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What mental health goal are you currently working towards?
Mental health milestones
What’s a mental health goal you’re working towards?
Mental health milestones
What’s a mental health goal you’re working towards?
Im working on trying not to ruminate on every little thing i do:,)
You definitely are not the only one. :)
Staying in the present and not up in my head.
@Robyn🪴🧘🏻♀️🧠 Preach!!!
What a great goal!
Radical acceptance. I’ve fought it and now am finally giving in and seeing how it really does work.
You're stronger than your OCD! Sometimes strong means not fighting our intrusive thoughts. You can do it!
Working on not ruminating and just letting the thought pass without getting into a response battle.
Love it! Great goal.
My goal for my mental health is to get it to a point where I can help other people struggling with the same things. Once I know how to get through it, I can show others how too.
I love this. Good luck!
@OldSouled Ty. I just wish there were more jobs where I could specialize in ERP treatment 😩 at least not in my area
We believe you can do it!
After a relapse with OCD’s vengeance be more kind and patient to myself… Time will heal with the effort (: through uncertainty and discomfort
Self-compassion seems like an easy concept, but can be so challenging for some. That's a wonderful goal - you can do it!
I can control the narrative….. it doesn’t matter what the thought is…. I choose the next steps.
@speaks I’m learning this too!!
@Shei It has been a long journey for me..but I am glad I never gave up. Hope the same for you
LOVE this!
Not listen to the lie I don’t have OCD anymore and focus on gratitude for all good things God does for me.
GRATITUDE! An awesome word + goal to set for yourself.
Not letting OCD run my thoughts and life
Live the life YOU want to live, not the life that OCD wants you to live.
My goal is to do nothing when I have an intrusive thought as I rely on the goodness of God.
I love your response! Relying on God is so sweet...When I am able to be reliant on Him.I am most free!
@Kalidescope We can always rely on God’s love.
to manage my severe anxiety so I can do things everyone else does.
You can absolutely do it.
Learning how to be myself again after I let ocd make me feel crazy and doubt everything about myself and my values
OCD can wreck havoc sometimes on your life. You're a lot stronger than it, though!
Continuing to lessen my reaction to my thoughts and make them less important.
LOVE THIS! When you give OCD no reaction, you're not giving it power!
taking my meds consistently
Great goal for yourself!
Getting out of the all or nothing mentality
Same here!
Learning about compulsive reasoning which is basically ruminating in your head trying to figure out something to relieve "what if" questions. Working on it. It's so hard to stop
We hear you.. it can feel so hard to manage. Especially because OCD feels so urgent. BUT there's always hope for management of your symptoms!!!
To stop worrying if my feelings are real or fake
I feel you here!
I’m working on trying to hold a consistent job!
@watermelon_sugar Yes same!!! A lot of folks don’t realize how hard this is to do with OCD. I’ve been through so many jobs because the stress starts really getting to me.
@scanales1997 SAME and I keep thinking it’s because something is wrong with me. But it’s helpful to know it’s common
Therapy for survivors guilt and ocd related themes
@Wolfram Oh man, I would love to talk to you more about survivors guilt and ocd—definitely one of my issues too
@Meredith I start therapy in a few weeks for it. I'll follow you if you make a post I can respond on it.
You got this!!!
A life I can enjoy
YES! A simple but awesome goal.
Enjoying quality time with my partner even when I am feeling anxious.
I really love your answer because just last weekend I barely even remember being with my boyfriend. I was doing nothing but taking my fast acting anxiety medication, sleeping, and ruminating. Ocd can make it so hard to connect with people.
@plvto Ugh... I hate that the most. I just want to be in the moment with my family
Such an important goal! Staying aligned with your values!
I’m working on not obsessing over other people’s feelings about me and learning to have my own activities to do by myself. It’s so hard to not do everything with my partner but I am committed to taking care of myself
Awesome goal to work towards!
To stay out of the OCD wormhole. More space to be human. Not put so much pressure on myself! Practice ERP more when obsession comes!
You can do it!!!
