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Look, outside of the HOCD, maybe this is a sign that you need to priotitze YOURSELF instead of a boyfriend. I know that we’re all obsessed with getting involved in relationships or feeling the giddiness of a crush on a boy but that’s not all there is to life. You’re the only thing that you have in this world so you might as well treat yourself well. You know what would be the biggest fuck you to your OCD and depression? trying your hardest to do what you love REGARDLESS. It’s not easy, but it’s better to fight for your peace and do things that make you feel uncomfortable than to let this take over your life. Finally, all these kids that you’re looking at who are living “the life,” are most likely unhappy. There’s a life of theirs beyond what they show you. I really hope you feel better.
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Ugh girl preach, the message is soo motivating honestly!! Truly helpfull but (ugh i really cant just take advice without being negative for once?) like i know what u mean doing what u love regardless bur hocd got me in this black space that is like if u dont like boys, if u not urself, you not gon love anything. And no matter what i try it is like that. Everytime im having the smallest bit of fun my hocd says, nah u aint allowed to like this bc u dont like boys so what the fuck is ur life. And than i sit my ass down and be depressed again. So basically there isnt anything i love of am passionate about and im especially not as passionage or creative like i used to be and i am really sad about that. Im sad that i losr my passion and creativity, i know its still in here but damn i Need my old self to get it back. Its not gonna come out of this sad hoe i am. Anyway i do really f w the message u say and i think there are still way more ways to indeed improve myself so i can say fuck you to hocd and deprresion, like eating healthy and exercising, things that in general just healthy wether ur passionate about it or not. So hella motivating and makes me wanna change things up! Thank you :)
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@hocdgirlsummer No problem. And remember, if your inner voice says “don’t have fun, worry about this,” then say “fuck you” and carry on.
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Just remember the word "normal" is an illusion. Everyone has their own baggage, fears and insecurities that they have to deal with. Those aren't what define us. Our willingness to challenge ourselves and to grow from our mistakes is what truly defines us. There are many people out there who are given every opportunity and they still have ocd. Look how many celebrities suffer from depression and/or other mental difficulties. You are not alone, and your ocd doesn't define you. Little goals each day are helpful because once you can start noting little victories, it helps to propel you to larger ones. Don't think about where you want to be, just focus on the next step. It sounds cliche, but it is so necessary to not get overwhelmed and to stay focused. Wishing you strength and peace.
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- 25w
Idk if this post is even worth it but it seemed like a normal day for me, called off work due to the weather so I get to just stay home and play games all day. Easy day besides dealing with the constant and unbearable battle with my intrusive thoughts/feelings. Took a shower and I just had constant thoughts, (heart palpitations are pretty constant) ended up breaking down and bawling my eyes out. I was diagnosed with HOCD and ROCD about 2 months ago and since it's just gotten worse. It feels as real as it can get and after talking to my girlfriend about the anxiety attack, it feels even more real. I have no desire or enjoyment from what comes from my brain, and at this point I'm on my knees begging the big man upstairs for my old life back, how do I go from being obsessed with women (sexually and emotionally) to pretty much doing a 180 overnight (with the obvious anxiety and worry behind it. No real desire obviously). I'm just at a loss, I've done a little ERP and it seemed to help with the brain fog but besides that, everything that it does to someone, I have. And again there's the doubt I even have OCD and I'm in straight denial. It just sucks.
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I keep having this weird feeling none stop that it’s most likely not HOCD and most my feelings. Like I’ve suffered none stop distress and unwanted thoughts the past few days. But those thoughts after a bit just feel weird not the kind of discomfort but are just their and stale. When I look at a guy I don’t feel anything but my thoughts sometimes compliment his looks or personality which makes me doubt my sexuality. I’ve never felt this weirded out. Because I’ve always been straight and still believe I am but I’ve never even had an emotional connection to someone of the opposite gender in fact. My view of the female body has been ruined with none stop pornography addictions. I don’t believe I’m gay but I feel like it may just be denial instead of HOCD but all my symptoms are literally HOCD. I don’t hate the idea of gay people but I can’t imagine or see my heart going off to like someone of the same sex. I haven’t really had any meaningful real life friends besides online but that also ended a few months ago. My only friend ever online that was my friend for the longest of time was a queer but I never really cared about what he liked. Like yes at some point I did try to challenge him with his own feelings but that didn’t last long I just accepted what he liked and moved on. I’ve never even touched let alone held a long conversation with a female. I’ve always been timid and shy around them but I can just say that towards male as well. The gay feelings feel so real. The thoughts feel a bit natural to me but I don’t want this. But I hate how I can’t just move on and be myself and love women when those thoughts demand attention and an answer. It won’t quit it. If I try to do a compulsion it calms down but it quickly becomes a problem again. I’m lonely I don’t have any friends or past relationships I can even think of helping me with the emotions. I still believe I’m straight and I just can’t see myself with a guy. It just doesn’t feel right for me despite my lack of experiences. I just wanna go back to how I was happy and loving girls and not having to question if it was a real feeling or just my natural timid nature. Everytime I think these distressing thoughts I always just wanna sit down and close my eyes and sleep. Because that’s where I can have peace of self. It sucks but I’m so exhausted of having to deal with emotional distress and I can’t even focus on my job as much. I want to meet new people discover my love for women again but I’m scared in the process I may discover I may be gay. Because deep down I know I wouldn’t ever be happy with myself if my greatest fears where confirmed. My dream of always being a father with a loving women and kids would be torn away by something I never asked for. Yes I’m religious, yes I come from a place that homosexuals are usually seen in a bad light. I just hate feeling this emotion that I may not be what I thought and having my dreams torn apart maybe true. I’ve read MUTIPLE articles about HOCD and seen MUTIPLE videos. I’ve come to the realization that I most likely have it. But it’s still hard when the feelings of maybe being gay maybe true you know? I hope I get better I hope I don’t suffer. I just wanna be happy with myself and loving females and I don’t wanna hate myself for feeling an emotion that never occurred to me more then a few times.
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Never feels like I can fully put my mind to rest. The problem with OCD for me is once I'm over one worry there's another buried deep into my mind that I'm not fully over. The two events I'm not completely over is when I tried to help a 17 year old with POCD when I was 19 and the topics unfortunately were detailed and even then I explained to them I wasn't comfortable with talking to them. I guess I just had a hard time saying no to someone needing help but it eventually made me so uncomfortable that I stopped talking with them altogether at some point. Then the other thing is being so worried that I committed a crime because my elbow touched someone's behind when I didn't want that to happen at all. I didn't want to listen to my OCD by saying move my arm or something horrible is going to happen so I didn't and then something bad actually did happen. I thought it would just be a light touch while zipping a bag up but then it was worse than I ever wanted it to be and it was so awkward and I hated it. I feel like I just won't be able to get back to the way I was before OCD started all of this. Aside from that I've just had extreme health anxiety but am too afraid to reach out to a PCP even though I need to. Something deep down is telling me I should do this but I'm just so anxious and embarrassed about sharing things to them. I can't even enjoy the things I used to do because this is constantly just messing up my life. I'm hoping I get a start of positivity next time I see my therapist. This just sucks. Feels like others around me are doing so much better than I am and I'm just kind of stuck on these same problems and feeling absolute shame and guilt from the past over and over again. I'm just so sick of dealing with this every single day so I just use escape whenever I can. Even that doesn't really work. I just wish I could go back in time.
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