You may be in a flare up. Your brain may be loud today. You may wake up with terrible anxiety. BUT try be intentional on choosing little joys to bring some light to your life today… Like a cozy cup of tea ☕️ Cooking your favorite meal 🥘 Watching an episode of your favorite show 🍿 Work a puzzle 🧩 Do a craft 🧶 Take a walk 🍃 I know OCD is hard but there is still so much beauty life has to offer. Be kind to yourself and take care of yourself 💛
Thank you for this. I’ve been really struggling this week and I needed to hear this.
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Thanks for this! ✌️🧘🏽♀️
Thank you, it’s really nice to read something like this before getting my day started. I’ve been really struggling.
@Boooperbear I’m so sorry. I will say a prayer for you today! If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here 😊
@nexiec10 Thank you I appreciate that, you have very supportive vibes and I love that! The last month has been an absolute horrible time for me. I’ve struggled with so many different subtypes of ocd my whole life but it’s been at its worst lately with these awful intrusive thoughts that scare me. It’s affected my ability to be present as a father and husband and I just really appreciate any support I get on here. It’s made a huge difference reading what similar things people go through.
@Boooperbear I’m a mama and wife who deals with pretty taboo themes so I know how hard it is. Genuinely. Have you started therapy? My therapist told me to tell each thought “I see you but I’m not engaging” and then move on and put your focus on a task.
@nexiec10 Yeah I’ve been in therapy for about a year and I’m starting erp this week, which I’m really scared for. But yeah I try and practice similar methods and it works when it works, but other times the panic takes over and I feel like I’m going to become some terrible person.
@Boooperbear I feel you, I have been doing pretty well but then had one of those panic attack - sticky terrifying thought moments just this morning. You’re not alone. Thoughts are just thoughts, not threats. Not facts. Easier said than done though. I recently started ERP again for harm OCD and I’m TERRIFIED 😭😅 but we will make it! Try your best to live according to your values and don’t get stuck in rumination. If you find yourself ruminating, catch it gently like “I’m not going to ruminate on this” and refocus. Sometimes you may have to do it like 100 times a day like me 🥲
@nexiec10 Sounds like we are very much alike with our ocd struggles. I’m always here for you if you wanna talk and I appreciate your kind advice!
Thank you for this ❤️
Hello "Simple joys" I am new here. Today was my first nocd therapy session. I thought the therapist was great. I've just now been viewing various posts on our community site, and it's wonderful to have this available to all of us. Your post spoke to me, and I want to say thank you for sharing! This is a great uplift to my day! :-)
This is such a positive and uplifting post. May I share something I wrote?
Thank you so much for this! I really needed it today 🤍
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