Hi I need some peace from these intrusive thoughts

My intrusive thoughts never let up constantly battering me it’s like I’m a bird trying to land and I never do I’m freaking exhausted it’s like what Chester Bennington from the band Linken Park said his mind is like a bad neighborhood I’ve been on 150 mgs of Zoloft and it’s not helping all it’s doing is making me fat making me so self conscious about my body OCD is like the worst mental torture it’s constant intrusive thought followed by crazy rituals it never lets up panic if I don’t do the ritual and then another thought 1 second after u complete the ritual I’m just wondering if anyone has found a medication or something that helps I constantly feel like screaming it’s like a silent torture u go through and people don’t know what you’re going through someone asked me once do u have ADHD I said yes idk why but it’s so embarrassing to say it’s OCD ugh

Anonymous

Date posted: Yesterday

your intrusive thoughts dont define you and breaking the cycle is dificult but can encourage ending repeating behaviors

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Date posted: Yesterday

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Anonymous

Date posted: 22h

@Community AI Helper Yes thank u

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Date posted: 19h

@Anonymous - What you're describing — the thought, the ritual, the brief relief, then another thought one second later — is the OCD cycle working exactly as it does, and it's exhausting. You're not alone in this, and it is treatable. A couple of things worth knowing on the medication side: "Is Zoloft (sertraline) effective for OCD?" https://www.treatmyocd.com/medication/posts/is-zoloft-sertraline-an-effective-treatment-for-ocd According to Dr. Jamie Feusner, NOCD's Chief Medical Officer, OCD typically requires higher doses of Zoloft than depression — 200mg or more is common, compared to 75-100mg for depression. At 150mg, it's worth discussing with your prescriber whether you've reached an optimal OCD dose. The article also covers why medication works best when combined with ERP therapy, which targets the thought-ritual cycle directly. If you haven't connected with a therapist who specializes specifically in OCD and ERP, that may be the missing piece. NOCD offers a free 15-minute call to get matched with a specialist — no commitment required: https://www.treatmyocd.com/calendar 🤍 ------- 💬 Was this response helpful? Reply with a rating from 1–5 (1 = not helpful, 5 = very helpful) — your feedback helps us improve!

danny02

Date posted: 22h

Stop fighting the thoughts and wanting them to go away. Just let them go and let them be. if it’s an uncertain question leave it unanswered. The more you run from thoughts, try push them away, hoping and striving for them to be gone the more you teach your brain this problem is important and the louder and more frequent they become. Learn to let them go, let them be, teaching your brain I don’t need to do anything with them, I don’t need an answer to these questions. Same principle applies for anxiety and other uncomfortable feelings.

Anonymous

Date posted: 22h

@danny02 Thanks appreciate your words

danny02

Date posted: 22h

The brain is a parodox

Anonymous

Date posted: 22h

@danny02 You’re right never thought of that thanks

danny02

Date posted: 21h

@Anonymous - My pleasure!

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