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What to do
It becomes so difficult when you don't know what to do when you are feeling extremely irritated and frustrated and cannot communicate with others as they might feel disgusted. Nothing seems helpful.
It becomes so difficult when you don't know what to do when you are feeling extremely irritated and frustrated and cannot communicate with others as they might feel disgusted. Nothing seems helpful.
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How do you deal with this
@Anonymous Thank you for sharing this. May God give more strength and happiness to you.
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Waiting for those good days but the problem is in life bad days come more often than good ones. And everything cannot be said to people even the close ones as they are also get tired of listening negative talks.
@Anonymous Thank you so much š
Go do something fun or productive, alone or with a pet or a loved one. But itās better to do something then continue to doomscroll or cry or wallow.
Okay so my parents don't really handle my ocd that well. For starters my contamination is getting worse (I'm 14) and keep exisivly washing my hands, or using toilet roll which is unfortunately really common. Now they are getting angry at me for using too much toilet roll... What do I do? There saying I'm ruining there lifes because of my ocd. I'm making there lifes miserable. And they don't COMMUNICATE or sit down with me and look me in the eyes and try sort it out WITH ME. they just go "STOP USING SO, MUCH TOILET ROLL" "you've broke another headset" "WE ARE ALLOWED TO BE PISSED AT YOU" and I'm getting self harm urges because there making me out to be such a bad person. Which obviously doesn't mix well with ocd.
For context: ive been diagnosed with arfid. But my brain refuses to accept it and that i donāt have an issue with eating. So this past weekend has been anything but chill. Today felt like the tip of the iceberg. My mom called me out for having an irrational fear of food textures, food appearances, and smells i find distasteful and told me i just let myself get too carried away by the āwhat ifā ācould beā āmight beā ālooks like/smells like/tastes like..ā thoughts. I just have to get over it essentially and stop giving it too much meaning. Its ridiculous. I was taken aback cos we werenāt even talking about food to begin with and it just sort of came up with her. Still in disbelief and so frustrated. Seriously thinking about just isolating myself and not talk to anyone about anything cos i donāt know what to do anymore.
This is my first time posting on here, and itās sorta a general question. I genuinely donāt know what to do with myself when my emotions take over from a thought. I know the basics of ERP work is to sit with your feelings, label it and let your thoughts pass, but even when I try to indulge in good distractions and avoid the thought, the feeling still lingers and I canāt help but vent to my partner about it. I can see itās affecting him and our relationship. Iāve tried journaling, going out for a run, breathing exercises, labeling my thoughts and feelings, but Iām still left restless and unable to sleep because my frustrations and anxieties get too strong. I listened to a recent podcast on reassurance seeking, and she says that a study shows that venting has ZERO benefits. The host says she journals or records herself venting to avoid ābottling it upā and she acknowledges that others may also be going through their own things. I want to be able to ride the wave on my own and practice these tools in the process, but does anyone else have any advice that helps them? TLDR: My feelings get too strong and leaves me restless. Iām seeking advice on what other strategies I can use to cope with my emotions on my own, besides journaling, going for a run, breathing exercises and labeling my thoughts/feelings.
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