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YES!ALL THE TIME I don’t usually see people talk about this but my symptoms are incredibly stronger during my period and it’s something my therapist and I have tried to work with since I don’t have insurance and I haven’t decided to go on the pill but it can get pretty bad that I’m finally starting to heavily consider it simply bc my OCD causes me too much discomfort during that time period but then when I’m off of it I’m so much better it’s a situation that is so distressing but it’s so relieving now that I have been able to notice the pattern. It’s made it slightly easier to deal with now that ik what to expect
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- 5y
Me too! Right at the same time. When my OCD isn't much of a problem it's just real moodiness and sensitivity, but when I'm already anxious it makes the compulsions a lot stronger. I try to be prepared and during it to remind myself that this isn't regular life, it's not going to last forever and I'm going to feel better soon.
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My period is lit due any time now and I'm getting all those intrusive thoughts again.
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It’s the worst but try to remind yourself that this isn’t you and they are just thoughts being created by the spike in your hormones it takes the power from them and makes them meaningless
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I didn’t get the notifications for all these comments, I’m sorry!! I hope y’all are all doing okay... it’s something I had noticed personally but I didn’t know if I was just making something up in my brain lol. even after I’m off my period, the first week is still pretty rough anxiety-wise, which sucks. But when I was on birth control it was OCD 24/7... I hope the person above finds the right kind for them! The pill completely screwed with me, but everyone’s different and I’m sure it will cause relief for some folks :-)
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Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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I know I am going a bit cuckoo because my period is coming up, but lately it feels like every intrusive thought I have, I *like* it. Like I genuinely feel like I like it, and then I immediately panic because I start checking. Mentally, emotionally, whatever it is. And I know that is a compulsion. I *know* that. But it feels so real that I cannot stop myself. Every single time I check, it still feels like I like the thought, and it is driving me absolutely insane. It is especially the POCD thoughts. They feel so real. I feel like something is going on mentally, like some kind of confusion or glitch, because I swear I was not like this before. I would have intrusive thoughts, and they would feel real, but not *this* real. And I do not even know if this is normal. I know OCD is **supposed** to feel convincing. That is the whole thing. But I have never experienced it to this extreme. I have never gotten the same thought so many times and still felt like, “Oh my God, I did enjoy it,” even after checking a million times. It is like no matter how many times I check, it feels like I liked it. Especially during intimacy :( and it is making me lose it. Then I start thinking, “Well, I am in distress, so maybe that is proof it is not actually me.” But right after, I am like, “What if I am only panicking because I care about what society thinks and not because I actually have morals?” And then I spiral again, wondering if maybe I just care about how I am seen rather than who I am. I am panicking so much no today. I had to take my Xanax today for the first time in two months, and I needed three separate doses. I really need some support right now.
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