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when i get that low i have to push myself to do things that are “enjoyable” but don’t feel like it at the moment. for example hanging out with friends, taking yourself out to eat, or just simply putting a movie on to take your mind off of things. i know it’s much much easier said than done. low lows are just as hard even maybe harder because you feel as if you don’t deserve joy, everything is very hazy and black and white. what helped me during a really bad paralyzing depressive episode was meditating before bed and in the morning when i wake up. even that in itself is a small leap of faith. we are here to help ❤️
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Thank you ❤
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You’ve prob seen this phrase thousands of times but the thing that always helps is I tell myself that I’ve always got through the bad days, and I can do it again
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Hey, we’re here for you ok? ❤️ Like the above poster, I also have to force myself to put things in my calendar. Even small things like going for a drive or walking through the city and getting an ice cream and people-watching, maybe striking a conversation with the cashier. For me it’s a way to remind myself that there is a world out there outside of my brain. Also, something I have found myself doing out of desperation, when in those low-lows where I felt like I was rendered choiceless, is just to completely and utterly accept all the anxiety I was feeling. And to even go a step further and say to the anxiety “come on then, do your worst, show me what you’ve got, come on - make me crazy!” This sort of aggressive approach helps me when I start to feel like anxious thoughts are taking over and that they’ll eventually make me crazy. It’s like this one guy on YouTube said, “if you could THINK your way out of anxiety, you would already be free. So what makes you think that you can THINK your way into insanity?” In other words, he’s saying that it’s impossible to force your brain into doing something “bad” that’ll hurt you.
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I appreciate you and all the others taking time to post and help me. I truly mean it when I say it helps. ❤
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Remember that no matter what, your and inspiration and you matter to everyone here, especially me. And that no matter what, youll always have us. Please dont give up on us yet. Weve got you. ??
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Thank you ☺
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Trigger Warning: Suicide I’m 21(Female) just for reference Anyone else struggling with OCD so much to where you feel so isolated, confused, burnout, suffering & in astonishing emotional pain & agony. I promise yall aren’t alone in the feelings. I promise you there is someone going through similar, obviously our lives aren’t identical, but our struggles can be very similar. It’s even harder dealing with trauma, split parents, abusive parent(s), a sick parent at the same time as all of this. It feels like God or the universe just WANTS you to struggle. Like it’s punishment for something you did as a kid or teenager. I’m dealing with all this exactly. Sometimes I just want support. So I hope this message can be support for someone struggling too & hope it helps them be able to breathe a little easier & gives them strength to go on another day. I just would like to mention if you have access to therapy take advantage of it. The therapists are not there to judge you but I promise it’s a them issue & you’re not a horrible person. When I used to think of suicide often I started to think less “doomsdayish” & realized that I wont know how my life will turn out if I just give up. If you give up you won’t ever know. Whether your situation will improve, & all the fear in your heart just gone. You could miss out on that freedom and happiness you’ve been waiting for in this current life we are living. One last thing I want to point out that I’ve thought about is that we don’t know how many more people are out there struggling with this. I think they’re maybe afraid of judgement. Basically what I’m implying is I feel like there are so many others out there who don’t want to speak up & are struggling with this. Everything on their conscious being afraid to even write it down. I just feel in my heart that there are others who keep these issues to themselves. I think I feel it in my heart because that was me once. Feeling like my story was different, afraid at thought of even telling a stranger(therapist) who could judge me. I did not want to be perceived badly. I’m 21 years old & wish I had the courage to speak up sooner I feel like I could’ve started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel sooner but that’s okay. Speak up for you, you do not have to wake up in fear everyday or contemplate suicide everyday. Even if it feels like you’re your only cheerleader. Sending a virtual hug to all because I know what it’s like to just want to be held & told that everything is going to work out. you never know what others are going through, be the person who isn’t afraid to extend your heart to others, try & breathe a little more, take care of yourselves, remember you aren’t alone no matter your situation, stay strong To the suicidal person reading this, you’re resilient & strong. Sending a virtual hug❤️.
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I know everything im dealing with is OCD. I have accepted that, but I just feel down. I don’t want to live the rest of my life like this. I just want to be free from this horrible illness. Any positive stories and recovery journeys will help. What did recovery look like for you? I used to be so happy, I miss it so much. This feels like it’s taken everything from me. How do you just live your life despite how you feel? Any hope will help!
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i want to get this out of the way; i’m not suicidal. i’m a 17 y/o guy whose been living with OCD for what i assume is most of my life despite only getting the diagnoses last year. i’ve been hustling on despite my mental health really consuming my life to moments in time where i question my sanity and self control. it’s the lack of control that really kills me with this disorder. each day i wake up, it’s the same persistent reminders; it’s the same meaningless conversations replaying; it’s the same small rituals that just barely let me breathe before the thoughts return. nothing i do is gonna stop that unbearable monogamy where i have to sit back and let my eyes be peeled open; i don’t know how to live with that. no pill has worked on me, and any response i give the thoughts just make them worse. right now i’m trying to just sit through it and not care. don’t let it effect me emotionally; try not to feel the discomfort. then it starts to manifest into physical pain where i feel the bones of my chest have this pressure—like staples entering them at the rhythm of a heart beat. i’m getting though this, but i’m not enjoying my life when doing so. i don’t know if i have a future where it isn’t just this repeating through the process of each day. i don’t want to spend the rest of my life avoiding the one thing i’m supposed to have control over. i also don’t want to drown my days in self medicating or get addicted doing so—like i already am. i don’t see the way to make this life of mine work, especially given how much i don’t have to do deal with at my age. of course that will come to. look, i’m not at risk; i really don’t want in anyway to die despite being basically hopeless. i’m numb to the pain of it, i don’t feel anything in my desire to escape these cycles, i just need an out. i’m not seeing a way to move forward. i’m willing to hear anything.
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