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- T.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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- 08230823
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I have POCD you are not alone! ?
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- CrawfishCrawfish
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I do!
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- 08230823
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Ali Greymond on YouTube is helpful she has tips and recovery methods. I’ll give you some tips later though, i have to go right now!
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- 08230823
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Something that has helped me is remembering that no matter what the theme is, it’s still OCD and it’s still just fear. The content of the thoughts don’t matter, it’s the reaction to the thoughts. ERP is the best treatment for OCD, expose yourself to the thoughts on purpose and don’t do any compulsions or rituals to ease your anxiety-it will go down on its own! Make sure not to avoid kids or things that you think could trigger your theme, because that tells your brain that this thought is actually important when it isn’t. Disregarding the thoughts and feelings will help too. Meaning when you get a thought just see it and let it go by, without reacting to it. When a thought comes into our head, we feel afraid, but that doesn’t mean we have to react to the anxiety with more anxiety. So just say “okay, whatever”, “i don’t care”, or “I know this is OCD, not me.” Or something along those lines. You are not your thoughts, these thoughts do not reflect who you are.
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- T.T.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Thank you all for your comments, I really appreciate them
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- Crazy.Cat.LadyCrazy.Cat.Lady
- Date posted
- 6y ago
One time my ex and I went to his friend’s apartment. We were on a balcony outside when my ex who was holding his friend’s newborn asked me if I wanted to hold the baby. As soon as he said that I had an image of the said baby falling out of my arms and fall down onto the street below. I started to panic and told me ex not to give the baby to me. I was questioning what if my arms were weak to hold her, what if I accidentally drop her, what if it was intentional. It’s a very scary thought and you’re definitely not alone. One of the things I’ve learned is that people who suffer OCD aren’t crazy. Because we understand that we have these crazy thoughts but we are not the ones to act out on these thoughts.
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- Philippians4:7Philippians4:7
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I have it
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- letsgo
- Date posted
- 5y ago
POCD TW. Need some help. Hey guys! I hope everyone is doing well as of lately. I’ve been doing ~decent~ better than I was say 4-5 months ago. Due to the Lexapro I’ve been on it’s definitely made a dent. But everyday is still a struggle. Lately I feel as if I’m faking all of my POCD. Everything started with one particular child. I don’t know exactly what, but it started to make me feel like I had feelings or something like that. I hated it. I’ve been an anxious mess since. The thing that’s bothering me is I don’t see much online about people’s OCD particularly targeting one person. I also have it about other children in general. But it’s heavily influenced by one. There is an hour that goes by that I’m not thinking something about the child, sexual or not sexual it can just be general things. My thoughts tell me I want to be around this child, they tell me to walk by her so she will notice me. I hate this and want this to end. I want to go back to myself in September when I was going on dates with girls my age, and thinking about that. I would NEVER hurt a child. Never wanted too. I just need support. I went to a OCD specialist back in January who told me she definitely thought I had OCD. I haven’t been able to go back because of my work schedule. But I want too. I just want to feel normal. Can anyone relate? Idk. I’m just depressed again.
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- CJW-182
- Date posted
- 40w ago
POCD
I’ve been struggling with POCD since I was 18 years old, I am now 22. It’s terrifying how quickly it switched from my ocd focusing on a fear of pregnancy, to magical thinking ocd, and then to POCD. I’ve been suffering with it so much so that I’ve convinced myself and have lost friends due to confession compulsions. I have major issues with ruminating, and it frequently goes hand in hand with my relationship OCD and my Suicidal thoughts OCD. (Worrying my partner will leave me because what if I am, and that I can’t take this anymore so I have to __) I often experience things like shame, guilt, grief, and intense emotional pain that manifests itself into nausea and heartburn and sometimes headaches. I’ve tried everything, so this app really is my last resort. I wish to find community here, to know that what I’m facing I’m not alone in my battles with. I know that I’m not, so why does my brain work so hard telling me I am? I love children, I always have. But I get so afraid of being near them. I want to get better. I want to be able to spend time with my family again.
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- bloominglotus
- Date posted
- 37w ago
Share your experience in recovering from pocd?
Please share you story if you feel comfortable. I’m posting way too much on here but I’m feeling absolutely defeated lately and I’m just wondering if anyone on here has been dealing with pocd for a long time, has it gotten any better for you? Do you have a therapist, and how did you bring it up to them? How do you deal with it? I’m looking for a therapist now on psychology today and I’m relieved to have found people I’m interested in working with. I’m so scared. This is the worst my life has ever felt I really hope one day I will be recovered. I miss being happy to be alive
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