- Date posted
- 13w
Any OCD over comers ?? How long did it took ?
I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
I was born with OCD because it runs in the family. I had physical compulsions only for quite some time and then it turned into Pure O. I also have a bunch of other mental illnesses and ADHD, so lots on my plate. It took 6 years to fully recover from all my mental illnesses, but I’ve been subclinical for almost 5 years now 😊
I’ve had it since I was a child. Now I’m 35 and free from it for like 4 years now. I struggled for years because it wasn’t until 2020 I was diagnosed and everything just made sense and clicked. I think a big part of it for me was I didn’t feel alone or something was specific to me and once I found the community it just was a huge burden off my existence. Plus I been practicing things to help it actually for years on top of discovering ERP and now it’s been nothing but peace 🙏🏻
I started having ocd issues June of 2020. When I finally got help for it in 2021 here on NOCD, it was practically gone for a whole year or so, but it came back. I think it is because I stopped practicing my scripts and things that were helping me to get past it. Now, it comes and goes, but I TRY not to let it bother me anymore and I continue practicing the things my therapist and I created. I’m not 100%, but I’m DEFINITELY not where I used to be in 2020. The biggest thing is to get help for it. This is my second time getting help here on NOCD and that’s okay.
I would like to know too, this is so hard dealing with day after day
How you did it ?? I been dealing with it 6 months now
@Vagogogo ERP therapy with a professional and listening to everything he said 🤪 I also started practicing mindfulness daily, started working out and eating better, and got on a daily/nightly routine.
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???
The thought of ocd being long-term is scaring me pretty bad. My therapist told me in our first visit last week that it will always come back and it triggered me. I know everyone says it’s manageable, but I keep having the thought that I won’t be able to handle it the rest of my life and I will want to suic. myself. I am terrified :(
I have been stuck for 2 months now. I have so much consuming anxiety all day everyday. I can’t take these thoughts and feelings. I took leave at work because I couldn’t even function there. Everyday I wake up in the same nightmare. I tried therapy last month and felt like we got no where. My family is just fed up with me and keeps saying I’m not trying to help myself. It’s feels like this is never going to end. I feel paralyzed, if I’m not doing a compulsion it feels like my thoughts might happen. I wish there was somewhere I could go right now to get the help I need. Ocd is so hard and idk how to stop this endless loop. Now that I’m not working I’m home all day everyday. I’ve reached out to Rogers for residential treatment, waiting for a response. Can anyone relate to feeling this way. It’s 24/7 for me and I’m so terrified my life will be like this forever….
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