- Username
- clmcstl
- Date posted
- 21w ago
Cannabis?
Do you find it helps or hurts your OCD? I’m coming to realize it worsen my symptoms particularly if I consume it during the day as it also can affect my sleep which is terrible for my OCD.
- Username
- OCDisHellOCDisHell
- Date posted
- 21w ago
My advice is to stay away from any "mind altering" substances, they are merely bandaids. The temporary relief can feel amazing but it's short lived. I say this from experience over 20 years trying to chase OCD away with alcohol/marijuana, it never worked and made me worse off physically/mentally. I'm now sober for about 5 months and my anxiety has reduced dramatically. I hope this helps. God bless
- Username
- Ocdsucks Ocdsucks
- Date posted
- 21w ago
what a coincidence i was just googling if cannabis worsens ocd or not. It seemed to help me at first but long term it has made my ocd symptoms worse. i think it’s the reason i relapsed but i use it a lot.
- Username
- clmcstlclmcstl
- Date posted
- 21w ago
@Ocdsucks Yeah it’s actually the same for me that didn’t even occur to me if I go long periods of time in between it helps but used daily it starts making it worse
- Username
- Ocdsucks Ocdsucks
- Date posted
- 21w ago
@starbourn yeah daily use def made my thoughts worse, I think it’s not a bad thing if used properly
- Username
- samixellensamixellen
- Date posted
- 21w ago
1 month sober & i’ll say.. my anxiety definitely increased. i had, and still am having, a pretty bad relapse in my OCD. but i figured its better to learn how to work through these things instead of drown them out. i’m thinking more clearly now! i became SO dependent; everyday for the past 3 or so years.
- Username
- REB06REB06
- Date posted
- 21w ago
I have been wanting to explore this or potentially the Delta 8 concept. Any idea?
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- Username
- sunny8
- Date posted
- 25w ago
Healthcare providers with OCD?
Hi there, I’ve recently been diagnosed with OCD after seeking help because of worsening performance at work. I’m a nurse practitioner and work in a busy clinic. Throughout the past few years I’ve become slower and slower as a clinician because I’m so scared of making a mistake. I constantly recheck things that I know I know, recheck my charting and make it as perfect as possible, re-review medical history, obsessively follow patient’s charts, consult the on-calls even though I know the answer, and call patients outside of working hours to check in on them. I’m wondering if there any other healthcare providers who have OCD on this platform? I feel like my OCD symptoms have in someway made me a great provider but it’s getting to a point now where I’m afraid I’ll lose my job because I’m not meeting my patient numbers. Since I can’t see as many patients my coworkers have to pick up the slack and I feel horrible about that. Curious if anyone has similar experiences. Thanks so much for reading :)
- Username
- Lillo2000
- Date posted
- 23w ago
Sex life
Has anyone’s OCD effect their sex life at all? I have SO OCD and it really have effected the intimacy with my bf because I get in my head to much. I think I need to work on that the most :(
- Username
- Anonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 22w ago
Sleeping aids?
Does anyone take sleeping aids to help with sleep? Does it affect your OCD?
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