Hi everyone. I haven't used this app in months. OCD wise I think I'm being better but I'm still not where I want to be as a person yet. Sometimes I doubt I'll ever get there because of how much I ruminate on the past. I hope everyone is well.
I hear you. You are doing a great job! There is no timeline for recovery. It will take as long as it takes. And that's ok! And in the meantime, the struggle itself is forming you into a better person:):)
It's nice to see you after so long! To be honest, I just don't feel great about myself right now. I feel a lot of shame and disappointment. At the same time though, I am realizing where my struggles are coming from at least. That was a pretty big moment for me because for a while in therapy I just haven't figured it out yet.
I hope you've been well also! :) I hope OCD hasn't been too loud and I hope things have been easygoing.
@BigGyro09 It's nice to see you too!! :):):) I know what you mean. I think it's easy to feel bad about ourselves. But you are a warrior. It takes courage and pain and sacrifice and struggle to live life with OCD. People on the outside don't know how much it takes. So please remember how good you are doing. If you were on the outside, looking in, it would be easier to see this
@Tea and Honey Thank you. That really does help to read. It can be really hard for me to remind myself that I'm doing impactful things. The negatives just feel so much more stronger and have more influence. I constantly think of what didn't go right and the negative things I put my time into. It's easier for me to be more compassionate to other people and to be there for them. Also, likewise. You're also very resilient for going through all of the trials OCD has out up
Yes, just remember to treat yourself with the same compassion you give others :):)
Hey man , how’s it going? We struggle with the same subtype of OCD (POCD) and we’re the same age (24) . If you don’t mind me asking, how are you doing mentally ? How’s it going ? Any improvements in terms of OCD ? Hope all is well 🙏🏽
Hi. I've been doing better but also not great because in the back of my mind there is a lot of shame and guilt from the past when it comes to real events, trauma, and pocd. When I'm not engaging in those compulsive behaviors I do feel a lot better but the shame surrounding the fact that I've been apart of those real events and compulsive behaviors alone gives me a lot of shame and hurt. It's bittersweet. I hope you've been doing okay.
@BigGyro09 Hey, how’s it going today? I know it’s been a month since your response Even for me as well, it’s almost been 6 months of POCD for me and these have been the longest 6 months of my entire life I went through HOCD/SO-OCD for nearly 3 years … and I couldn’t imagine going through POCD for that amount of time .. it’s too much for me Even in the back of my mind as well, I feel shame, guilt, depression, “what if’s,” sadness from the past and POCD itself with the terrible groinals and things feeling so real Like when I’m not compulsing, I’m doing okay. Like if I’m not on social media compulsing, of course I’ll be okay because I’m not seeing any triggers (my triggers are t33ns). I’ve been fairly okay .. Groinals been beating my ass .. it’s hell .. Even thinking about how I just turned 24 last month, idk what lies for me in the future in terms of healing from this
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