I regret researching every single dayđ« In the beginning, I thought searching for similar stories to my own would help ease my fears, but my mind ended up latching onto their worries, which only heightened the anxiety I had before. There were worries I didn't have, and now I do.
Iâm very guilty of this. Try to be mindful of it, and avoid doing it moving forward. Of course it will be extremely challenging at times, but do your best. I believe over time, youâll improve at it. :)
Thank you! :)
I would do the same thing. But then i came across stories that are significantly worse and extremely triggering. Idk if your still doing this but it is a compulsion :( its best to stay away from doing that and simply sitting with your uncomfortable feelings rather then making it worse by searching stuff. If anything go to a trusted love one and talk about how youre feeling with them or do a nice activity:)
This was my exact experience, it's the worstđ I still struggle with it occasionally, but I've been getting better at not doing it. Thank you for the advice! I'll try doing that instead.
Iâm the same way
It's difficult, but we'll manage! :)
Yeah donât . Once you know you have ocd stop. Plus ocd couldnât care less about any logic or answer you find anyways. It has the next what if loaded to keep the compulsion going. Work with your therapist if you have one. If not try some ocd books. Typically ocd books are written in a way that gets down to how to work on ocd without falling into a rabbit hole. Plus if itâs a book, you canât sneak over to google and google more reassurance. âOh but I donât sneak googling reassurance while âresearchingâ ocdâ Bull$hit!! Cause most of us here have ocd and we know itâs dirty little secrets and you probably are đ€Ł. Really though , jokes aside I would stay away from googling or Reddit. Really stay off Reddit. Lots of toxic reassurance on there to keep you stuck for days đ€Ł
Ugh, yeah... Going on reddit made my OCD so much worse. And, so many new "what ifs" added to my ever-growing listđ„Č I'm looking into ERP therapy, but I think I'll buy a book as well. I'll need all the help I can get lol
@nae nae You and me both ! Going on Reddit to get triggered for ERP is not bad though lol. Lots of free ERP there. A good book to start with and is written by a Dr from NOCD is the âocd answer book by Dr McGrathâ. Good luck in your journey!
@Iâm Batman You as well! Thank you for the recommendation! I'll be sure to check it out! :)
maybe a trigger for rocd-people: Right now I should be working on an essay I have to hand in but my thoughts drive me insane... for the last hour Iâve searched the internet about the difference between (r)ocd and general anxiety disorder, because I wasnât sure, cuz maybe I do not have ocd and its just anxiety, which would mean that my worries about my boyfriend not being the right partner for me are indeed true... and I couldnât stop researching, it was so hard to close the browser because maybe maybe the piece of advice I was searching for would be behind the next link... Now I feel so fucking drained and tired and my head still keeps going: what if you do not have ocd, what if you are just acting that you have ocd, what if you do not love your boyfriend, what if my googeling is not reassurance seeking what if itâs just a way my mind is telling me that I do need to leave my boyfriend, what if rocd is not real ocd and everyone just pretends that it is, what if what if what if... and itâs so fucking draining and Iâm so tired of it? any advice on what to do? (no reassurance obviously)
Has anyone ever looked up their birth/natal chart? I did today and started researching and now I worry about things I didnât worry about before. I feel like I opened up a new phobia.
Did learning about your specific type of ocd make your ocd worse or increase your anxiety? I feel like it has for me. I have somatic ocd and before I looked up what it was it wasnât that bad/I didnât worry about it as much but now that I know what it is I feel like itâs increased my awareness and has become my life now. Like I feel like I have to live up to the name in a way? Anyone relate?
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