uwotm8
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- 5y
Mod22Mod22
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- 5y
Yeah I know giving advice while you aren’t okay seems a bit hypocritical but they are people who are living well and managing and have ocd they can control it and I’m shitty rn but on a good day not giving into compulsions help
painintheocdpainintheocd
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- 5y
The root of ocd is the same for everyone who suffers....no matter what your theme. It's a cycle. Obsession,complusion,releif. Then right back to obsession,compulsion,relief.
EsosaEsosa
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- 5y
People who do give advice on here aren’t acting like it’s easy or going around and saying that. Everybody on here who suffers from OCD can say that it’s one of the worst fucking feelings in the world. I get that you think it’s hypocritical for others to give advice that they may or may not be following themselves. But the point of a support group is to learn from each other and get out of this rut together. Also, telling someone not to do compulsions is like telling a fish not to swim. However, it can be done with practice. The goal is not to eliminate compulsions or obsessions as a whole by just “stopping,” but learning how to live with the anxiety that drives us to do the compulsions.
seekingveeseekingvee
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- 5y
It's frustrating, but it's the only option. It isn't about seeing the light, we all have our good and bad days. But refusing to do a compulsion is an important tool in our toolbox.
SpiralSpiral
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- 5y
Aha yeah I get this too, it frustrates me when people act like it's easy... cos it's actually really really difficult. Once you've done it for a while though I guess you wonder why you didn't just do it earlier, and then you want to tell others that they should just do it too
Mod22Mod22
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- 5y
Stoping compulsions helped me a lot and compulsions are the ones that got me here I remember on my first day of fully thinking about my Hocd I was on some crazy shit I’d say walk like a dude nigga if you don’t touch that then you gay etc etc trying hard to get attracted to every ass etc etc then after 2 days it manifested into me scanning guys to make sure I wasn’t attracted so yeah they really hurt if I knew better if I knew how to stop em I wouldn’t be here
EsosaEsosa
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- 5y
That’s good to hear
painintheocdpainintheocd
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- 5y
We all suffer. Some days are better then others. I dont look at it as advice...but support. We support eachother. Tell each other what works and what doesnt...
uwotm8uwotm8
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- 5y
God I so badly wanna flick the switch off again It came on so suddenly this time
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Anonymous 25#
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- 22w
When?
Can someone please tell me at what point did you finally accept that it’s OCD? When did the ERP click for you? When did you just stop buying into the lies of OCD and finally let go? Like what does it take. It’s been 2 years of this for me and I’m in ERP currently and it’s just not clicking 😣 is it just me???
Sb5
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- 14w
Ocd relapse
Today is Easter and it was supposed to be low key for me and my family but my mom invited a family member that bothers my ocd alot and now they are on their way here and I'm freaking out I already had a panic attack (still having it) and my family is not helping either they keep making comments about how they just want one holiday with no problems and some other comments and it's like I'm sorry I'm not normal like my siblings I didn't ask to be like this now I'm just hurt, upset and I locked myself in my room for the rest of day. (And I was doing so good with erp and this is like making me have a ocd relapse)
issphra 🫶🏻
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- 10w
Ranting, what are you doing??
Lately I’ve seen way too many comments under posts about OCD, especially the harm, POCD, and relationship themes that are incredibly misinformed and honestly harmful. People saying things like “these thoughts are unnatural,”or “you need to go get real help” and encouraging confession ***compulsions*** when they clearly have no understanding of how OCD actually works. Let me be clear: OCD involves distressing and unwanted thoughts, images, or urges. That doesn’t make someone dangerous. It makes them someone with a mental illness who is terrified of their own brain. Saying these people are “unnatural” or implying they’re broken only reinforces shame, and shame is the opposite of what helps anyone heal. If you’re commenting under OCD-related posts on an OCD ***app*** without understanding what intrusive thoughts are, or what compulsions can look like, or **how OCD can attach itself to the things we fear most** then please, stop. You are not helping. You’re reinforcing stigma and pushing people further into silence. OCD is already isolating. We don’t need more people moralizing or projecting trauma theory onto something they haven’t experienced or don’t understand. If you really care, go learn. Read about intrusive thoughts. Learn about ERP therapy. Or maybe just listen. Because some of us are barely hanging on, and comments like those don’t just miss the point, they can do real damage. I’m sorry if I come off too angry, it just really upsets me to see people speak on something they clearly don’t understand. End of rant. Thank you for reading 🤍
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