i feel like something bad is going to happen any time i make a change.. or do something different. like my hair or my makeup. or i’m getting a new phone soon and i was excited but now that im thinking about it im scared something is going to happen bc im changing my phone.
well the reason someone suffers from OCD is bec. they have a "Fear" (fear that something bad may happen).... and they then therefore have compulsions and do certain rituals to protect themselves from "that bad thing" (what ever it is) from happening.... and they therefore suffer bec. they are repeating actions all day and doing all sorts of rituals in order to "protect themselves".... well here is some advice.... dont protect yourself from that bad thing.... let that bad thing happen to you, who cares.... let me ask you a question.... what is worse, this bad thing that your afraid may happen, or to live a life of OCD..... hmmm OCD is way worse! so you may aswell not be afraid... if it happens it happens.... so what.... its better than living a life of OCD And again the only reason you are doing rituals is to protect yourself from this "bad thing" , which is causing you to have ocd.... well OCD is an even more bad thing than what ever you are afraid of.... (and this is all beside the fact that probably nothing will happen anyway, but even if it does.... so what! who cares, let it happen, its worth it) now you have nothing to be afraid about
@the phycologist i did my makeup the other day after forcing myself too, i felt fine (nothing bad happened) BUT i don’t plan on doing it again anytime soon.. it’s easier said than done. i can’t force myself to do sm at once im trying to take it slowly but it feels like no progress is being made. if anything it feels like im moving backwards.
@kayla. - well the reason you say that you dont plan on doing it again any time soon, is that bec. you were doing compulsion/rituals and repetitive actions while placing on the makeup? causing you suffering? or is it that your just simply afraid that something bad is going to happen
@the phycologist it’s not necessarily the putting it on, it’s having it on. i feel like im going to die if i wear it.
@kayla. - ok i hear.... i have two questions for you kayla 1. do you know why you are afraid that you would die ( meaning even if the reason is irational, its still a reason and we can try and deal with it) , or is it just a simple unexplainable fair of death.... 2. i there a general OCD that you go trough which you have or is it just a whole bunch of fears.....do you mind sharing?
@the phycologist 1- i just have a fear of dying randomly. 2- idk my mind overall just never shuts off. ive been feeling VERY down today with just racing thoughts
@kayla. - wow i really wish that i can help you in depth.... by i dont believe messaging back and forth will do it. do yo do therapy... if not i can try help you find one, thats very professional in this area. let me know ....
@the phycologist i don’t , i want to tho if it’ll actually help
@kayla. - hey whats going on with you
@the phycologist nothing much
@kayla. - you cant keep letting yourself suffer this way.... do you see a therapist or anyone to help you
@the phycologist no
I genuinely feel like this terror inside myself, like this is my last day till everything gets horrible… idk suddenly I have this anxiety this “fear of nothing” makes me feel like I’m not gonna make it, that I will never feel okay and that my life is over. I’m scared, I’m always scared
my ocd got triggered because i’m scared i won’t get better or have confidence in the future… does anyone have any tips to improve my confidence and avoidant attachment… my mom said i have a illness for being on the phone so much and this is why i don’t tell her anything about mental health because my dad would understand more… i worry a lot and the past few days been so hard because of me liking this guy i’m friends with and then my friend liking him.. it’s been hard and i’ve been having low self esteem where i’m scared if i have depression…i’m scared i will never improve my confidence or improve me being off the phone… i just got triggered and i’m like getting anxious since i don’t have anything straighten out
Hey fellow OCD warriors! Wanted to ask if anyone else’s OCD tends to latch onto change and catastrophize with all kinds of worst-case scenarios. There’s a lot going on in my life, and even though they are all exciting things that I truly want and am happy about, I’ve had moments of deep fear at so much change happening and even a sadness that I can only think is a kind of grief of entering a new stage of life/a new me and leaving the old one behind. I am in my mid-20s and a lot of this centers around nostalgia and fear and intrusive thoughts of changes like my parents getting older, myself aging, friendships growing apart leading to loneliness, etc. I know I need to treat it as any other OCD flare-up and do ERP, but it also feels different than other OCD themes because I feel blue and like existentially sad. Even as a young kid, I always hated change and the thought of growing up (even if exciting things were happening) - like I cried when I turned 10 because I was leaving the single digits behind forever! 🤦♀️ I feel like I’m preemptively mourning things like losing my parents or my health even though I am healthy and my parents are too. I don’t want to waste the time I have ruminating about the future. I haven’t heard this kind of theme mentioned a lot so just wanted to see if any others could relate.
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