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- 5y ago
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Lately I have for sure! I read about it and learned more this summer. Since then it comes every now and then, like recently when I havent been sleeping well. My attitude is that if it happens it happens, just like being born with OCD nothing you do causes it. Just try to take care of yourself and get better, thats all one can do, right?
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- 5y ago
I would suggest btw, that you stop reading up about psychosis and asking people here about it. I dont want to talk more about it, because I think that you obsessing over it will help you feel better in any way.
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- 5y ago
Maybe try to do something that calms you down. Hang out with some people you like being with. ”Try” to think of something else, and just ”try” to look at the good side of things. Worst thing you can do with OCD is just let the thoughts build prison walls around you.
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- 5y ago
Thank you so much for the advice. I will try and put my mind else where.
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- 5y ago
I dealt with this for 3.5 years every day. It was AWFUL. It ruined my life, because I didn’t know how to dea with it. First, *please do not google symptoms!* Second, if you’re not currently on medication, now might be a good time to talk to your doctor just in case. With me, medication helped a ton, as well as CBD. Third, realize that it’s just your OCD telling you this. That’s it! Stay strong ?
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Thank you so much for the advice! I will not google anymore, I have realized it’s probably making the situation way worse. I have to be careful of meds for other medical reasons but I will look into CBD. Have you had a good experience with CBD? I’m also taking natural supplements for it but I just started and I heard it takes awhile to work so we shall see! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it❤️. You stay strong as well??. We can do it!
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- 5y ago
@hannie CBD works well for me, especially if I’m in panic mode. It almost erases the “fast thinking” and calms my mind down. The only thing is, I try not to do it daily because I’m currently taking medication as well (just to be safe). Not googling things is SO tough. I’m forcing myself to not do it right now, honestly. The thing I try to remember is that, not only is my fear EXTREMELY unlikely to happen, but it’s the least likely of more logical answers. I learned that when I went through my “I’m gonna go crazy!” obsession. What I mean is, I realize that, statistically, it’s not even reasonable to be afraid of it. So then I tell myself, “okay, it’s not likely at all. It’s just my OCD.” It takes a while, but you can pull out of the loop eventually. Sorry for rambling! ? I’m bad about that
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- 5y ago
That’s nice to know about CBD! I’m gonna look into it. It is really hard to stop researching cause you wanna find relief or like find out if you are losing it or not(at least I think that’s why I do it lol). When I’m doing good and I’m not in the loop of OCD, I can look back and laugh as to why I thought that way. I was doing so much better up until recently. It’s like I thought I was over it and then it came back full force. I’m just treating it like OCD and hoping the thoughts will eventually die down when I stop playing into them. You’re not rambling at all! I really really appreciate you taking the time to write me. More then you know. I was feeling really alone earlier. You’re so strong and now I’m gonna try and be. Thank you so much! ☺️
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- 5y ago
I think you’re right about the not asking and looking up symptoms part. I feel like it is making it worse. I think I’m more scared of believing the intrusive thoughts and believe that they could actually happen. Even though I know how silly they sound out loud. I also think I panic because of how bizarre my intrusive thoughts are. I was feeling like I was losing touch with reality. Hoping I can just sit with it and wait for the anxiety and thoughts to die down. Thank you so much for responding! I really appreciate it❤️.
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- 7w ago
Does anyone have any advice for how to know the difference between ocd and real feelings/thoughts? Sometimes an intrusive thought will come in and I immediately know it’s ridiculous and I can just leave it alone and it won’t bother me but other times I really really don’t know. It’s when ocd hijacks and twists my real feelings and thoughts and tries to manipulate me into believing they’re something they’re not or something that doesn’t align with my true morals or intentions. But since it’s twisting and mixing with real feelings I get so confused and scared. Everything gets jumbled and I feel like I can’t trust myself or my own mind. Yet other times and other topics I can laugh off and push away just fine. Make it make sense. And then I start to think well maybe I don’t have ocd at all and I’m just in denial because I don’t want to accept that these scary/concerning things are true about myself. Or maybe that’s just the ocd talking.
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- 7w ago
I think when people are saying OCD is egodystonic is really triggering me and I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I’m going through a really bad relapse and right now I’m trying to figure out if my thoughts are truly egodystonic, like I how do I know I won’t act on them, how can I trust my emotions and everything. I feel really confused and I feel like I don’t know who I am anymore or how I carry on with life because it’s so long and I’m so unsure of everything that’s going on in my head. Like how do I know that this is OCD and true desires/urges. I’m so confused.
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- 4w ago
I know I am going a bit cuckoo because my period is coming up, but lately it feels like every intrusive thought I have, I *like* it. Like I genuinely feel like I like it, and then I immediately panic because I start checking. Mentally, emotionally, whatever it is. And I know that is a compulsion. I *know* that. But it feels so real that I cannot stop myself. Every single time I check, it still feels like I like the thought, and it is driving me absolutely insane. It is especially the POCD thoughts. They feel so real. I feel like something is going on mentally, like some kind of confusion or glitch, because I swear I was not like this before. I would have intrusive thoughts, and they would feel real, but not *this* real. And I do not even know if this is normal. I know OCD is **supposed** to feel convincing. That is the whole thing. But I have never experienced it to this extreme. I have never gotten the same thought so many times and still felt like, “Oh my God, I did enjoy it,” even after checking a million times. It is like no matter how many times I check, it feels like I liked it. Especially during intimacy :( and it is making me lose it. Then I start thinking, “Well, I am in distress, so maybe that is proof it is not actually me.” But right after, I am like, “What if I am only panicking because I care about what society thinks and not because I actually have morals?” And then I spiral again, wondering if maybe I just care about how I am seen rather than who I am. I am panicking so much no today. I had to take my Xanax today for the first time in two months, and I needed three separate doses. I really need some support right now.
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