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Thank you sooooo very much for your response. It is incredibly wonderful to connect to people who have been there, and know what it is like to be in the throes of a spike. You are right that it is not easy, but it will be ok. It always passes, always!
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Thank you Daffodil! A big hug back to you too. I can totally relate with your comment about that this is real this time - it’s so wild how OCD can do that in our minds. And, we all know nothing has changed other than increased anxiety and the fact that the thoughts increase in intensity when that anxiety increases. One would think that knowledge would take us out of the spiral, but it doesn’t all the time. Sometimes we just have to ride it out and do our best all the while keeping faith it will get better. All the best to you!!
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After a very bad day with my OCD your comment helped a lot thank you
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- 5y
Been there! I have great days or weeks followed by what feels like total regression. The ups and downs are hard and it can be hard to even enjoy the ups knowing a down is around the corner. I’m sorry your OCD is acting up again. But it also sounds like you’re very self aware of the cycle and what you have to do. It won’t be easy, but you’ve got this!
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The way you've described that Is so similar it's almost as if I've written it! It's great you have the understanding of your disorder to kind of predict the recovery . I recently experienced a relapse and I've had to come home. I struggle with false memories and each time I relapse and im like "no this is different this is real" each time I'm convinced I'll never get better even though I do. A big hug from someone who gets it we can do this.
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You hang in there! One day at a time my friend. It will get better!
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- 24w
I posted yesterday that I was feeling better than usual, now I’m not. I knew it could happen that I start to feel bad again. I’ve been feeling like this is the worst it’s been so far but that can’t be true because nothing has changed I’m always afraid of doing something bad, have done something bad, or are capable of doing something bad. I posted a TW on this post just in case. My main thing is I’m afraid of being a certain kind of bad person. I won’t mention it I know people will understand probably who I mean. I know it’s an OCD type, and I’ve been looking up different instances of people with this same subtype and sometimes I find someone in my same situation and I feel relief, for a moment at least. But then I think I might be different. I’m seeing my therapist Friday, and I’m always nervous talking to them because I want to not sound like I’m crazy. Sometimes I’m like you must’ve done something bad to feel this way or, you’re a bad person and should feel bad. There’s so much I wish I could do to help with this. I fall back into a spiral anytime I feel better because I feel like why would I feel good now if I wasn’t before. Sorry for the rant everyone. I just feel bad now and I’m worried I’ll never feel normal again. Hopefully someone else has felt or feels the same. I want to not feel like this, I wish I could go back to when I was young and undiagnosed to get the correct diagnosis early. I feel like my meds aren’t helping anymore which is concerning because like my anxiety should be gone right? Idk, and idk why I have felt really good recently but now after spiraling I’m back at it. Sometimes I’m worried it’s not ocd even though I have plenty of signs AND was officially diagnosed. Again sorry for the long post, just needed to air out how I felt
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- 18w
I hope everyone is doing well today, and for those of you who are struggling my thoughts and prayers are with you. Just know your moment of peace is coming soon. I think it’s important that we post / come on here every now and again even when we are not in a moment of pure panic and fear. Remember that we are not our thoughts as hard as it is to understand. Remember that OCD makes it feel “real” and that OCD will always make us think the most inappropriate things and the most inappropriate times. Remember that all humans, have thoughts that come and go and as hard as it can be to understand you are not alone in your thoughts that feel so unique. For me I get a lot of anxiety from thoughts I used to have , which of course makes them return in full throttle. The more I push them away the more they come back. And those thought makes new connections to those things in my life I value. OCD is a pain but it’s important that as much as you hate it you learn to be compassionate and understanding that it’s there to “help” you no matter how bad it does it job sometimes. Stay strong everyone
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- 17w
Lately, my mood shifts so frequently. A couple of minutes ago, I got triggered and decided that instead of doing a compulsion, I'd write in my journal (since I haven't done that in a while). But after writing not even half a page... I'm okay? Well, sorta! 😭 I'm experiencing a resurgence in old obsessions, which is disappointing. A couple of weeks back, I was doing a lot better, but now it's just one thing after another. Really wish therapy was more affordable. I'm already seeing my psychiatrist, but she wants me to see a specialist as well. When I think about living with this for the rest of my life, I can get a little emotional. I know it'll get easier to manage as time passes, and it might not even affect me in the future, but right now...? It's a lot of work I'll need to do to overcome this. I'm willing to do it, but I get discouraged at times... But that's enough of my little vent! I hope anyone who reads this is doing okay. Hang in there 🤍
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