Anxious about everything

Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me

Username: JewelsandgemsJewelsandgems

Date posted: 8d ago

Aw yeah im struggling too. Have you heard of memory hoarding? Way easier said than done but at least u can easily label ur behabior as compulsions and try to stop.... i have so many issues trusting myself if im making the right decisions or sabatoging everything and catsstrophize all so its very confusing but i thjnk try to cut back on writing. Prob not cold turkey but ull learn that ull be okay if you write less to do lists

Username: Michael Jordan Michael Jordan

Date posted: 3d ago

I also was diagnosed with major depression and anxiety. I'm always worrying about things that I can't control or snapping at my mother and having to apologize. I definitely need help with my anxiety.

Username: A23A23

Date posted: 9d ago

Perhaps try writing down "perfection is an illusion" or "I am okay with being imperfect, life is imperfect" By practicing writing something else with an acceptance approach it might help with some of the compulsions and anxiety in the long run. Working on limits might help as well, with the goal of one important write down/reminder - once. Professionals and professional resources by NOCD and others can help further, wishing you luck

Username: sara_24sara_24

Date posted: 8d ago

@A23 Thank you for replying. Unfortunately I’ve already tried this and it doesn’t work. My anxiety is pretty bad so even the acceptance approach doesn’t work for me. I’ve even saved quotes on this (which has become a compulsion yay) and nothing :( but thank you for the advice, I appreciate it. I think the only thing that’s slightly helped is reminding myself that “nobody else writes and they live fine”. But that only works for a while :/

Username: sara_24sara_24

Date posted: 9d ago

Should note I definitely struggle with feelings of guilt, and I lost my sister 10 years ago which is how this compulsion manifested. I understand why I do it but I still can’t stop. It’s getting depressing

Username: A23A23

Date posted: 9d ago

Sorry for your loss 😞

Username: Michael Jordan Michael Jordan

Date posted: 3d ago

I totally understand what you're going through with this mental disorder called: "Anxious". What I've read of your story, it's like I was reading about my every day life.

Username: Santi123

Date posted: 5y ago

I can’t seem to get a break, every day it’s something new the dumbest things ever but they feel so big to me. I’m so tired of doing this I can’t do it any longer I just cried because how much I hate my. I’m tired of living at the sink having major anxiety for almost no reason and if I try to fight it I just get more anxiety like well I touched my phone now I gotta wash my phone, it’s on my sheets, my clothes. I take super long showers i guess what I’m here for is help how can I help this what can I do to ease the anxiety like idk when I should or shouldn’t wash my hands anymore like my dog peed in the bathroom and got it on her paws then splash and got it in my mouth my clothes she walked around the house with paws full of pee I’m tired of cleaning everything and myself all the time can someone give me some advice

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Username: sha123

Date posted: 1y ago

Help?

My OCD isn’t based around a specific theme, my anxiety is fuelled from any thought that is distressing to me (it could be faces, numbers, lyrics or disturbing) at any random time. I feel like I have to make the thought have purpose or I will be abnormal. So I will ruminate until I am comfortable with each thought and they keep piling up, which I know is the OCD cycle. My compulsions is to make the thoughts just right in my own way for the anxiety to go down. However, I am scared of my thoughts getting worse on their own if I just leave them and not realising what is an intrusive thought anymore. I cannot seem to go on with my day unless I ruminated. These thoughts happen anywhere, literally brushing my teeth, having a shower, sex, reading etc. What scares me is that the thoughts have no theme like I said, it just seems to anything intrusive that distresses me! I don’t seem to worry about an actual thing, just about having Intrusive thoughts themselves because I can’t focus on tasks, they always come and I get so anxious! I can’t live like a normal person. Please if you have anything that could help me from your knowledge, I am all ears!! ❤️

Username: Mang0c@tto

Date posted: 44w ago

Help! Need advice :(

I don't know what to do or how to stop this : ( if anyone has advice please, please let me know! It's happening to me that whenever I watch/read TV at night, get into an argument with a loved one, or haven't talked to them for a while I start to have intrusive thoughts/images that they're gonna get fatally hurt. For example, about seven months ago I had a car accident. I don't think I was left necessarily traumatized, but rather every time I have (the previously mentioned) intrusive thoughts I begin to reimagine my loved ones in that same (or similar) situations... and no matter how much I try to NOT acknowledge them...they often lead me to having anxiety or panic attacks. The only way that I seem to be able to stop these intrusive thoughts is by sleeping it off… but then that leaves to lack of productivity throughout the day and affects my life… I try my best to not give in into compulsions…especially because I also have dermatillomania so I KNOW that if I DO give in…it’ll end up bad. I’ve tried writing things down to see if it helps to calm me down. Although that did work for a while, I’ve started to feel/think that if I write my thoughts down they’ll increase possibility of actually happening :( so I’ve stopped doing that for a while now. I don’t know what to do anymore!

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