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Iโm going on vacation to Vegas in a month. But my OCD thoughts are getting worse & im freaking out that they will ruin my trip. How will i deal with this
Iโm going on vacation to Vegas in a month. But my OCD thoughts are getting worse & im freaking out that they will ruin my trip. How will i deal with this
Hi! I had a recent vacation that was planned for months and I had the same fear. I wanted to have fun so bad but terrified my OCD was going to ruin it. I ended up doing an exposure where I just wrote out that I was not going to have fun over and over again until I was like whatever who cares maybe I wonโt itโs just a couple days trip anyway. This helped me not put so much pressure on myself and I had the best time! Of course intrusive thoughts popped in here and there but I would just keep pushing with non engagement responses and also used some general CBT skills (breathing in to 4, holding for 2 and breathing out to 6). If you are working with a therapist see what they think and if this practice might help you too! Your life is more important than your thoughts!
I live in vegas it is easy to spend money here tbh but itโs fun especially during halloween and thereโs shows in arts district and fremont is fun too so ya just have fun donโt worry
@Noflowers808! thank you !
They are probably getting worse because you are worrying so much about OCD ruining your trip. Which is getting like a runaway train. If you donโt shut this down it could ruin your trip but I doubt it. Once there you will relax into it. Say to yourself โitโs not real and so itโs not going to ruin my trip. Itโs silly OCD thoughts. Get out of here thoughts Iโm busy.โ Get all the planning and packing done ahead. Then go about the rest of your life like the trip isnโt happening and try not to think about it till the day before. Youโre already planned and packed. Now go and have a great time. If you get overwhelmed youโre not required to do anything you donโt want to. Go to your room and chill till youโre ready for more.
@BeTrue2U i like this a lot ty so much !!!
Im having a OCD specifically contamination OCD flare up all month and I donโt want to feel this way going into March, Iโve thrown out clothes, towels, stayed up for hours doing compulsions, washed my hands till they crack and bleed, I have washing pilling up cause Iโm so overwhelmed by all the extra things Iโve added cause I thought it was contaminated. Itโs completely draining me to the point where Iโve become sleep deprived and are avoiding part of my home because they are deemed contaminated to meโฆI only moved in a few months ago, I had a roach problem and using baits and insecticides really messed with my ocd too. anyone have any tips or tricks to make this easier? I wasnโt doing this bad in January :( thankyou in advance :)
Hi All, just wondering if anyone here has any tips with dealing with uncertainty? My OCD centres on my being worried that I have committed a crime and canโt remember doing so, I was out last weekend and my mind is telling me I attacked somebody as I got an intrusive thought to do so when passing them in a bar, my therapist says I need to sit with the uncertainty that maybe I did and maybe I didnโt and have to be ok with that But if the answer is yes then how can I be ok with committing a crime and going to jail??, itโs affecting my relationship and Iโm going on holiday on Friday and Iโm worried it will ruin that, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
iโm in college and on my summer break now. i donโt have a job yet or much to occupy myself with and im finding it really difficult to keep my ocd under control. if i have nothing to do, i find myself sitting around and ruminating heavily and getting severely anxious and my thoughts just keep wandering. i donโt really feel peace of mind unless im with my boyfriend or my best friend, both of which i donโt get to see often because theyโre very busy or live far away. im not sure how to keep myself busy and how to occupy my brain with something other than worries :(
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