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Just always remember that through all these OCD themes that we hear about, in this case HOCD (I battle it as well), that the content is IRRELEVANT. The OCD brain that we have been both blessed and cursed with in my opinion will always be your brain. However, you can learn how to manage the way your brain works. I have beat HOCD once with a lot of work, research and help from my specialist. But again, when times or tough or you are going through some life changes, your brain will most likely resort back to those base OCD coping mechanisms no matter what. But, the better you get at handling the thoughts in the right manner (using mindfulness, exposure therapy, etc) then when tough times do come you are ready. I encourage y’all to get to know yourself and the way you think. Dig into how your brain works and operates. By doing that, you’ll slowly become more present as your OCD begins to become a faint background noise most of the time. I’m saying this because I’ve reached that point in my life/therapy with this sh$&. I saw what it was like to be more mentally free. It’s freakin awesome. Keep grinding keep learning ✊?
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Just wanted to say this response is brilliant. Much respect to you bro , you have a great understanding of it ???
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I accept that this is only one part of my life and that things can get better in the future , I haven’t seen or heard or experienced everything , so how do I know nothing will help me recover ? That’s the question you should ask yourself bro , because you can recover from this. Through the OCD lens you’re more likely to look at a situation with more pessimism , but it doesn’t have to be that way. Try to look forward to events that are coming up !
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I know how you feel. I am so ashamed of my anxiety and life but what I do to keep myself motivated is surround myself with family or friends. Taking the time to engage with them and see how much you matter to them has helped me realize that I’m cared for, and it puts me in a good mood. I also take time to do calming activities, like meditate. It was hard for me to get into it because my mind almost never clears, but listening to sessions that talk about acceptance and self confidence helps me. I get to hear motivating words and ways to accept who I am and know that it’s okay to be flawed. Then I try to keep that mindset throughout the day, and when it gets challenging, I choose to accept it instead of beat myself up. It is very hard and it doesn’t work every time, but trying is better then doing nothing. You can get through this. The biggest thing is to keep a positive mindset. Just think about the things that matter to you and what’s going well. Gratitude is key. Good luck!
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Amen brotha ?✊? sounds like you have it figured out. Stay on top of it and never settle.
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It feels real but it’s not
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Just need to be strong my man , I just wish my attraction for women would come back it’s killing me
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What is it like for you right now man, you look at them and feel nothing?
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I thank you all for the positive messages It gets really tough gents I’ll definitely apply all of the techniques you mentioned
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Hey man , I guess not giving in because I know it’s bs
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I get you bro bless up
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Knowing that it’ll pass
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I do feel like that but when I’m down I sort of like forget I mean it’s been 7 months
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Yeah kinda , like I know within myself I love women and always have but my libido is shot - all these HOCD thoughts are killing my drive. Fuck I miss them :(
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I feel like im no longer living im only 17 and i use to be so excited to turn 18 recently i feel like life is pointless and its all i think about including philosophy and i never liked that before. It has taken complete joy out of my life anything simple like watching a movie feels pointless because it has no meaning and i feel as if my life has zero meaning because i am not important. I am constantly criticizing everything. For example i went to a concert ive been dying to see and when i got there i didnt enjoy it all because i felt like it was pointless. Is there anyone that has experienced this that has advice I feel like im in hell rn
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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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I’m 21. The 3 year anniversary of my graduation from high school is soon. Lately, I’ve been worried about where I’m going in life and if it’s even worth it because I don’t know why I exist or what my purpose is After graduating I lost a new job I loved due to poor management on my boss’s side, they failed to teach me my job then fired me for it, and moved from my mom’s house into my dads house due to issues with my stepdad, both of which put me into a depression. I got a new job 3 months later. But ever since being fired and moving out, I feel like I’ve been in a depressive cycle of Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat. I’ll get home and doomscroll for hours, and occasionally play games with friends at nights. Occasionally I’ll do my hobbies but usually feel guilty for it. I don’t see my friends and family nearly as much as I used to. I want to, but it feels like everything I want to do, my intrusive thoughts find a way to keep me at home. “It’s a waste of time.” “You need to be productive on your time off or you’ll go nowhere in life so stay home.” But then if I stay home it’s “you need to go out and do something.” “You’re being unproductive sitting at home all day.” “Seeing them wont make you feel better, you’ll never be happy” My girlfriend lives 6 hours away and is usually the only time I’d go outside and live and feel in the moment, but even then I’d feel guilt. I feel like my OCD makes me feel guilty for everything. She’s helped me a lot, but lately we’ve had a few issues we’ve worked past that made me fear for losing her too. I’ve felt depressed for years now. Before being fired, I usually felt pretty good and was almost normal feeling. I’d had control over my fears and intrusive thoughts of suicide and the meaning of life, and had accepted them and wasn’t afraid. I knew it wasn’t me. But lately I’ve been trying to push myself out of this depressive cycle, and it’s made my OCD and fears of suicide and if life has meaning, come right back. I’m handling it slightly better, but it’s still hard. I just want to move past this and stop questioning why I’m even doing anything, if I want to end it all, when I know for certain I don’t want to and that I get to make my own meaning in life. I have dreams, I want to get back into art. I want to move in with my girlfriend eventually and start a family. But my OCD makes me so scared to even try to make art, and it makes me so scared I won’t be happy or content with my dreams. I feel so alone and sad. I feel like life will pass me by while I’m stuck feeling this sad and scared. It sucks, but I’m trying my best to get there. Gotta keep moving
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