- Date posted
- 7w ago
Does your ocd make you deal with nausea?
I have HOCD and ROCD and it makes me wanna puke all day I live with my husband
I have HOCD and ROCD and it makes me wanna puke all day I live with my husband
I am so so sorry. Are you doing ERP? I think the answer is to treat with with ERP just like everything else. Tell yourself, “If I feel like puking, then great! I can feel like puking all day my body wants to. And if I don’t feel like puking, then great. It doesn’t matter either way.” This takes the pressure off of you and allows your body to respond however it is going to respond. For me, I often have a heavy or painful feeling in my chest. It’s a physical feeling almost. I just allow it to be there however long it wants to be there. I don’t try to fight it off. I think for you, the more you practice acceptance about the physical feelings that your body has, the easier things will get. I think over time feeling like puking will also go away. Big hugs ! 💙💙 I know this is hard.
@Tea and Honey Thank you so much for the lovely comment. For how long do you feel like this? For me it’s almost been a month. I hate it. It’s so hard.
@confused writer The answer is this …. it is going to take however long it takes. We don’t know how long it will be, but we have to have an attitude that it doesn’t matter how long it will take. In the meantime, we can WELCOME the physical symptoms to stay however long they’re going to stay. And during that time, we are going to live our lives just exactly the way we want to, no matter what. The more we don’t care whether or not the feelings are there, the more likely they are to go away. But we are not in control of the timeline. And that’s okay. We just keep living our lives.
I remember having a bad OCD episode and going to be at a track meet where would be in the stands for hours. I had heard of some techniques from a therapist, so I had a chance to practice… I had these really sticky, bad, heavy feelings in my chest. And I just said, “ You bad feelings are welcome to stay all day if you want to. I’m glad you’re here.” And then I went about watching the track meet. It was the best thing I could have done.
yes yes yes!! if i’m ruminating or having intrusive distressing thoughts, i get extremely nauseous
I suffer from HOCD as well and live with my wife! Its tough especially when it the thoughts involve her. I went 3 months fully nauseous, it was tough, and painful because I felt like I needed to puke but never did. I even tried to make myself puke and I couldn't. I knew something was seriously wrong and sought help, I learned it was OCD and now doing ERP therapy. Now I feel like I don't need to puke. To help with the feeling, I always drank chamomile tea or tums nauseous relief. Next is accepting the thoughts, don't try to fight them or suppress. That will make it worse. It will get better, take care of yourself
Hey guys! So I struggle with OCD, especially harm, relationship and moral stuff and I am somewhat recovered now. However, my current girlfriend has started showing signs of OCD but it’s abou5 something I don’t know much about so I wanted to see if anyone on here had thoughts about it. She is constantly thinking about food (when to eat it, what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little) and controls the thoughts by giving in and controlling her entire day around food. She don’t really know the feeling of being full. She never starved herself and always eats, but then she feels extremely guilty afterwards. Her thoughts do have to do a lot with her body image and not gaining weight but also not losing any either. Does this sound like ocd or an eating disorder?
I'm having awful stomach pain and nausea and it's really worrying me and scaring me
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, however if you are living with Relationship OCD (ROCD) this can be a very triggering day. Relationship OCD is essentially, the fear of being in the wrong relationship, not truly loving your partner, or not being loved by your partner. This makes you doubt the true nature of your relationship and makes you believe that your entire relationship is based on lies. It can make you feel like a bad person and not worthy of love. ROCD will make you believe that you need to leave the relationship just to find some peace. When we think about ROCD we often think that this only applies to romantic relationships, however ROCD can impact friendships and family relationships as well. ROCD will attack whatever relationship is most important to you. As an ERP therapist some of the most common obsessions that I have seen include “Is my partner ‘The One’”? “Maybe I am meant to be with someone else”. “What if my partner cheats on me or worse I cheat on him/her”? “I find X attractive. Should I break up with my partner and be with X”? “Do I even love my partner? What if they don’t love me?” This list could go on and on. The basis of all of these intrusive thoughts is fear and doubt. The compulsions associated with ROCD are vast. The most common include checking feelings to make sure you really love your partner, avoidance behaviors, reassurance seeking behaviors both from your partner and from others and ruminating on the relationship in the hopes of figuring out if this is the “right” relationship for you. ROCD, as in most theses in OCD, wants 100% uncertainty that this relationship will work out with no conflict or compromise. The problem is this is unrealistic. All relationships will have some level of conflict and compromise in them. There is no “perfect relationship”. Most of us have grown up with fairy tales where one true love will come and sweep up off our feet. Life and relationships can be messy and complicated, but they are worth it and are a key aspect of what makes us human. The fact is ROCD makes you doubt everything and will take the joy, excitement and contentment out of the relationship. The good news is that treatment is available, and it is possible to have a long, happy, fulfilling relationship despite ROCD fears. It does take time, perseverance and patience. Treatment using Exposure Response Prevention has been proven to lessen intrusive thoughts. You will learn to manage your expectations of the relationships while leaning into your fears and learning to accept the uncomfortable feelings. By doing this, you can bring joy and contentment back into you life and your relationships. I'd love to hear about how ROCD is showing up for you. Share your experiences in the comments below or ask your questions about ROCD and I will respond to them.
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