I think my ocd started with me being oversensitive like the fear and thoughts a lot of them have started with that I really hope I have control on emotions and triumph over ocd!!!
Unfortunately me the same actually we create this thoughts and we scared of what we thought or their affects our future or for example for me did ı make the curse my family or because of that Will God punish them? I am also struggling and lije you very oversensitive . I hope best for you and for me especially
@Bb280120 Yes one day we’ll emerge strong💪
Hello Diya patt, Great job reaching out to the NOCD community! Take the first step to connect with others, is challenging, but a rewarding step in the process of recovery. I see that you are struggling with intrusive thoughts currently. Have you tried introducing uncertainty, instead of trying to answer the questions that arise? If you are struggling to sit with uncertainty, have you considered treatment? If you are unsure where to begin, at NOCD we are trained experts in the diagnosis and treatment of OCD and related conditions with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). ERP is the gold standard of treatment for OCD and related conditions. If you are interested in more information on ERP and treating OCD, please visit our website at www.treatmyocd.com. If you are ready to begin/resume your journey of recovery, you can reach out to our member advocate team at care@nocdhelp.com to enroll in services. I hope this message reaches you well and know that at NOCD, we are always here to help! Take care, Ian M. Reeder
I started having OCD when I was 14. It started because I was afraid of the thoughts. But I wish I knew the truth back then! The truth is that the thoughts are MEANINGLESS. You don’t have to be afraid of them because they are not dangerous. You can just let the thoughts run FREELY through your head. I spent years and years in misery being terrified of the thoughts. I had bad thoughts in my head about God every second of the day. I was scared that if I didn’t “fix” every single bad sentence in my head, that I would go to hell. So I spent hours every day “fixing” the thoughts. I learned in later years that we are not supposed to fix the thoughts. We are supposed to let them run freely in our heads. It doesn’t matter how bad or scary they seem. It just doesn’t matter if the thoughts are in our heads or not—so we don’t need to push them away. When I finally started letting the thoughts run freely, that freed me up so much. ERP therapy will help with all this. Have you heard of it?
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Hello, I’m new to this app. I’ve always had an anxious brain, and I’ve had coping mechanisms for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, from as early as I could spell, until I was probably early teens, I would constantly write words in my head along to the beat of music. It’s such a vivid memory because I never stopped doing it. The word had to perfectly match up to the lyric and I loved that it kept my brain busy. I grew out of that, but felt like good context. My anxiety increased drastically around ages 17-19, and I began therapy. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and panic disorder, due to having a panic attack nearly every day at that time. I overcame that as well, and now the panic attacks are every now and then, but the anxiety is constant, and some recent symptoms have led me to believe I might have some form of OCD. Maybe not. I’m trying to understand myself and get better so I joined this app to make sense of things. Lately I’ve been having really intense intrusive thoughts. I’m really embarassed and they make me feel like a bad person. Thoughts pop in my head seemingly out of nowhere. It will be an image of me harming myself or someone else in a really bad way. (Trigger warning) for example the other day I couldn’t shake the image of me putting a knife through my own forehead, although it’s not something I want to do. Or I’ll imagine someone killing me. I imagine my loved ones dying often. The thoughts feel so out of my control it’s insane. I hate them. Another persistent issue that isn’t as new is replaying social scenarios. I’m a hairstylist so this one is difficult since I meet a bunch of new people every day. I obsess over how I act and if people like me. I will impulsively say things all the time and they will haunt me for weeks. I question even my closest friends and family who show their love. I find myself so angry and numb and like I have so much built up emotion and a busy mind always. While doing my job I spiral really badly if any little thing goes wrong and it’s embarassing. I know there’s more but I can’t think of it now. I just want to feel better and like I’m not constantly battling my mind.
Hello! I’m new here. Unfortunately I’m not able to afford a therapist but I’ve been doing a lot of research and I think a lot of my symptoms/thoughts align with OCD. I want to share some of what I experience and see if anyone else experiences the same and what resources helped you. I think I mostly experience contamination OCD. I’m constantly worried that something I do/touch is going to make me really sick and/or die. Especially with food, I’m constantly worried that I’ll accidentally have something on my hands when I eat, then I’ll touch the food and get that on the food, eat it and get sick. So I’ll wash my hands every time my hands touch any little tiny thing again and again before I eat, same with any forks/spoons, or I’ll even think I touched cleaner a few hours ago and I’ve washed my hands several times since then and I just washed them again but they still feel dirty so even if impractical I’ll use a fork and if my hands touch the part of the fork that touches the food then I can’t eat the food any longer or use that fork. Also at work I have these thoughts that I know are ridiculous but also give me very real anxiety. Like “if I don’t finish this order before that machine beeps its a sign I’m going to die” and then I have to rush to make sure I finish fast and then I’ll be like ok that’s so stressful I’m not going to think like that any more it’s ridiculous but then the thoughts keep coming back so I have to keep rushing. This is just a little tad bit of what I experience and I would love to hear from others as I haven’t met anyone else like me before. Thank you!
I am newly diagnosed with OCD as a 33 year old female I was fat oses with bipolar at 15 and never really identified with it much and totally relate to ocd. I wish i would have known long ago so I could have gotten treatment earlier. Now that I know and am aware and can see what’s off and what are compulsions and my insatiable need for reassurance it’s so overwhelming- it feels like my mind is a prison and attacks me with a new pure o quest as soon as I wake up I’m optimistic I’ll be able to get better but it just feels like it’s time sucking and joy stealing disorder I know I’m not alone here I feel like a crazy person replaying and replaying things I want to know if you can relate or if you have been at this for a while and actually feel like you are breaking free from this Thanks for the read
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