lucyjade1998
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I’m so sick of having ROCD. I cannot stop crying.
tropicalxtropicalx
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I understand how you feel 🫂 I’m sorry ❤️ it helps me to write down how I’m feeling versus the facts I have so I feel less need to spiral or seek (a LOT) of reassurance But for what it’s worth I’m sorry for how you’re feeling. can confirm 100000% that it SUCKS
Iwanttogetbetter2025 Iwanttogetbe...
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@tropicalx I’m with you!!! When you write down fact versus fiction what do you mean? I’d like to give it a try
tropicalxtropicalx
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@Iwanttogetbetter2025 Part 1 (long message incoming lol): Aw thank you ! I truly hope it works for you. Sorry for not elaborating enough. What I mean is , “fiction” is usually my worry-thought or anxiety inducing thought. “Fact” is the actual fact or multiple facts I have given the situation. Everything feels like impending doom and everything feels so overwhelming at times, but sometimes, slowing down and forcing myself to face what is actually happening can help me cope. I remember a day that was so bad for me ROCD-wise that I had convinced myself that my now ex (who I was in constant contact with at the time) had died because I hadn’t heard from him in 24 hours. It was BAD. Sobbing at work, leaving early, large doses of current anxiety medicine not working , and spamming my doctor’s office with with calls until they replied and gave me a new brand of medicine kind of bad
tropicalxtropicalx
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@Iwanttogetbetter2025 Prayer has really REALLY helped me too! I 10000% recommend it And I hope any of these tips help you. ❤️ I’m sorry you’re struggling and I hope and pray you get better soon. I know you can! It’s just a bit of an uphill battle.
Anon234Anon234
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This is very real. I hate the constant analysis day after day. It’s ruining my life and my relationships. I’m not even sure what recovery is supposed to feel like anymore.
mjabel25 mjabel25
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While I'm not experiencing the same theme as you, I completely understand feeling so sick of ocd! I've also just been crying all the time. Are you in therapy at all?
AnonymousAnonymous
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I have relationship ocd also about close friends and my dad. It’s causing a lot of distress. It’s so frustrating. I was doing better and had a relapse. I’m right there with you
mopoQmopoQ
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Me too ♥️ You’re not the only one. Therapy and audiobooks have helped me start to break out of my head to do things with my hands like practicing art, washing a few dishes, planning things and stepping outside even when I start to notice I’m ruminating. I’ve been finding that really helpful. It takes so much effort many days to do it and to practice the acceptance and response prevention stuff. I ruminate and spiral so badly of I keep thinking without grounding in the present though. Doing the 54321 thing also helps me ground when I don’t have brain energy to do a project. 5 things I see, 4 I can touch, 3 I can hear, 2 I can smell, 1 I can taste. This, often repeated twice in two different rooms, helps get me to a place of having a chance to break the cycle with a clearer mind some days. Or holding an ice cube while practicing the response prevention is something a friend with OCD recommended to me.
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