i just drank like 4 shots or robusta coffee, its something i used to do before my ocd but after ocd i cut on my coffee usage not i was doing a bit better so as a congratulation to myself i drank some coffee again and i feel like its increasing my anxiety like yesterday and the day before that i genuinely felt alot better than today. idk what is happening anyone here have experiences on coffee
Personally what I find helpful is mixing 50 % regular coffee and 50% decaf coffee together.
the thing about decaf is its not available world wide.
@icloudyl I did not know that . Alternate suggestion mixing tea with coffee I also do that sometimes 50/50 mix with that also .
I had to stop drinking it because it always makes me feel worse
so im not alone here, as a barista this is gonna be a hell for me. i love might try decaf but good decaf isnt really available in the country i live in.
Caffeine can trigger!
i feel like the whole world just got worse again man, like im suprised how much worse im feeling yesterday i was genuinely happy but today im just panicy and agitated as hell
I had to stop all caffeine for about 2 months while I was getting my OCD under control, once I had a grip on it, I SLOWLY reintroduced it and I do one cup in the morning and occasionally I might have a soda with dinner but NO MORE. 4 shots is ALOT. I would ease back, start low, go slow until you find the amount you can tolerate comfortably.
yeah i know, i can go off caffeine if it really was because of that. im just making sure if it is i probably cut robusta all though i like some of the taste profiles in it, arabica has less caffeine did coffee make you worse or did you cut it because of doctors
@icloudyl - no doctor's orders, it was a decision I made on my own because It is well known that caffeen makes anxiety and OCD worse. it makes just about every person with OCD worse.
Oh yeah, that’s too much for a person not used to it 😂 You’re going to have anxiety issues for the rest of the day, possibly into the night.
man you gonna get me worried for sleeping :D thanks for sharing tho, i hope everything gets better
@icloudyl You might not be able to sleep tonight 🤷🏻♀️ I can’t say one way or another, so you’ll have to see. But at least you know it’s sparked by the caffeine intake!
@Nica - the thing is i am like used to caffeine, i think i just pushed it a bit too much.
@icloudyl That can definitely happen. I can’t have more than two shots of Turkish coffee in a day, for example.
it’s really interesting to hear that, i don’t really drink coffee because i hate how unethical it is, but i drank coffee the other day and i had the opposite effect i was like thinking super fast but not in an anxious way
Hello, yes, coffee makes my anxiety go really high, it should be avoided. Try to drink decaffeinated coffee.
this weekend, i went out with some friends who were staying with me from out of town and i drank too much. because of my job and mental health i very proactively limit how much i drink but i got caught up in the fun of the moment and drank past my limit. this morning, i woke up to a message from my boss about a tragedy that happened in my community this past weekend. my mind is rapidly trying to draw connections between me drinking too much and this tragedy. my ocd is trying to convince me that i caused it while i was drinking and that i just don't remember it. anyone else experience things like this? i'm trying not to seek reassurance but it's getting difficult!
Hey, I have been dealing with ocd for a while now and it has gotten to the point where every little decision could impact my whole life or something bad could happen. For example, ordering a coffee. If I pick 1st option on the menu, "you'll be a murder, evil, murdered." 2nd I would be okay. 3rd, " You'll be a pe*o, priest so you can't get married." (Not even catholic btw. Used to have obsession over it) It's tied to numbers and decisions. To the point it affects anything I do. It is tiring.
I am feeling a lot of anxiety and fear around what I know and what I don’t know. I also just had some a French vanilla coffee so I think this made it worse. And I should have known better. I realize I am really uncomfortable about what is out of control to the point I am very scared and nervous and I don’t know what it is about. Every time I journal I feel a strong urge to through the journal away and get a new one, in the same way every choice and decision I make it is out of fear and uncomfortableness not because it is my actual decision. So now I feel like more than ever ocd is controlling my life even though I know that what it is and that it is not something to be afraid of but I stilll constantly doubt and judge myself. I officially got diagnosed I was not sure before but what is the first step to taking back control over your life and yourself? I am on the waiting list for therapy but also I wish I could go to therapy sooner but I want someone I know I will work well with and I don’t want to rush thing because I know I will not do well at making such a big step in my own because I will overthink it so I just want to get myself to a point where I can do important things like that for myself. With school coming up I am even more stressed and worried about making the right decisions. Any tips? I would appreciate it. Also can anyone relate to this confusion and this dilemma with making important dedication like getting help and going to the doctor? Any did it make it hard to navigate school?
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