Struggling with OCD thoughts and seeking advice for reassurance and coping.

Not a good day

I’m spiralling this week. My mind feels like a catalogue flicking through chapters of my life and finding bits to pick on. I’m doubting lots of different actions or events over the years and worrying if these mean I’m a terrible person. I know this is ocd but the fact they actually happened is making it really really hard to deal with. Can’t wait for this episode to pass but already scared for the next flare up as this is happening more often. Any advice welcome 🙏

Username: jpatouhas511jpatouhas511

Date posted: 10w ago

For me when I’m going through an episode OCD likes to lie to me and tell me that it is permanent, or that if I don’t do what it’s telling me to do it will be. I find that stressing to myself the impermanence of any mental state begins to help me see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope this episode concludes for you soon, I promise there is an end to it ❤️

Username: JellyBeansssJellyBeansss

Date posted: 10w ago

I have had a bad two weeks. It really has felt like the end of my life many times but I suddenly have a calm and happy moment. Before two weeks ago I was generally happy and the intrusive thoughts only came once in a while. I’m hoping I can get back to that too. Let’s be strong together! 💪🏻

Username: Sophie2115Sophie2115

Date posted: 10w ago

@JellyBeansss You will get back there, we all will, nothing stays the same, this too shall pass! I’m great at giving advice just not taking my own!!

Username: JellyBeansssJellyBeansss

Date posted: 10w ago

@Sophie2115 Aren’t we all 🤣

Username: harshil mohtaharshil mohta

Date posted: 10w ago

I also get episodes of anxiety and wanting to end it all and then a sudden way of calmness after venting to one of my besties, idk man its so confusing!

Username: hopefulxmesshopefulxmess

Date posted: 10w ago

I’m currently going through this too. Today is a rough day. I hope we all get back on track soon.

Username: Sophie2115Sophie2115

Date posted: 10w ago

@hopefulxmess At least we all have each other to go through it with ♥️♥️♥️

Username: kaylanicole01

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Spiraling

Hi all! I’ve been doing really well with my OCD, but I’ve been in a flair up the last few days and it’s so uncomfortable and distressing. It’s so hard to remember that I’m strong when OCD is so loud.

Username: 🌧☕️

Date posted: 2y ago

Ocd help

Can someone give me advice on how to deal with a bad ocd day please. Last night I had a bit of a bad episode with ocd looking for reassurance on here and googling and the googling didn’t help which I should of know at the start..and I’m just dealing with the aftermath of anxiety.

Username: MeredithMcD

Date posted: 1y ago

Having an episode the last few days

These last few days my ocd had been maybe the worst it’s ever been. Currently, I am trying to do schoolwork assignments but I’m having a hard time reading because my mind is reading too fast and just skipping over the words then I feel frustrated like I have to go back and read the words carefully one by one with the same brain effort put to each word. Then I feel like I need to go back and look at how much I’ve read up to now and how much I need to read still and compare and it’s a never ending cycle of frustration. My mind is also racing about negative past events on top of that

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