marcygirl23
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Recovery
Do you think one day in recovery they’ll be a day I don’t think about the fact I even have ocd?
djfloriodjflorio
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It's certainly possible. It used to completely run my life. Now I have my ups and downs but a majority of the time I barely think about it at all.
Ocdsucks56Ocdsucks56
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@djflorio Im glad to hear that you’re doing better
marcygirl23marcygirl23
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@djflorio Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear you’re doing well
Ocdsucks56Ocdsucks56
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Hey, I had harm ocd and I recovered from it, like it went away completely, and I went months without even remembering a single harm thought. Two months ago it came back stronger than last time but that’s my question too, like I know I’ve recovered from it before but for some reason since it came back stronger and it’s getting worse, I feel like I’ll never recover again.
RidingTheWaves 🌊RidingTheWav...
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@Ocdsucks56 I dealt with harm ocd too and it sometimes comes and goes but I always know it will go again. I constantly remind myself that it doesn’t matter whether it’s harm, relationship, or any other theme- they always feel like “the worst theme”, when I’m in them. Regardless of the content- it’s all OCD. That sometimes makes me feel a bit better. I imagine myself in water. Do I thrash and panic or do I lie on my back and let the waves take me along to calmer waters. This is just another wave and one you can overcome before. Ride it out, better days are coming!
djfloriodjflorio
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Sorry to hear that you're having trouble again. Recovery isn't a straight line, it can be a bit of a roller coaster. But each time you face difficultly, there is an opportunity to learn, and to practice the tools that helped you before. Each time you come out of it, you'll be that much stronger. I strongly feel that the skills and tools we learn to overcome things like OCD make us better than "normal." I feel that I'm better equipped to deal with difficult situations than people who never worked on this stuff, even those without anxiety disorders.
marcygirl23marcygirl23
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@Ocdsucks56 You can do it AGAIN!
RidingTheWaves 🌊RidingTheWav...
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Absolutely, and there will be periods of time where ocd isn’t as loud, or you’ll even find you’re managing better and it doesn’t have the same impact on you. Keep up the good work, thoughts are temporary. Instead of “what if I don’t have recovery”, try telling yourself “what if I do?” Imagine how good that feels!
marcygirl23marcygirl23
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@Anonymous 💭 Thanks for the encouragement
OCDFamilyOCDFamily
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- 1y
Yes i do. Probably you will have bad days too. Remember the tools you used last time and keep doing the recovery work.
marcygirl23marcygirl23
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@OCDFamily Thank you for the encouraging words
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