- Date posted
- 35w
Managing symptoms/needing life advice
Hey everyone, it's been awhile since I had this app, but I'm trying to get better, and I think OCD is the largest factor for the reasons I'm not where I should be in life. I just turned 23 and I have a lot of problems, I'm trying to get a GED, which is something I should've done several years ago. I have a very rudimentary or vaugue understanding of how the world works around me. I also only have a vague or rudimentary understanding of the most important aspects of everyday life such as how the US government works and the federal, state, And local level, how the economy works, and personal finance and home economics subjects like taxes, credit, insurance etc, I currently work a fast food job and they have been cutting my hours because since it's getting colder, they don't sell as much food. I've been reflecting on my life and I've been thinking about what I've could've done over these past several years and I just feel really embarrassed and ashamed of my self, this also plays into the intrusive thoughts that I have, many of can be really abstract. I've been having thoughts about if performing whatever compulsions come into my head will turn me into a bad person, whether I'll ever be able to learn all the things necessary to function as an adult, etc. also over three years ago, I've had intrusive thoughts about my love for music, and when these thoughts came into my head, they told me that my love for music was an illusion, and that I never actually enjoyed music. Ever since I've had those thoughts I haven't enjoyed any music, and I actively listen to music hoping it will click and I'll start enjoying music again, no luck so far. That's been very devastating for me because music and has been a very big part of my life. I've always had a fear of my thoughts being true and they attack things i care about the most. Whenever I'm ruminating on those thoughts I keep thinking about whether maybe for a long time i was believing I was enjoying music but in reality I wasn't. But I don't know if that's true. I don't know whether those initial thoughts about never actually enjoying music were actually true, or just my brain playing tricks on me, all that I know is that since I've had those thoughts, I have experienceed that same type of pleasure listening to music that everyone else does. I want to like it, I find it engaging and interesting but the specific type of pleasure that you feel when listening to music is something that I'm not feeling. I'm hoping that case is that I actually was enjoying music before I had those thoughts and that those thoughts weren't true, but that looking for reassurance which kinda defeats the purpose of therapy. I'm hoping I can out logic those thoughts but I don't know. If anyone has any advice for me with dealing with these thoughts, and advice concerning learning and studying up for the GED and how to learn 101 courses at home for the various subjects i mentioned above I would love to hear it. As I've recently bought an Amsco AP US Government And Politics textbook, and an Economics for dummies book, and I plan on buying a personal finance or home economics book to learn from. I'm trying to manage my OCD symptoms and get my life together and I need help.