bp224
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ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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You don't sound convinced.... That's not too surprising. OCD is "the doubting disease" after all. Maybe for now you can act as if it's ocd, even if you don't totally believe it. See if after a couple weeks, your doubt has changed at all
bp224 bp224
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Yeah .. I know I need to change my thoughts I’m doing therapy .. I notice I’m feeding my fear by obsessing over it and googling symptoms all day long .. I’ll seek the reassurance and then I’ll feel relieve temporarily then fear creeps back up ..
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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@ bp224 I find it more effective for me to focus on changing behaviors instead of thoughts
bp224 bp224
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Yes I’m aware that googling symptoms is somewhat my downfall but it seems so hard to let it go .. and I never knew thoughts could be so loud and over powering ..
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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@ bp224 Can you let go of one compulsive behaviors at a time maybe?
AnonymousAnonymous
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Great advice!
Riso123Riso123
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When I get this worry I always try to remember and ready myself with this: The thoughts I have after thoughts. Do I believe the thoughts or do I challenge them? If I'm challenging them, then I'm not insane. I THINK my house is going to fall down vs my house IS falling down. If something is a thought, it's OCD. If something I'd literally something you can see or hear, it's either real or your insane. It's the thing that suggests OCD from schizophrenia. With the latter, you have no self doubt, you really believe you ate hearing or seeing things and being controlled. With OCD you have thoughts you argue with and in fact actually doubt but are scared by.
bp224 bp224
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Wow never thought of it that way .. so with that actually illness I wouldn’t doubt myself at all ..! I would 100% with certainty believe it.. but because I’m scared and doubting it it’s like ok ok I’m obsessing over it and It’s causing me to have panic attacks
Riso123Riso123
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@ bp224 Exactly. My aunt, sadly, gaff full blown schizophrenia. She believed she was on TV and she was pregnant with the prince's child. She thought everyone wad talking about her and would tell my mum to stop calling the press, as the royal family where getting upset with her. She NEVER doubted these delusions. She lived with them, embraced them and fully believed they happened. Someone with OCD is simply worried they MIGHT be schizophrenic.
bp224 bp224
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@Riso123 Wow.. honestly I start to search symptoms and then I’ll start having panick attacks like omg what if this happens too me .. but then I start to feel bad because I feel like me fearing this is me stigmatizing the illness which I’m not in any way shape or form trying to do that. I do believe no matter what diagnosis we have we are all wonderfully made still.. I’ve always been the one to be there for others and this time around with the anxiety and now I know ocd I felt like I wasn’t as strong as I usually am , as I let the fear take over my happiness I feel. I’ve spent so much time crying over what may happen and seeking reassurance then temporarily feeling better , then my thought resort back to the fear. I thought hearing out of the psychiatrist mouth I was fine would take the fear away completely but I learned it doesn’t work that way. It starts with me.. I know I have to accept the thoughts as thoughts and accept the random Mind pops(when I’m half sleep) as just thought. I need to stop allowing everything to scare me because I’m always concerned with what may happen.. I need to focus and deal with what I was actually diagnosed with which was Ocd and anxiety disorder.
Riso123Riso123
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@ bp224 Absolutely. Let it scare you if need be. But live with that fear and adjust. Slowly away first and difficult, but eventually you will become so accustomed to letting the thoughts flow through you, you'll hardly notice. It's easy for me to say this, but I'm still struggling myself :(
Riso123Riso123
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@ bp224 Oh, and I say this often... searching for answers on Google is really unhelpful for OCD. You will find arguments for and against and wind yourself up further. Just realise your situation is unique to you. You can't predict the future, so even if something similar happened to someone else, it doesn't mean it will to you.
bp224 bp224
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@Riso123 So true .. but i reach out and I’ve been able to help others that are maybe going through the same .. I sit back and think about all I have to be grateful of .. when I’m not thinking about it I’m totally fine! I’M happy that on my own I went to get help for myself and no one had to tell me too. I’m happy I decided on therapy myself with no one telling me too and most of all I’m happy I can openly talk about what I’m going through with anybody and I’m not afraid of being judged or anything. Others may never understand and may say I’m overreacting but unless they suffer from ocd and anxiety I wouldn’t expect for them too. So even through this trial and part of my life I’ve been able to find the good in all of this and that’s what brings me some peace of the whole situation! I always thought of ocd in a way where people had to have things cleaned a certain way but I’m learning it comes in many different forms. Everyday I learn more and more about it I’m like wow this makes so much sense .. I can honestly remember every single fear I’ve had associated with this fear.. every single panick attack associated with it.. every single thought and random word and etc .. I can remember the exact time and date the fear started and how I reacted to it. So I guess it’s good I’m extremely aware lol
bp224 bp224
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I really hope so. I’ve let this fear get the best of me honestly.. I’m tired of crying, I’m tired of the what if’s , just overall tired .. I don’t wanna live my life in fear I’ve got to try my hardest .. I thought seeing the psychiatrist would absolutely take the fear away forever but nope it didn’t .. so now I’m just like it’s up to me now ..
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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OCD always says that the next thing will give relief that lasts... But it never does. It's so frustrating
bp224 bp224
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Man I’ve gotta get back to myself tho .. it’s been a long run
bp224 bp224
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Honestly I didn’t know I had ocd until I went too the psychiatrist.. I always thought ocd was someone that had to have things a certain way and stuff but I see it comes in many different ways
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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The public perception has elements of truth, but lots of misleading buts too
bp224 bp224
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie What does that mean ?
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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@ bp224 Oops, spelling error. I meant misleading parts
bp224 bp224
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Ok.. I understand yeah.. I don’t understand why I’m obsessed with the fear. I hope it goes away
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