Celebrate your wins from this week

I started to (kinda) spiral last evening but caught myself, took my anxiety meds, and talked through it with my wife.

Got through being sick and feeling really isolated and unproductive and crappy — my inner critic got really loud and my ocd fears flared — but I made it through and am now starting to feel a bit better. 💪🙂❤️‍🩹

I just started my treatment here but I'd say my win this week is just starting therapy and committing to it fully!

I've been through a spiral these last two weeks. It's been difficult, I have been doing lots of compulsions. However, I am proud that I am here, being with the people I love and trying to have a good time 🖤

No matter how intense my intrusive thoughts got, I proceeded to get up, show up and make Spring Break memorable for my kids! Also, I was so terrified to start a new medication after failing so many others, and after speaking with my support system, I started it, and I’m feeling positive about it!!

Reduced significant amounts of my hoarding by getting a bulk trash pick up on Tuesday. The more I get rid of the easier it is to get rid of more.

Im proud of finding NOCD and happy I have my 1st scheduled therapy on Monday for ERP. I really want relief and help.

I drove, rode as a passenger, did my treatment with therapist, talked to the neighbor without shaking tics(he had his dog), finished my garden after a bad experience again with a dog, took the garbage out and went to the mailbox, cleaned the dishwasher filter etc did have a hard time with that didn't realize haw nasty it was and made myself clean it.

I stoped doing my nightly rituals!

I keep telling my OCD “not today,” and it’s starting to work

I have been struggling with the OCD monster all week and all week have have been slaying it. Im proud that I have been able to hold out this long and im determined to make my strength hold out until it let's go.

i moved halfway across the country and will be living on my own 💪🏼💪🏼

I’m set to marry the love of my life at the end of the month. It’s scary and easy to ruminate on out of fear, but this week I did a good job of responding to the fear with uncertainty statements. I feel the uncertainty now as I write this, but I’m going for it in faith! She’s too amazing to let go, I’m a blessed man 🙏🏻

I also forgot to mention another biggie. I remained calmer before the last storm came in. I didn't check weather apps excessively and didn't over excessively pack for the storm shelter. I prayed all day about it and it helped me tremendously. Today Im not being compulsive about the storms coming in tonight and im just going with the flow that it will most likely turn out ok. Im limited to one news channel for the one I trust the most and remaining from being compulsive on the TV channels as well. I definitely am not watching social media on the weather again because that fueled my anxiety and compulsion really badly.

I had a really busy week and made it through without canceling anything because I was overwhelmed!!

I practiced a very difficult exposure each day

Was sick over the last weekend and was caught in a half-spiral lol, finally broke out of it Wednesday and have been feeling better since :)

Over the past week after almost 2 months of not being able to get out of bed - I’ve used my ERP and it’s helped me so much. I’ve gone to visit friends, been able to visit my old college, and even go on a mini vacation with my partner’s family. It’s never easy, but the relief and space to live my life has been incredible.

I made my bed and I did some writing on my Manga this week! 🎉

Had a 50% reduction on a level 8 exposure :)

I had a bad flair up but didn’t beat myself up over it the next day and just kept on moving forward! Huge step for me!

My win is that I I did it afraid and even though it wasn’t perfect I’m still counting it a win.

Thank you all for sharing; this community is comforting. I drove 75 minutes to a work event and 90 minutes home. Still not on highways, but I'll get there!

I started to feel very jittery and anxious this morning and I was feeling the discomfort and as I was feeling like a very intense anxiety I didn’t feel like my heart was up or anything instead I didn’t reach for the blood pressure or check my vitals I kept going with my day. I think my hormones are all over the place this is for my girlies out there

PHEW! Soooo many triggers but also much STRENGTH! I did my ERP’s evvvery day, which really helped. Sucks when you’re in it, but moving through it is the goal.

Despite my OCD and anxiety being very loud the last few days, I've continued on doing what I need to do, getting tasks done and taking care of myself, trying to be present with others, attending support groups, doing my ERP homework, etc. not hiding away from life or retreating to my bed to scroll my phone under the covers all day. I know that the more I live through the discomfort, the less uncomfortable it will start to feel, so I persist.

I made an appointment.

Im finally trying to get diagnosis

I went and had lunch with a friend despite my fears about getting sick from being around groups of people in public. I also stopped myself from going down the rabbit hole on a few things— physical sensations, fear of my home being contaminated, etc.

Been more focused on my homework in ERP and doing exposures. Sitting with a lot of uncertainty! Woohoo! 😆👏🏼

hard week, but i keep doing my best! going to a party tomorrow (drinking) so that’s a huge exposure, as i’m always afraid of false memories and being around people who aren’t struggling (makes me feel alone and different) !! 🫣

Faced a stressful week of work with constant uncertainty of plans, meetings, scheduling, engineering network designs on top of my OCD yelling at me in the background the whole time.

I went to a play and sat through a panic attack, just letting the panic pass and acknowledging the intrusive thoughts without engaging with them

Found the tools that have been carrying me through the days. No trying to figure it out.

I was able to make it through a really hard day yesterday after a meltdown and spiral. My wife and I went to the park to relax then bathed our puppy and had a movie night. Feeling drained from it all but taking it slow this AM.

I had a spiral last night but i took deep breaths and told my ocd to sit with it. :)

My biggest win this week was starting the process of therapy with NOCD, understanding better what it is that I'm struggling with, and making an appointment to adjust my meds based on this new knowledge. I'm hopeful that this can be a positive turning point for me.

I have begun to turn towards the real scary thoughts I have. Really employing the power of “maybe” instead of holding onto the incessant need for certainty.

I was finally able to pop open the hood of a car that had a broken hood latch cable every other time I tried I always had to ask for help and wasn’t as hesitant to even touch it

i caught myself for the first time and didn’t do a compulsion(: i thought they would always be automatic and i’d just need to learn how to be comfortable with it.

I recognized that even when I’m trying to “prove” to my ocd that I’m doing better on a certain day, by thinking “see? Take that! I am having a happy successful life!” - that I’m still engaging with ocd. It’s okay to be happy for happy days, but there is nothing to prove. The goal in my eyes is to not engage in any conversation with ocd, and instead creating internal boundaries. My therapist told me a great image- when ocd tries to hand me a box of thoughts, I can simply say “thanks, but this is not my box.” And just set the box down, and move on with my day.

I took my meds every day this week

my win this week is talking to a lot more strangers instead of letting my social anxiety convince me not to !!!!

I got out to do appts and errands 4 days this week despite feeling overwhelmed by it. And caught myself when spiraling and made myself join a group.

When I went to college, I was terrified of eating alone while in the dining hall. Today, I just ate in the old dining hall by myself with minimal anxiety!

Celebrated Passover with family :)

I talked about something that scares me a lot in therapy that I’ve never shared with a therapist!

I made it out of the house, and went all the way to Brooklyn!

I’ve been tracking my sleep, caffeine intake, and sun exposure daily and staying consistent with all of them. I’ve been feeling good for the most part, especially as I go outside more!

separated thoughts from facts and did things that made me happy despite OCD being loud!

Took meds, met with therapist and psychiatrist. Opened doors freely, did not washed my hands multiple times a day (only when it merit), organized the house and made myself go out with friends and it was a great time. This was a good week, a week that I haven't had in months. There is hope.

Had to ride ANOTHER public bus but my anxiety has gotten low enough that I was able to talk! (previously I was so anxious around public busses that I would go nonverbal)

I had some friend trouble, and im pretty impressed on how I handled it. I could have definitely said some kinder things, but when all is said and done, I think I handled it pretty darn well

I stopped obsessing about the issue we have had with the new build of our house.