anyone relate ?
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 !!!
I kind of feel like my ocd is just looking for something for me to panic about and Iโm not letting it happen ! Itโs trying to tell me that everything I see is not reality and blah blah blah Iโm not doing this with it anymore . Iโm not gonna let it mess up my day and My trip to Puerto Rico is in 2 weeks . I want to have fun ! I donโt want ocd to bring me down . Anyone have any advice on ignore the thoughts and not taking it serious ?
Hi Iโm currently suppressing the urge to vomit and hide in some hole and never come out ๐๐ so, Iโm traveling technically today since itโs 1am right now, and I have to go on an airplane, and itโs not even just the airplane that triggers my ocd, itโs the airport itself, itโs so official and security stuff scares me bc like, theres a reason they have security. Iโm really tempted to start googling โhow likely is it for a plane to crashโ or โhow to survive a plane crashโ and the urge to tell my dad that I love him and to take care of my pets if I donโt come back. Why is my mind like this. Wtf. I want to enjoy my vacation, I also donโt want to have a panic attack in an airport, which has happened before lol. Iโm traveling with my mom and my sister, my mom understands ocd and has some knowledge on how to handle it, my sister does not at all. How do I calm myself without it being a compulsion?? I mean, is it okay if I calm myself with prescribed medication and like trying to tune everything out, or is that feeding into the ocd? Because my usual compulsions would be to repeat โitโs okay itโs okay itโs okayโ over and over again in my head, and โIโm safe Iโm safe Iโm safe, nothing is going to happenโ and I try not to do that anymore, or just simply not go because of the fear, BUT Iโm going because Iโm not gonna let ocd take away anymore of my life. Iโm just scared and I donโt really know how to cope with this, any advice?
Hello, so tomorrow I am going to a fun theme park with my best friend but Iโm afraid I will have anxiety and OCD the whole time about random small things like I usually do. I donโt want to waste this fun day tomorrow at a theme park and donโt want to have anxiety or OCD the whole day instead. I want to have fun and not think about OCD. How do I overcome this?
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