I work on zero mental health goals. Instead I work on overall goals that include physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. So I guess indirectly it includes mental health goals . Personally I feel if you work on all aspects of your life it should encompass all important aspects of your life and many positive goals should overlap in a positive way to become a better individual. A few examples if you work on being at a better body weight that can hit on multiple levels. If you read more that also hits on multiple levels. Taking care of a pet that also hits on multiple positive fronts . You guys get the picture I am conveying.
Working towards overcoming ROCD and having a healthy dating life.
You're SO much stronger than your OCD.
Conquer a phobia
Don't give up!
Letting thoughts and feelings be there without reacting. Even if I feel like I’m doing it “wrong”
Practice “Now I am the voice” by Tony Robbin’s on you tube daily.
Love it!
Stop worrying about things that had anything to do with a family member's death such as clothes, things they used when they were sick, etc. Years have passed and I am still worried.😭
You're so much stronger than your OCD.
I am now and thought my phone was not working after I posted I see that I guess 2 messages were there responding to what I wrote buy it looks like I wrote the last part of the reply where it says, "Years have passed and I am still worried." Plus.....I really font see why what I wrote is not here but I got a notification that a staff member respibdrd twice. This is a very different kind of thread. Is it just cuz I sm new? I don't get why what I wrote is not here. Hmmmmm
I think it would be easier if they things were not somehow given to people in mynhusband's family and my husband uses them to torture me or so it feels. He will remind me if how my mom died years ago but her will tell ne HE has things hidden that I will find one day. At is very upsetting to me and it is making it difficult to focus on the ocd cuz I am ALREADY too upset!
I am working on my depression and self esteem. After treating my ocd to a more manageable level I am treating the after math of having ocd for years. With that being said I am glad my ocd has been lowered my chart said by 90 some odd percent I am great full for that. Also, I find it interesting that OCD and depression are very commonly conditions that people have together.  When I was given medication, I was given a medication that increases dopamine, which from what I’ve been told both OCD and depression are caused by a lack of dopamine from a certain gland in your brain, which I find it interesting that there’s a connection between OCD and depression. I wonder if more information will be found from medical researchers in the future but I just thought it was interesting and thought I would share.
@Brooke cookie Thank you for sharing. I wish you all the best. So true, it’s not only that one has beaten OCD (by 80, 90%), but the fact that is has influenced all the years before, unknowingly.. I get it. Thanks!
Agreed. The connections between OCD and other mental health conditions are super interesting. Lots of awesome research going on right now!
Thanks for sharing! What is the name of the medication you've been give that increases dopamine?
@Kayla12 There are a couple different drugs and drug types out there. I would recommend asking your doctor as different people can have different experiences depending upon the medication and your genetic background. But I am on Effexor and it has worked great for me.
@Brooke cookie Thank you! If you mind me asking why didn't the doctor prescribe you serotinin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs?
@Kayla12 To be honest I am not a pharmaceutical expert by any means, but for my understanding to treat OCD and depression, which is what I thought I had turns out I’m by poor too, but anyway, I guess for OCD they like to use a dopamine increasing ,medication’s as they try, first I guess that if doesn’t work then they have to try something else but that’s usually what they give people with OCD to try first because it work for most ocd patients. I think what they give you for OCD will also heavily depend on any other conditions you have as well. I would definitely talk to a pharmacist or a doctor. I wish I could give you better advice, but I really don’t 100% understand how medication’s work
@Brooke cookie That should say, bipolar or not by poor
@Brooke cookie Thanks for sharing!
@Kayla12 I hope you’re able to find some meds that work for you
@Brooke cookie Thank you, wish you a steady recovery journey. ERP is tough but I know I can do it
@Brooke cookie is it possible to get through ocd without medication syri toy for OCD? I am taking onazapan for anxiety and I feel it sorta helps with OCD but not sure it is the best for ocd. I took a medication ftom.thetapidt once and I only took it a few times of they and I found out I was pregnant so I never took it again. It gabe me TERRIBLR HEAD PAIND....THROBBING! SIGH!!!
Still managing OCD and anxiety. It's difficult to not ruminate, but that is the goal.
