Bike riding

Everytime I go bike riding I like to speed or do tricks and stuff. And everytime I go bike riding I have a blast it always helps my mental health. Yet whenever I go I feel like I'm annoying other drivers. My head will say "you're going too fast and they will think they'll hit you. " and it scares me. I'm so scared that other drivers might hate me if I don't slow down. I'm trying to not slow down to not give in to the obsession and it's just getting worse and the urge is getting even bigger. I think I'm too reckless and that other people will think I'm disrespectful towards the public. I'm very scared of being posted on my towns Facebook for some reason? I'm scared that someone will post about me going to fast on my bike. I know this is a lot but I don't know what's up with me 😭. My ocd has been off the walls lately.

Anonymous

Date posted: 42w

You are fine. My OCD is contamination OCD. The things that bother me probably don't bother you. In my life I really don't care what other people think of me and that has served me well. I don't have any social media and I really don't care what anyone thinks of the things I do. I only care what I think and close family members. All of these people who you care so much about really don't care about you at all in the end. That's how I look at things. Hope this helps.

B4ll_Tongue26

Date posted: 41w

Tysmmm

Tea and Honey

Date posted: 42w

The OCD is trying to take away something that you love. Don’t let it! OCD is a bully, and it will try to steal your favorite things from you. Instead of engaging with the worries while you ride the bike, consider that your bike-riding is a golden opportunity to PRACTICE doing your ERP. Your bike-riding is the perfect place to practice the skills in your OCD-fighting toolkit so that you can conquer the OCD. Don’t let the OCD get you to avoid riding the the bike. It’s something you enjoy. Keep at it. It is going to also become an OCD-killing ground for you, because you are going to have to practice your ERP constantly. Are you currently in ERP therapy? This type of therapy will work. Others mostly do not.

B4ll_Tongue26

Date posted: 41w

I am currently not in ERP therapy!! I rlly wish I was tho!!! Also tyysmmm!

Tea and Honey

Date posted: 41w

@Fr3ak_0n_4_l3ash Okay, you have got to get into ERP. This therapy really does work. I’ll post a intro video about it below. I suggest NOCD for therapy if you insurance covers it. All their therapists are trained in ERP. I have used them twice. All my best training in ERP came from NOCD. If that doesn’t work, you could try to find a therapist in your area who is trained in NOCD. If they are not trained in it, I really would not use them. Another opinion would be to learn ERP online through a course like Nathan Peterson’s online course. This one is excellent!! I’ll link that for you too. https://youtu.be/3vy6-bveenQ?si=MurQBLRfhj1DcMW9 https://www.ocd-anxiety.com/master-your-ocd

Stacey353

Date posted: 16w

Does anyone else have driving OCD?

It’s like I drive a little ways on the main road and then something in my head says danger turn around and I do! I don’t k ow what’s dangerous though. I feel like I’ll never get past this and I’m so frustrated

polish_germa...

Date posted: 13w

OCD and driving

Hi all! I wanted to share something that’s been bothering me for a while, and maybe some of you can relate. I’ve had my driver’s license for 2 years now… but I don’t drive. I’m honestly really scared of getting behind the wheel — I’m afraid I’ll mess up, panic, or cause an accident. Sometimes I feel embarrassed because it seems like everyone around me drives without a second thought. Are there any of you who have the same fear or have gone through this and managed to overcome it? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences or any advice. Thank you so much in advance!

mamabear0202

Date posted: 11w

Irrational fears as a mom.

Hi everyone, this is giving me so much anxiety even saying this out loud because my OcD is telling me that somehow someone will know who I am on here and report me this goes with what I’m about to say about my irrational stuff. Since my baby was born I’ve had a lot of majorrr anxiety about him getting sick. From there my postpartum ocd spiked. I had this irrational fear someone would falsely report me as a bad mom and I’d get my baby taken from me. I’ve NEVER had anyone tell me I’m a bad mom, as a matter of fact, almost every day I get praised for how good of a mom I am. My child is so loved and taken care of. So why did I have that fear? it CONSUMED ME. Obsessively cleaning my house in case a social worker came. Stopped posting myself having occasional girls nights out for dinner because I thought one of my followers would think I’m a bad mom for getting a break. Not being able to talk about ANYTHING or send pictures of my baby to family and friends to update them since we live out of state because somehow I thought I would say something wrong or do something that would make someone think I’m a bad mom. I was convinced my baby was gonna be taken for zero reason. I still sometimes catch myself over analyzing myself and what I say because I don’t want to say the wrong thing and someone think I’m not a fit mom. I would even replay every scenario I remember and then second guess myself if that really happened or if I said something or not and freak out and spiral from there. with driving, if I go over a speed bump I have to double check it wasn’t magically a person. Then I panic even though I know for a fact it was a speed bump. I hate living like this. I feel crazy. I don’t open up because I feel like I’m the only person in the world. The one time I opened up about driving it was used against me. I feel like I’m drowning and I’m failing as a mom. I don’t even open up to a therapist about my irrational fear about baby being taken bc I don’t want them to think I’m a bad mom. It just doesn’t stop.

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