ilovemylife
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washie washie
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Ooh yes! But I can totally relate to that too! I don't have FB anymore, but when I did I often had to log on again right after signing off just to make sure I didn't write anything. I even have problems on this app lol. Making sure I didn't ❤️ posts that I didn't intend to. Things like that. I've seen other people on here say this too, must be a common ocd thing! It could possibly help to say out loud that whatever you are checking is ok. Like "Everything is ok, I didn't upload anything" and then log off. Then trust what you just told yourself and try not to check again :) I get how debilitating it all is. My life right now pretty much consists of cleaning and ? about something, so frustrating.
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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Even though I don't have contamination OCD during my period I tend to constantly wash my hands. At one point I was terrified that I will develop this theme of OCD so before it could get any further I stopped the obsession. My hands became sooo dry and not baby skin like soft and I hated it. So the next time I had my period I limited the amount of times I washed my hands. It's all about recognising the obsession from the start and sadly not everyone does because they think it's normal. That's one thing I wish I could change about myself when I started getting obsessions about checking.
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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Yes we will ❤ I'm rooting for you. We got this x
washie washie
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Me too? At least! Sometimes it doesn't even help?♀️ Hope the rest of the day is better :)
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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Yes same reassurance is the worst because it comes to a point where you rely on other people so much that you don't even trust them and if you don't trust them then you're hopeless. I'm trying not to ask for reassurance but it's so hard. I've just checked everything and sat down to relax but even then i can because my obsessive thoughts are clouding my mind. Hope your day goes great too x
washie washie
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Exactly! And when asking for reassurance loses its effect, you've got to spend even more energy trying to convince and reassure yourself instead. Sooo exhausting?♀️ Hoping for some progress for all of us in here!♥️
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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Yes I know! It really is exhausting and I don't want to piss people off. If you don't mind me asking what OCD theme do you have?
washie washie
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I know right? I feel super annoying sometimes? I have contamination ocd, constantly washing hands, clothes, doorknobs... you name it. Can also relate to some mild checking issues, especially at night (that everything is off and locked and all that). Wish it was easier to get better from this crappy disorder? But I've read lots of success stories, so there is hope❣️ :)
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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Yes right! I don't want to be annoying but sometimes I just need reassurance. Mine is severe checking and I swear to god I want to rip my hair out. I'm so scared of accidently uploading something on my social media and all that. And before I go to sleep...God don't even know when to start with that.
ilovemylifeilovemylife
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washie washie
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Yes! Looking back now, I feel like I should have tried to break the circle earlier! I didn't realise how bad it would get and now that I've had it for years, it's so hard to just let go of it all. But it's never to late to start making changes. We'll get better! ♥️
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