School is close help

(Reposted ! Last one I deleted since I was just ranting at that point and now I feel like I need more advice than listening if that makes sense <:"^) but NO reassurance as per usual ! as much as I want it.) But anyways my OCD is FLARING, awful scenarios are showing up and having to see loud and obnoxious classmates, and everything I don't like again tomorrow + having to deal with partnering up with other people constantly and other things and it is making me choke up with tears and I feel like I'm going to PUKE . Like my stomach is turning, my chest is pounding, my head is pounding as well and I feel like I'm going to go nuts . I don't feel well and I know this is a school fear thing because yesterday I felt completely fine . (Besides headache but that was also due to OCD.) I have never felt this way about a place before and it's messing with so many of my OCD subtypes. I keep doing compulsions to try to ease the stress but the intrusive thoughts just won't stop coming. So anyone who has graduated or has had a really hard time during school if you guys have any advice for me it'd be really appreciated !! But more so advice of how you guys prepare yourselves mentally or what you guys do, I don't have the resources for the school to help me out for many reasons nor teachers take me seriously at many times (so I'd prefer not getting any advice on talking to counselors or stuff life that !) -- Teachers also don't allow headphones for students in certain classes, obviously no phones. Especially no headphones for classes where I need to talk to others classmates and stuff like that. Which is frustrating since that's the only comforting thing I have left and after that I feel like it's just over for me . :^( So pls let me know !!

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OCDTina

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2d

Hey there! So I’ve dealt with ocd for as long as I can remember. School definitely made things worse for me by far. It can be very anxiety producing. Does your school know about your condition? Can you possibly get accommodations? I know sometimes schools can be terrible about that stuff but it’s worth a try? I know for me sometimes just taking a minute and going to the bathroom or to a quit place like the office for a bit to calm my mind has helped a lot. I still do it with work! Books have also helped me a lot. It helps you to distract your brain. I wish you nothing but the best!

Alliesun

Date posted: 2d

When in school I hung out in The guidance office when I felt too overwhelmed. I got to know one of the school counselors and would talk to him when I could. I did my best to concentrate my energy and thoughts towards the lessons in class and would draw to keep myself occupied.

#Lexiriri

Date posted: 2d

I’ve been diagnosed with OCD since I was 3 or 4 and I graduated both High School and College so you can definitely achieve that if you want to, don’t let OCD be the thing that stops you from it. Do you have a diagnosis? If you do you can request a meeting with your counselor for reasonable accommodations. These helped me a lot when I was in school, I had accommodations that allowed me to exit the classroom as needed in a non disruptive way and take 10 to 15 minutes to breathe and get myself back to a point where I can at least be in class and was able to test in a separate room with extra time since any form of testing gave me really bad anxiety and I would have failed otherwise. In college I also had accommodations that gave me extra absences essentially because I was having an obscene amount of panic attacks that prevented me from going to class at times. If you have a teacher that you trust during your lunch period you can see if you can take lunch in there room since the cafeteria can be a lot, I did that all through high school. I also recommend asking if you are able to get a voice recording or the power point ahead of classes and then you can go over the topics beforehand or after class and you can allow yourself to actually absorb the information instead of worry about if everything is copied perfectly word for word or if you missed something because I know that helped me immensely as well. I found that fidget toys were really helpful to have on me to keep focus as well. If you have a diagnosis and can make a case for yourself to your guidance counselor then there really are a ton of accommodations they can give to help you succeed. There is no harm in checking

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