How are you doing today?

@star☁️💗 I appreciate your response and being open. Were you working on something to stay up all night? I’m so ready for bed tonight, but then I have to get up early tomorrow for work. So I’m then thinking what if I can’t sleep tonight? What if I can’t sleep and I’m super tired at work tomorrow and my ocd is triggered badly while at work. Etc etc.

@alan87 Well, I mostly love to do writing, so that kind of just keeps me up…. As well as OCD. I worry to about not getting enough rest, but I guess, for me, I just calculate 😭 like how many hours I get. I feel wherever, I’m somewhere specific, or being busy, ocd starts tormenting me. It feels isolating when nobody truly understands especially friends. :( it’s like a tiring cycle of worries that should not even be worries. I also hope to get sleep tonight and I hope you do too. :) . Also, I feel like I’m never able to go to bed early like how I used too… it’s all messed up. I go to therapy next week, so hopefully, they could help me 🥺 I pray for us and everyone else to get better ❤️‍🩹🫶

@WideBit What medication do you take, if you don’t mind me asking. I used to take melatonin but I stopped for whatever reason. I as well have trouble getting out of bed, it’s kind of dreading. Honestly, I feel like stuff just be difficult and I wish it will get better soon. I wish you the best :). I know real events, can make someone spiral, I’ve had that too 🫩🥺.

@star☁️💗 For sleep I use Risperidone. It was prescribed by my psychiatrist and I basically need it to sleep or else I stay awake the whole night lol. I'm sorry to hear you also struggle getting out of bed. I've been told that if you immediately occupy youself with a commitment after waking up, the dread goes away slowly. I personally haven't tried much but maybe doing something you enjoy every morning helps, like working out : )

@WideBit I appreciate your response! I have medication to help with anxiety which makes me sleepy, but I’m afraid to take it because I fear like I won’t be in control and I’ll be triggered into a thought-spiral. Part if it is me going to bed at a reasonable time too. I’m sorry to hear you watch some triggering videos. I hope you were able to recover quickly and your ocd is a bit more quiet now.