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- 7y
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Thank you. I kind of know resigning and running away is not the answer. It’s just these days my mind is constantly thinking a lot of things that make me feel uncomfortable. I still haven’t figure out whether to resign. Cuz, when I am feeling ok and OCD is not bothering me. I will say even if I resign my job I will be able to find a new one. But now, the anxiety thing is playing the tricks and it keeps telling me that if I resign that means I cannot work. So, kind of in a dilemma. I will calm my mind and figure it out.
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In my opinion, it seems like resigning would be giving more power to your OCD. But also, maybe there’s a way you can talk to someone at the company and ask for a bit of time off? During this time, you could really sort out a plan/how you will be handling living with OCD and Anxiety. I know there’s a large stigma and most companies don’t seem to place much importance on mental health, but it’s just a suggestion!
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- 7y
Does Zoloft help you with your ocd ??? Any real side effects tiredeness? What dosage? Here for you ?
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- 7y
I’ve learned from my treatment and experience that medication can help you get by, but does not by any means treat the issue. Therapy, specifically Behavioral Therapy has been a god sent to me and is now what I’m getting my Doctorates in. Only you know what is best for you. For me, the moment I gave in to that need to be home, everything got worse and I couldn’t dig myself out alone. For my future, if I feel like I need to take a break, I plan on having intense treatment set up and ready for me, because the moment I decide it’s okay to lay in bed, I would never get out of it on my own. That is, of course, just MY experience. I think everyone is entitled to a break. Those without mental illnesses need them too. But for those of us with one, my big advice would be to have set plans to get you out of the house at scheduled times. Consider talk therapy for a start. Speaking to someone who understands the brain and human behavior is so refreshing to me. Whether you take a break or not, I definitely recommend giving it a try. Sending lots of positive vibes your way. I’ve been in your shoes and hope you are able to find a solution that works best for you. ?
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- 7y
Thank you. I agree resigning is not a good choice right now. I faced similar situation when i was in college but things turned out to be just fine. I guess I need to push myself a bit more. Learn to work with all the thoughts in my head and the pain and anxiety those thoughts caused. I used to do it easily and the anxiety faded away gradually. It seems a bit hard now, but I guess that’s not the excuse for quitting. But, sure. If I feel like I need a break, I will ask for help. Thank you guys.
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- 7y
Exactly! Just push yourself more and don’t place so much focus on how you’re feeling all of the time. Do the things you can do to make you happier/feel better and take one day at a time!
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- 24w
Hi! I’m new to the NOCD community, but I’ve been dealing with OCD since I was 12. I’m almost 29 now, and my biggest issue is health anxiety. It’s gotten to the point where getting work done is nearly impossible because i can’t stop spiraling. I’m lucky that i work remotely, but also makes it easier to be in my own head… Asking for advice - how do you all deal with the intense anxiety and are able to make it through a 9-5 work day? Any suggestions on how I can actually be productive? Thank you!
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Often times I find myself spiraling out in the morning about all sorts of things. When I try and catch myself and figure out what I am obsessing over it’s like it goes away. I haven’t moved. I have been sitting frozen on the floor because I can’t go to work because I am behind on work and I hate being late and I hate being messy but I am frequently late and my room is cluttered and full of stuff. I want to be good and move and go to work but I don’t know what is coming today and I hate my job so I know I will get bored and when I have nothing to keep me busy and engaged I like start thinking and taking an inventory of what is going on and then I will feel a sensation and what is the sensation? How did it happen? And I know that I will pick up the bad emotions in the office and get contaminated, I was really worried about things like this as a kid too I cried because I had to touch dirt in kindergarten. I know I am this way and I have been this way for a while but at the same time I think I might just be normal and like I don’t know why I get stuck in thinking like this. Then I begin to doubt that OCD is real because everyone has a brain with wiring and everyone gets stuck in thought sometimes. I feel disabled from whatever this is because I am stuck. I literally cannot move because I don’t know what’s wrong and I know I have to go to work even though I feel like every moment I spend there is making everything worse because other people are so stressed and I get it from them. And I don’t feel ready because I just feel off and something is wrong and I just don’t know what to do because if it’s OCD or not OCD everything anyone knows about me is coming from me and I worry that I am often masking all the thinking I’m doing because thinking all the time is rude and inconsiderate and inconvenient for those around me, but I can’t stop. I just don’t feel right, right now - and I want to know WHY?? Why is everything off all the time? How do I even know that I am not making up the experience of OCD in my head to cover up something really wrong with me and now I am taking on the symptoms of OCD like an actress, because this could be something that I can latch onto as a final hope for explaining why I am stuck. So stuck so deeply and terribly stuck sitting on my floor next to my bed just scrolling to avoid thinking because any time I start thinking I am left with no answers or help or anything just this swirly feeling. I know I am trying, maybe not my best, but as much as I possibly can. I want to be a Special Education Teacher but I have so much so so so much doubt and uncertainty about every decision I make and everything I know that I can’t get there right now. I can’t do anything right now until it feels ok and then I will. It never feels ok. I know I have to be ok not feeling ok about it. I can be unsure and still be ok. I know it’s just my thinking and my body but I just can’t get past this feeling. And then I know that because I can calm myself and be ok even though I spent 2 hours of my life today already feeling stuck and spinning around and around and around in my head - I don’t feel sure about my OCD and I think it’s a bit of a scam made up by people to cultivate pathology around deep human thought because one day I might figure it out and we all think a lot.
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- 21w
I posted the other day about my subtype of staring ocd but I’m supposed to start a new job next week. I work in wellness/beauty and will be seeing people half naked. It doesn’t trigger me as I’m treating clients but only when I’m not supposed to be looking (like normal interactions). It happens when people wear very revealing clothes or are super curvy and my eye goes to that area. It also happens when people are adjusting themselves and my eye goes to their hands. It’s very embarrassing and I quit my last job because of this and I don’t want to make more people feel uncomfortable. It left me very depressed and hopeless. It’s such a frustrating type of ocd to deal with because it impacts me financially and socially. I just want to feel okay. Anyways, I’m writing this because I’m wondering if I should share with my new employer about this issue so I don’t weird anyone out or keep it to myself? I’m not sure what to do. I need money as I have a mortgage and two kids and would like to help my husband. I’m currently on Zoloft 50mg, have done therapy but this is such a hard type to treat as it’s not the cleaning type. I know I’m not supposed to ask for advice about what to do but I need to know so I can make a decision and not get cold feet.
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