Take the leap 🪂

Skip the compulsions. Take the leap of knowing it’s OCD and not a thought that needs to be resolved. You were fine before the thought came in; now you’re scrambling for answers. Could it be possible you were perfectly content with the level of certainty you naturally have towards whatever was triggered and OCD is simply looking for a way to stay alive? Don’t give it a chance. Let the thoughts and feelings go unanswered. Your heart seems to know the whole truth already and a part of you already knows that. Skip the bait. Live your life ☮️❤️

Anonymous

Date posted: 16h

Love this!! Trying to find the confidence in myself. I was completely fine until I saw psychosis articles and now I’m all of a sudden thinking I’m the same. Trying to find the confidence I had before reading the articles and that I was fine before ❤️

Vanilla123?

Date posted: 16h

@Anonymous How are you doing now? I have been going through a spiral since also seeing the videos from the trial that’s been surfacing. I was completely fine before the trial started. Staying off social media seems to be helping.

Anonymous

Date posted: 16h

@Vanilla123? I have deleted all social media and just started with a NOCD therapist Saturday. I have my second session this afternoon. I’m praying ERP will help as this is my second harm OCD flare and it’s miserable being in my head 24/7 a day. I haven’t been officially diagnosed, but pretty sure this is what is going on. Praying for your peace and that things start getting better for you!

thatguytron32

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 15h

@Anonymous Hey, it’s a trigger! It’ll always feel real and urgent when it comes to ocd. Your job is to stay present and go on with your day as nonchalant as possible and the anxiety will eventually settle out.

Anonymous

Date posted: 16h

Love this❤️

thatguytron32

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 16h

@Anonymous ☮️

Vanilla123?

Date posted: 15h

Are you taking any medication? I’m so nervous to take the step to start therapy. Did you feel better after Saturdays session? I think a lot of us moms are going through it right now 😩 praying for us 🙏🏻

Anonymous

Date posted: 14h

@Vanilla123? I take prozac, but I was prescribed that several years ago for my anxiety. I can say after my session Saturday and my session just now, I have never felt more validated. I always thought this was anxiety or something more (psychosis or schizophrenia), but it is definitely OCD. And I feel relief that I can learn/work on ERP and get tools for future triggers or flare ups.

Vanilla123?

Date posted: 11h

@Anonymous Thank you so much for replying to me. You just helped me make the decision to definitely start therapy. I can’t even imagine going through this again. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever dealt with. Do you have kids?

Anonymous

Date posted: 11h

@Vanilla123? I do. I have a 4 year old and my first OCD flare was 3 years ago and I was fine until now. I do talk therapy, but definitely needed something more. I think NOCD with an OCD specialized therapist is what I need!!

HRG

Date posted: 9h

Hi Vanilla. NOCD therapy has saved me from a lot of grief. I think you should give it a try. What do you have to lose?

Lauraiguess

Date posted: 13h

How do I do this when ruminating is my compulsion! I feel so trapped in the anxiety.

thatguytron32

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 13h

@Lauraiguess You have to practice living with uncertainty towards life. It sounds crazy but that’s how our minds are supposed to operate but you (like me) were probably accustomed to thinking about the future as a form of control to mitigate anxiety. Your job is to treat rumination as the compulsion that it is and bring your attention back to the moment and focus on what you want to do while allowing flare-ups to happen in your periphery. If you fall into rumination, catch yourself and remember the mind is not reality then come back to reality. ☮️

HRG

Date posted: 9h

I needed to hear this today. Thank you for writing it.

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