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This disorder makes you mentally tough as nails and makes you live in the present moment. So that's the positive.
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That's a really good way to look at it! I wish I could tho I'm constantly ruminating:(
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@Daffodil Just battle and keep battling. As time passes it gets easier.
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@raptors6 Thank you :)
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Even when your super sad and theres tears running down your face just remember things will get better. Theres better times ahead.
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Funnily enough that is me currently. I hope everyone on this app gets better soon :)
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Oh yeah i have that biggg time. Thoughts of hurting ppl and hurting myself. I think my only advice is it does get better with time as you habituate to your thoughts and i recommend going towards your thoughts and not run from them. The brain thinks about stuff "you dont want to think about" if that makes any sense.
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Yeah I've had these intense thoughts for awhile, being stress doesnt help. But it's nice to know I'm not the only one that gets these these thoughts, thank you.
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❤❤❤
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I just started experiencing this a bit ago, it feels like months honestly, but in reality it's only been about a week. I have no intention or desire to hurt anyone but at the same time sometimes I just get dark thoughts of "i could". Its been crippling me ever since its started and it's so out of left field for me. I struggled with depression long before but now i dont really feel much exempt empty and fear of my thoughts.
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The website intrusive thoughts is quite helpful, I'm sorry you're struggling it's so scary and isolating. Just know there are lots of us who understand
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I always have to google intrustive thoughts to calm me down, becuase it always says how normal these thoughts are.
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@kramer Exactly! :)
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I do! It's awful but you can get better. Have you seen a CBT/ERP specialist? :)
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No I'm lost in how to find one. I seen a therapist 2 months ago a couple times, but I just feel like I'm doing all the talking, so I kinda stop going.
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@kramer Have you rung any OCD helplines? On OCD support websites it lists the sort of questions you should ask a potential therapist to see if they are able to help you with your OCD. It might also give a list of websites that have therapists. You can get better I promise, things will improve :)
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Thanks I'll look into that :)
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I get the most wild gory harmful thoughts imaginable. Even thoughts of murdering my gf i live with. Dont worry we are in this battle together.
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I have some crazy thoughts to, like what if I hurt my family. Been on 6 different medications all made me feel worse, so heres to doing it naturally.
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I'm so glad that you said this man. I get them of my family that I live with. I love them all but I cant even bring myself to stay in the same room as them without the thoughts getting triggered and getting really bad anxiety and I feel like people can tell that I'm ALWAYS in an uncomfortable state which makes me even more anxious... I hate OCD
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Guys for the past couple of hours ive been spiraling! I wad researching and came across this harm ocd article question that has been worrying me. The title was "im scared of hurting someone when I'm mad. Can i trust myself?" And I was thinking "hey that's what ive been worried about for the past several months!" I even AVOID being angry. Im scared of it bc I get a lot of thoughts and I'm hyperaware of my hands and feel them tingly! Last time i tensed so hard to stay still as possible bc I was so so nervous from my thoughts and my hand twitched which made me SPIRAL. I never want to cause harm! And i always start crying after an argument bc the thoughts are so so scary! Anyway I got afraid bc the article said "research has shown that people with ocd don't struggle with impulse control- so if you find yourself intensely worried you could do harm based on the intrusive thoughts or urges you have, it's likely something else is going on." THAT SENTENCE HAS LEFT ME WITH A TON OF ANXIETY! Its so bad, my appetite is gone! I'm scared does this mean I don't have ocd and should be seriously concerned?!
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Hey guys. I feel like no one will even reply to my post. I feel anxious af. I could barley eat a plate of soup. I feel so drained and fatigued and feel the anxiety in my stomach. I'm just so worried I don't even have harm ocd anymore. Its just... I grew up in a household where swatting people was normalized like if you did something really naughty. I never really questioned it and I grew up thinking it was an okay thing and would sometimes swat someone when they are being naughty growing up and even recently. I would never swat someone at full force or enough to make someone cry just more like a hard tap to get their attention but it feels automatic? And even then it's really really rare for me to do, i much rather talk sternly or tell someone. When i do swat its bc like if someone scared me I guess I hit their hand and say "THAT SCARED ME" and we both start laughing or if my older niece was roughhousing with her younger sister and the younger one gets hurt and the older one laughs, I swat the older one once or twice on her arm as a discipline and say "what is wrong with you??? Why are you laughing? You are much older than her! You could've seriously hurt her." And idk how but i never thought like how wrong this is?!... and I feel like sh/t like ocd keeps saying "well you have swatting impulses when someone is misbehaving or if someone scares or hits you, meaning if you get an impulse to do something really evil instead, you wouldnt be able to control yourself huh?" And I started to get so anxious and scared. Ive NEVER acted out on the harm ocd thoughts (nor do i even want to) ive been getting daily for 4 years even when they are misbehaving. But i get so scared like WHAT IF I get an impulse to do the evil thoughts? What if I lose control?! Is this a history of violence/ low impulse?! Does this mean i would act out on my fears?! I've never wanted to do these thoughts before but i get scared like what if I do one day? This whole day ive been ruminating and asking ai for reassurance. I feel terrible. I feel like a horrible person. I started to cry. I just cant anymore. I feel this weight on my chest. I feel so evil so irredeemable. I f/cking suck. I hate myself so much right now. I feel so much guilt and shame. Why am I still here anymore? Maybe i dont even have ocd and maybe i never did. This is just breaking my heart. I want to change and unlearn this swatting behavior as well for sure. :(
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i haven’t been diagnosed with ocd but I have anxiety about harming other people/family members and it’s like urges and im scared I actually want to do it? I don’t think I’ve ever been violent as a kid (im 21 now) and the intrusive thoughts don’t go away so im just stuck all day everyday for the past few weeks just thinking and being scared about it and im having all these weird emotions like being irritated and angry I don’t want to hurt people I don’t think idk why my mind is making me think I do I’ve had intrusive thoughts before that I could brush away sure it took like a day or two but this one is different it doesn’t go away and leaves me with the worst fear imaginable and nothing I look up that should be giving me relief is giving me relief + I feel like im not in control of my body and that im just gonna lose it and act on these thoughts it’s just all on a loop and im not sure how im supposed to live the rest of my life when im in constant fear of my self
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