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I am trying to accept the uncertainty of my obsessions
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Yes it is, it can change obsessions
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Also please don't compare your thoughts and feelings to other people, it differs from person to person
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Why don’t you try sharing your story and maybe others will relate to you?
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Ok
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As I write this I am sitting outside on my porch. My whole life has been ruled by something that I can understand and so far it seems like that is the OCD.I have acted convulsively my whole entire life but Wait hold on I take that back I have acted compulsively since junior year in high school With buying cigarettes or smoking pods or drinking a lot.I am trying to figure out my obsessions. I figure if I know what my obsessions are than I can change them. I just got diagnosed with this about a month ago and I was hospitalized for about six daysFind my thoughts make me feel like a terrible person. Not really a terrible person but kind of like Ashamed I guess. I have gained a lot of weight because I am on antipsychotics For schizophrenia. I'm not sure which diagnosis it is I think it is both of them low for me.
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I have felt impulsive and fast my whole life and recently accepted my OCD diagnosis although I cannot always relate to the exact situation someone is dealing with, I had found it comforts me knowing I'm not alone in this crazy, loop hole, intrusive thoughts OCD life. Also I have found ttalking and my OCD makes me feel stronger and more in control. The stories do not need to be the same, but the feelings and spirals we all go through is helpful for me. We are here for you!!
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Ok so I just downloaded this app like two days ago because I was looking for a OCD specialist. Maybe this is just my opinion but the posting’s on this app can be super triggering. If feels like even sharing your experience on an app like this can contribute to fueling OCD. So many people I see reassurance seeking, confessing and posting the same things multiple times to gain certainty. Makes me wonder if this app is counterproductive to the point of OCD treatment. I’m guilty of spending hours scrolling through the post trying to find people who relate to me, but in the end it makes me more anxious and fuels my OCD. Idk what do you guys think.
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Does anyone struggle with feeling like their ocd issues are not ocd enough compared to other peoples ocd? Is this an ocd thought itself lol
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My mom will sit and listen to me for quite a while, but she interrupts a lot and gets angry/upset. While I appreciate her passion, it's often stressful. Every time I come to her, if I even *mention* OCD, she gets frustrated and says, "Everyone deals with these issues, you know. It doesn't mean it's OCD." And I repeat, "I'm not saying my issues are unique — I'm saying the way I respond to them is a problem." But she just shakes her head and says, "Okay, I need to get back to my day." Full context, I'm an adult, and I live with my boyfriend, but I'm staying at my mom's for the next month. After living away from home for years, I went back to living with her during the pandemic, and I only recently left to live with him. Honestly, I think living with her for so long in my adulthood really messed with me and made me feel like a teenager all over again. I feel like my mental growth is stunted, and that's part of why my OCD is so bad lately. Not blaming, just noticing. She doesn't seem to understand how relieving the OCD diagnosis has been for me, because it explains so so so many things I've struggled with for years, and it's exciting to have more resources that can help me. But I think she sees it as me finding an excuse to *not* work on myself, which is just untrue. I'm not going to let OCD hold me back or use it as an excuse, but I'm also not going to pretend it's not a problem when I know it is — I was even diagnosed through NOCD. The whole point being to fix it, not use it as a crutch. When I have an issue, it's unbearable. Any issue, big or small, feels just the same. I feel a sinking feeling, my mind races, my heart beats out of my chest. I end up running to my support systems, crying, ruminating for days on end. Then, months later, the same exact issue can feel like nothing anymore, because it's no longer an obsession. I'm sure everyone deals with issues in a similar way, but I *know* there is something specific and debilitating going on with me. This is reassurance seeking, but in the face of being told I'm making a big deal out of nothing, can someone diagnosed with OCD tell me if they relate to the specific intensity of these feelings??
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