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Thank you all so much. You’re so lovely and have honestly given me some hope ? It’s a dark time but it won’t be forever. I hope you’re all well too.
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I’m really sorry. I have religious OCD, which has some similarities with morality OCD. I used to self punish in the past too. I’ve found that resisting the urge to punish myself made my bad thoughts less frequent. The more I fed the OCD by punishing my thoughts through self frustration or rituals, the more bad thoughts I had. Although, I know that’s easier to see in retrospect. And don’t hesitate to use the suicidal hot line if needed. It’s always okay to ask for help. Praying for you ❤️
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1-800-273-8255 suicide hotline number- just incase you ever need to talk to someone (:
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Humans aren’t perfect. Life is not one happy story you read in books. You have to accept that. I too have traits I don’t like, but it is what it is. I am who I am, can’t change that. So we just gotta learn to live with it instead of hating it. Love yourself before try you love others.
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I'm sorry you're feeling that way. Im in the same boat too and it sucks. Ocd wants to try to ruin everything for us because that is its goal. I'm doing my best today to not respond to the thoughts as it makes it worse and are thoughts and feelings become more muddled.
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Sorry guys I don’t mean to bother. I just feel like you’ll maybe understand most. Half of me wants to ‘get prettier’ (lose a little weight and tidy myself up a bit) so I can be more confident and self assured. But the other half wants to cling onto my insecurities as they’re proof I’m not a narcissist. I’m so clouded rn about what to do because of my OCD and I don’t know what would be best. I’ve always wanted to look prettier, but not excessively of course. I never want to feel like I’m better than other people. I just want to be more confident, and love myself, so I can love others too.
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Not a bother. I get this. I feel like clouded is a good word to describe it. It’s okay to love yourself, in whatever way that may be. It is hard to separate ocd thoughts from real thoughts, but you aren’t your ocd. None of us are.
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@Color You’re right. I just don’t know what step to take. I don’t want to ever be self obsessed, but I do want to feel prettier! And I think in such a black and white way...
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@garden :) I get that. Me also. It is very hard for me to accept that there is a grey area. Maybe start slow? You could try thinking of self love/care as ERP. So maybe pick something small like doing your nails or something fun with your hair (whatever is small to you). Then, when you feel like you can successfully do that without your compulsions (especially the mental ones if you’re like me), try stepping it up. I know that’s way easier said than done, but I have to remind myself that starting, even if I fail for awhile, is a step in the right direction.
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@Color Also- I once read something that said, helping people with OCD is helping people to trust their own conscience & it sort gave me a goal to work for that made sense
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I’m struggling so much, I don’t know what’s changed. I was doing so well for a solid two months and now it’s been over a month of just my lowest point. My bf has gotten upset at how much I do compulsions and it’s taxing him too. I can’t imagine how hard it is to be my partner right now. I feel exhausted I’m tired of my OCD finding new things to obsess or worry over. I’m so TIRED of getting stuck on technicalities. I’m so exhausted with the constant intrusive thoughts and intrusive thinking. I’m so sick of how compulsive I get when I’m so riddled with anxiety. I don’t want to keep pushing. It feels pointless if my life is going to be a constant loop of ups and extreme lows. I feel like such a disgusting, embarrassing person. I don’t want love because I don’t feel like I deserve it. I don’t want patience or understanding because it makes me feel so guilty. Like no one is understanding how bad of person I could truly be. I’m so lost and tired of this
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I feel different from others, I don’t feel as feminine and I feel like I’ve changed. I’m not sure why I feel this way. I also don’t think my ocd is ocd, it’s just something I told myself to feel better. I know! What if I am what if I’m not, I get it, but I don’t feel like i have a choice in the matter anymore. I have soocd and it’s eaten me alive for years. I woke up out of my sleep and got triggered and here I am. I don’t know what I feel anymore. I always wanted a boyfriend and now It seemed to change. I don’t want a girlfriend, it’s just that I don’t see anything for myself and I feel like I’m hiding. It’s hard to explain. Plus sometimes the way I move or speak makes me feel more masculine and it kills me. Im feeling so lost and alone right now. I know what I want deep down but I feel incapable of having those things because I won’t be able to have feeling. If that makes sense.
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Recently I’ve been getting these very intense episodes of feeling extremely annoyed, irritable and touchy. I start to think narcissistic thoughts like feeling extremely entitled, envious of others and just overall snotty and rude but also horrible about myself. I take everything personal in these moments even though I know it’s stupid to do so. with harm ocd it also makes it 10x worse because they urges are worsened by the anger and intense emotions and sometimes I feel like just crying or this deep pit in my stomach of fear and dispare about the future like where am I heading and who am I becoming? I’ve excessively been on Gemini asking about covert narcissism, because my family disagrees with the idea of me being a narcissist along with my therapist but I just can’t let it go because I actually genuinely believe it. When I want to make things right it feels so self centered and I don’t know the right way to genuinely care about others. Maybe I already do?? I can’t tell if this is all just anger, intense fear and overwhelm, from med changes (went from lexapro to buspar) or processing grief (grandpa died in February) but sometimes I feel even worse because in my head I believe the grief only effects me and I need total attention and care 24/7. and start wondering if this is a subconscious way of thinking for me that I just assume is ocd and anxiety. I feel so tense and when I get in these moments I feel like I’m about to combust, I dissociate, feel like sobbing, isolating, or yelling but can’t tell if it’s all caused from an “ego blow” or something that someone did that made me feel bad about myself and that’s why I feel such high self pity. idk anymore but this feeling is terrifying especially the more I believe I’m a narcissist everything is evidence. I even start wondering what if this is rage, or hatred or resentment? like deep down dark feelings?
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