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- ssaw
- Date posted
- 5y ago
If it helps I have been there - its the old brain playing tricks. I cannot suggest mindfulness enough. Us OCDers have too much time to think - we need to fill our lives with more productivity. Do you have a hobby? Getting outdoors will work wonders. Some days I just want to stay in, but when I force myself to go out I feel so proud and a lot happier. Concentrating on the now (mindfulness app) takes a lot of the worries away as you begin to focus in the moment.
Thankyou for this help, i appreciate it! Have you ever felt frogginess with your ocd?
frogginess? do you mean foggyness? like brain fog? All the time. I recently had a "trauma" in my life and when this happens I tend to get these OCD issues - always been a dramatic person. If you let your brain dig you will only go madder. The art is letting go and realising your thoughts arent as important as you think. Its bloody hard but if you dont expect a miracle, things will change, slowly.
Hahahah yes i meant fogginess!! Lol so sorry! && thankyou for your help i will try doing those tips
I used to have this theme too (still do but rn a different obsession took over). When it’s not at the front centre of my mind I can be a lot more rational and realise that even if I was schizophrenic, I’m being monitored so it can be treated early. That being said, I know how difficult it is to think straight when it is your main obsession :/
I went through this exact thing. This was by far my longest obsession. It took me almost 4 years to get out of it, but I was also unmedicated and had zero coping skills. I stayed in a fog the entire time. Follow the advice of Anonymous up there. They’re completely correct! Our minds overwork, so without something to do, we have too much time on our hands to let our minds wander. I know it’s hard, but try to stay busy, find something you enjoy and stay active with it, and no googling symptoms. Stay strong!
i dont know exactly what i’m feeling. i know ocd isn’t logical and trying to get to the core of it is hard, but i think what terrifies me is that i (everyone for that matter) have the potential to do horrible things. to stop loving my parents, to hurt my little sister, to hurt myself, and that i’m just resisting the urge to do so. my ocd used to be one theme pocd and incest ocd and for some reason i’ve managed to dismiss the thoughts easier but i’m tired of being in my head all the time, i’m tired of my brain not shutting up. do you guys have any tips to help me?
How do I know that this is OCD or not something else? I really feel like it is just OCD but my mind is so convincing I’m gonna develop schizophrenia or become delusional. I’m so anxious cause I have other themes mixed into this (such as harm OCD) Any tips?
Those who keep having fears and thoughts that you might be schizophrenic, how do you deal with that? Because my OCD tends to come at me in the form of direct statements or commands, it picks at that specific fear as well. I try to avoid looking up any symptoms of schizophrenia but I keep doing compulsive mental checks of whether I’m hearing things or seeing things or not when I know I’m not, but I keep checking because I’m afraid of what if.
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