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I can relate completely to this too. Just finished yesterday and I’m already worse in my OCD and anxiety. I don’t have many tips because I’m really new to this whole OCD thing and my family doesn’t all know about my diagnosis either so it’s kind of hard to be around them with all my obsessions and compulsions. All I can say is that you’re not alone in this feeling and I believe in us that we can get over it! ❤️
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Aw I’ve been there too. I’ve basically had ocd my whole life but only discovered that I had it about a year ago and it completely changed my life. I bawled for 2 hours when I figured it out. I had hocd at the time so I was compulsively searching on the internet for evidence that “I was gay” and came across a bunch of articles describing it as a symptom of ocd. Absolutely changed my life. I don’t know how yours manifests and you might not know everything yet either but I promise it can only get better from here. I hope you have a supportive family who will understand—but if that’s not the case the people on this forum understand. My biggest piece of advice is just to never submit to it, know who you are deep inside, and look your fears in the face even when you’re scared. People with ocd are the bravest people I’ve met simply because we look fear in the face ever single day and keep going regardless. You made it here. We can get through this ❤️
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@Jordyn ? This really helped me- I just posted something about how I have obsessive thoughts and dreams that essentially feel like I have imposter syndrome in the OCD community. I feel like when I read about people with different or more intense types of OCD that I don’t really have it because mine seems small and new. Thank you for your support- I need all of it that I can get going into this holiday season ??
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@Rylieraz No problem! And it’s super common for people with ocd to doubt they even have ocd, it’s a weird thing that happens but I’ve definitely been there too. You got it!
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Aw girl I totally get this. I just got back home after my finals and had the same kind of worry. You just gotta let those thoughts come to you, kinda like letting a wave crash over you. Remind yourself that you’ve been here before and you can get through it again. I had an ocd moment last night actually, because my family wanted to go to the movies and movie theaters are weirdly enough one of my triggers because as a kid I was always afraid of what the screen would show me in the dark, and now I have negative associations with the smell of popcorn and loud surround sound. But I love my family so I forced myself through it. You just gotta let those feelings come and go and be like, okay, I know this feeling, but I also know it can’t hurt me. It’s really hard, but I know you got it girl. You can get through this I promise
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Thank you everyone ❤
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I'm wondering if this is a common OCD experience: does anyone else find that when you have idle time, your mind just spirals into endless rumination on negative "what ifs" & intrusive thoughts? It's been happening to me for the past three years, which coincides with starting a really high-stress job. Weekends used to be my time to relax, but now I dread weekends...I only feel relief when I'm sleeping because it's the only time my mind seems to quiet down. It's honestly so depressing to lose that enjoyment. Does anyone else relate to this, and if so, what helps you cope?
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my ocd has severely flared up the past 2 weeks while I’ve been on spring break, probably because I’ve had nothing to do and I’ve been bored and boredom is a big trigger for my ocd/anxiety. I usually go every other week for therapy but the past two weeks I feel so lost and confused on my own and feel like I need to go every week but my therapist is booked and can’t get me in until 2 more weeks. My ocd hasn’t been this bad in years, and it’s been so isolating and I feel so alone at home with my thoughts. Every 2-3 days my obsession changes, first it was health ocd after I got really bad allergies I convinced myself I was dying. After that it was harm ocd and I feared I would hurt myself, then it changed to me fearing harming others and I’ve felt scared to be around others even family. I’ve stayed up sobbing because I’ve felt so bad, so terrible. My therapist told me even though she can’t get me in, that if I really need to come in I should call her office and see if she has anything, but I feel like that would be pointless since she quite literally is booked- I’ve been clinging onto the few things I have from my last 2 therapy sessions but feel like it’s not enough. does anyone have any techniques to deal with specifically harm OCD that I can use for the next two weeks?
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