Yes exactly. It is difficult, but you can do it!
I want to find happiness without anyone else. So I can enjoy my own company.
Love it!
stop worrying weather or not my bf still loves me
A great goal to work towards.
not to doubt everything
Relatable!!!
Trying to fight urge of addressing every uncertainty feeling and intrusive thought. I don't want to spiral but it's been tough
. Letting my thoughts float by knowing I won’t act upon them and also just feeling better about myself overall .
Reach OCD remission :]
Yes! You got this!
I'm working towards making it through a recent relapse
There's always hope for recovery.
Always over thinking too much. Events play over and over in my mind.
Overthinking can be difficult to manage. This is tons of hope though!
I would like my ocd to stop consuming my life, my wife’s life, and that of my kids
Accepting my thoughts as thoughts so I can get on with my life with my wife and kids
At this point my goal is to make it though the day, and then the week. It’s been really really hard lately.
trying to be present in my daily life.
Be more flexible with me and others, not only seeing white and black
Black and white thinking can limit us to an endless amount of other opportunities!!
Be more patient, compassionate with myself on the bad days.
Awesome goals!
To get over this suicidal ocd theme and go back to living my happy life instead of being confused by this theme !
You aren't alone!
Trying to fight the fact that I tell myself it’s better to be alone than to have someone who is just going to hurt me in the end anyway. And comparing the relationships of the adults in my life and convincing myself I don’t want to have someone if it’s just going to be like that.
You got this! Thanks for sharing!
And trying to figure out why every moment of my day I feel like I’m late for something I have so much anxiety that I’m missing out on something or there was something I was supposed to do that I forgot
Acceptance, no matter how real and scary the thought feels
@jammywoo Agree with this. I’m want to learn to accept the anxiety and distress that comes with OCD, instead of allowing it to fuel the fear.
Learning to live with OCD symptoms being the worst in the AM.
To recognize when it’s my OCD talking, and to challenge it and ignore it instead of giving in
I'm working on anxious attachment in my romantic relationship
Social Anxiety - I’ve been really proud of the work I’ve been making as far as letting my thoughts just be out in public. Still dislike the fact that my brain feels conditioned to check to see how good looking everyone is or then imagining an intimate moments with them, but it’s getting better!
You got this.
I want to treat my anxiety (PTSD and OCD?), I want to be able to wake up one day and feel the sun on my skin without feeling fear of something horrible happening, I want to be able to wake up and not feel the pain in my body caused by the person who molested me. I want to be able to live without having to solve a problem in my mind or the urge to do a compulsion and just smile one time.
@Viny You will get there! Keep working towards it 🙃
@ECM17 Sometimes I just want to give up but I will continue onwards
@Viny Totally. I felt that way a lot recently but we can do this!!!
You are worthy and loved!
Working on not being so bland in important/critical situations
Stop worrying
I’m working towards pursuing the things I love even if the intrusive thoughts are present and being more accepting of those thoughts
To allow the thoughts to be there without responding or feeling like I need to react/solve
to not give into my compulsions. i want to be able to recognize these thoughts are just that, thoughts, and have no bearing on my reality & hold no truth. they want to control worries of mine that are uncontrollable and i want to release that desperate feeling.
dealing with REOCD - forgive myself and move forward.
Trying not to do ruminate and complusions and be brave to life in uncertainty
I would like to work on contamination OCD and not being so controlling
I’m working towards a balanced life. Has anyone heard of a life wheel?
Learning to give myself more grace for my OCD diagnosis and taking things one step at a time!
Working on looking at my thoughts without judging myself and not to answer every question my ocd throws at me.
Read while having compulsions and being okay with it
Getting the hang of depression and OCD before I give birth to baby in December! So far so good ☺️
Better self steem, manage my codependent tendencies and reducing the ocd spiral of thoughts
When i was dealing with a bad bout of depression and ocd i found reading other people’s mental health wins (and posting my own)very encouraging. Nothing is too small! My wins have ranged from showering to working out. Be proud of each step you take to improve your mental health!
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