Hey guys have you ever just start doing something, either work, practice, or simply just enjoy life with family and friends, but then all of the sudden you just start to want to cry over your thoughts, and every mistake you made, every mental image you feel guilty over.
yes, and i feel like the triggers are so random too. it makes me feel like im going insane sometimes but i have to remind myself that the world has not changed from one minute to the next. i completely understand where you’re coming from
Yes, but if I’m going to cry then I just cry. I try not to shame myself for expressing emotions that my body needs to release.
I completely empathise with this, I get like this as well. My memory seems to home in on ego distonic thoughts, I can still remember specific thoughts I had in the past and where I was, who I was with etc. and end up feeling rotten about it. Then it puts me in a bad place, like how much I wish I never developed OCD and how great it must be to be a “normal” person. But you’ve got to keep telling yourself, it’s another trap of OCD. One of the reasons OCD thoughts bother us so much is because they are exactly the opposite of who you really are. For those of us with the “Pure” themes of OCD, rumination and beating ourselves up over thoughts is our compulsion. One video I would recommend is Patrick McGrath’s short video published recently called “the truth about getting over OCD”. It really helped me with this problem. You should watch it. Another tip is to try and catch yourself ruminating about your thoughts and then snap out of it and allow it to pass. It’s not easy to identify but I think it helps with this down feeling.
If you feel the urge and ability to cry, let it out. Don’t take your ability to do that for granted. It is a very healthy thing. I haven’t cried in around 5 years now and I desperately want to get to a place where I’m able to do it again.
Has OCD ever kicked in whenever you felt God’s presence? I felt like it’s been this way for me many times. I could get peaceful and then thoughts could come into my head and I wouldn’t like it at all. Can OCD do this?
Can OCD make you have a fear of depression? I’ve struggled with harm OCD for a while but now it’s morphing into “I’m depressed” theme. I got instant anxiety. Has anyone else experienced this where it convinces you that you’re depressed ?
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