intrusive thoughts or obsessions and compulsions but it quieted a lot. I noticed that hormone changes and/or big life changes trigger my OCD. And my OCD picked back up again after having my daughter.
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 24w
Fear of change
Hey fellow OCD warriors! Wanted to ask if anyone else’s OCD tends to latch onto change and catastrophize with all kinds of worst-case scenarios. There’s a lot going on in my life, and even though they are all exciting things that I truly want and am happy about, I’ve had moments of deep fear at so much change happening and even a sadness that I can only think is a kind of grief of entering a new stage of life/a new me and leaving the old one behind. I am in my mid-20s and a lot of this centers around nostalgia and fear and intrusive thoughts of changes like my parents getting older, myself aging, friendships growing apart leading to loneliness, etc. I know I need to treat it as any other OCD flare-up and do ERP, but it also feels different than other OCD themes because I feel blue and like existentially sad. Even as a young kid, I always hated change and the thought of growing up (even if exciting things were happening) - like I cried when I turned 10 because I was leaving the single digits behind forever! 🤦♀️ I feel like I’m preemptively mourning things like losing my parents or my health even though I am healthy and my parents are too. I don’t want to waste the time I have ruminating about the future. I haven’t heard this kind of theme mentioned a lot so just wanted to see if any others could relate.
Mk3
- Date posted
- 23w
Rocd
I’ve had different themes of ocd throughout my life. Can they all differ such as how the thoughts may present? Currently my thoughts feel so true immediately (like they genuinely feel like what I think) but in the last theme I feel like it may have been more of a “what if I think this” type of situation
garren0712
- Date posted
- 17w
Can anyone else relate to this?
my OCD is doing what it does best and it’s randomly selecting themes. Once I’m not scared or react to one it bounces to another. And then i temporarily forget all of my coping skills for that theme. Rn it’s fixating on the time I had a panic attack and it’s trying to make me have one again
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