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No problem! And if you ever feel down, remember we're always here!
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Thanks! It means a lot coming from you. Btw I consider what you said a reality check. You can leave my advice, I'm in no way a professional. I only want you to know that we're all in this together, and I sincerely hope we all overcome this.
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Glad you're better! You'd better stay away from overdrive triggers.
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If you ever want to talk, we're here!
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Good to hear you’ve calmed a bit
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Thanks <3
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Well, mood swings are common in pregnancy so there's a high chance it can affect ur OCD (btw congrats if you are!).
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Haha thanks but I dont know if I'm pregnant . I just have gigantic mood swings since 2 weeks . I always had mood swings but never soooooo often and so quick . So I'm just wondering
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Well, if you're not sure you can do a pregnancy test. But I think it happens to everyone who has OCD. I always have anxiety during the day but after 6 I start to relax a bit.
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I'll do test in the morning . But it's different than normally . I just feel so weird like my anxiety has no pattern this time . And usually my OCD had a pattern and I understood it . But now I feel unstable
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Maybe because you're worried from the notion of being truly pregnant(I am not judging you at all btw) and the burden of having a child. Please take this with a grain of salt!
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I've noticed that anytime I'm more anxious/stressed than normal, it sends my OCD into overdrive. I wonder if maybe the added anxiety of not knowing is causing yours to also go into overdrive. Congrats if you are!!!
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@hopefully to be honest I'd like these symptoms to be pregnancy cause it would be a relief. I'm more worried I'm going mad .
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@clckr but how your overdrive looks like ?
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Overdrive is pure hell. The compulsions are so bad that I hold my bladder til I can't, just so I don't have to wash my hands over and over and over. My OCD makes me do literally just about everything in repetition, so when it's bad, sometimes I can't do anything but sit on the couch and cry because getting up isn't an option. I get horrible headaches because my eyes twitch as a compulsion, and the more stressed I am the worse it is. The panic attacks are unreal and relentless. Anxiety meds help some at that point, but not much. At that point it's just best if I can get my meds to knock me out and restart the next day. It makes me feel crazy.
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Just relax for the time being and try to let those mood swings come and go as they please. They aren't doing you any good. When you wake up tomorrow do the test, and even if you aren't pregnant believe that you are going to be better. I think everyone here has been through a lot worse.
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Thanks for answering :) . It's probably overdrive. But pregnancy would be nice . However I'll try to relax . And I'll do what you reccomend with mood swings
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@Clckr omg I'm so sorry it sounds terrible. I hope you wont get overdrive ever again . Maybe I have my kind of overdrive now
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I hope your overdrive is short lived!!! This crap sucks lol. Idk if it'll help or is a possibility, but when my stuff is super bad, if I'm able to go outside for a bit, get some fresh air and sunshine (even just standing there) helps me SO much. My anxiety starts to ease up and it helps me stay in the now. Just a suggestion! I'm trying to think of coping mechanisms that may help!
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Thanks :) you're so nice
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Thank you!
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@Clckr have you ever thought that the compulsions won't help you? It's just your mind, try to distract yourself and please try to see a therapist if it gets worse.
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Yah I'm fully aware that my compulsions have literally nothing to do with some catastrophic thing happening. I'm also in therapy for it. I'm sorry, I don't mean to come off rude, but telling someone with OCD whom already knows their compulsions don't make sense to just ignore them is pretty crappy. Do you not think if it was as simple as just ignoring it, or willing it away I wouldn't have done that in the 5th grade? I really don't mean to be a jerk, but that triggered me. I heard that same crap along with pray it away and you're not praying hard enough. Believe me, if I could just ignore the compulsions and magically make myself better, I'd jump on that and never look back.
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@clckr Of course you would. Who here doesn't? And yeah you're right. That was hilariously stupid on my part. I'm pretty new here so I'm very sorry if I triggered you in any way.
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@HopefullyOptimistic I get you were trying to help and not trying to be a jerk, and I'm sorry for getting defensive. I used to hear that kind of stuff all day everyday from my mother, so anytime I hear or see that, my blood boils. Thank you for your advice, though! It really is much appreciated ?
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I'm not a professional, just been dealing with this since 5th grade lol. I've learned a lot, but I still have a buuuuunch to learn lol. You're 100% right, we're all in this together. People can empathize to an extent, but people with OCD are the only people who truly know what we're going through, how it makes us feel and the emotional and physical toll it takes on us. We all need to stick together ?
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Man, you've been through a lot. I've been in this for 2 months only and think I'm going crazy. Thank God I found this place. Anyhow sorry for the earlier misunderstanding and while i certainly don't have much to offer, I want you to know that you're amazing for enduring all that. I don't know what time it is where you're from, but where I am its 1 am, so Good Night, and I really hope tomorrow will be a better day for all of us.
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@HopefullyOptimistic 2 months is 2 too many! Doesn't matter how long you've had it, it's hell and it doesn't make your experiences any less valid or real! I'm sorry for the misunderstanding earlier, I'm glad we could move past it! It's only 3pm here lol, but you have a wonderful night!
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Hey . Little update. I'm not pregnant. :) like clckr sai it was overdrive I calmed down , did some mindfulness exercises and I'm feeling better. Thank you two for your answers I literally have noone who understands me , only people in this app :). @clckr my mother also says things like that , for example yesterday she told me that if I had a boss who would yell at me for not doing my job perfectly and would be checking what I do all the time I wouldn't be so depressed :)
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(Cause yesterday was a national depression day awareness in Poland ). I understand how you feel when your mother doesnt support your mental health
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