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I agree with you so much Buttermilk! If I had to say one positive thing about having this terrible disorder, it is that I feel like I am such a strong person and can deal with so much because of it. Honestly when I look at the people around me who don’t have this disorder or don’t understand it, I feel like they wouldn’t be able to put up with half of what I deal with Every. Single. Day.
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This really helped me: The reality is EVERYONE has intrusive thoughts. Literally 100/100 people. What separates someone with OCD from someone who doesn’t have it though is that those with OCD associate extreme meaning to the thoughts. The symptoms are a result of your focus on the thoughts vs just letting them exist. Once you allow yourself to have the thoughts and accept that they will always be there, the better life becomes.
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I keep hearing that ocd never goes away but it can be treatable and I agree but we can beat it to a point where is doesn’t impact us as much
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Honestly, having been living 10 years with this disorder, I would be happy just to be able to have my symptoms to a point where they are manageable and do not have such a big impact on my life.
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@Specter you are correct that there is currently no cure for OCD but if we are able to get to a point where it doesn’t have such a large impact on our lives then I feel that is essentially beating it :)
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@Buttermilk: I hear what you're saying and I used to have this exact same mindset. However, you can easily fall into a trap thinking like this and it can backfire against your OCD. You cannot keep waiting for the OCD to "go away" nor should you be putting your life journey completely on hold until your OCD "goes away". Think about how much power this is giving the OCD.. you're letting OCD know that it completely controls your life and won't let you live. Unfortunately, OCD doesn't seem to just disappear all of the sudden. The smarter solution is to work hard at getting better, learn/educate yourself on the disorder, and live your life regardless of the OCD being there or not. Ask yourself, how can I learn to manage the OCD but still do what I want to be doing in life?
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I feel you. Ocd for me had became that “ he’ll angel “ in my head. “ I have been dealing with it for 3 going on 4 this summer! But I have to say I have became stronger and more independent but it really do but you through some shit.
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Yeah I agree with the both of you. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger!;)
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That's a great saying @LaPink!
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I dont know what to do anymore. I think Ive had the 'pure O' version of OCD for more than ten years. I feel like so much of my life has been wasted from this disease. For the longest time I just tried to ignore the intrusive thoughts, and push them off as anxiety, and basically dissociated for years of my life. Feels like Ive just been on autopilot and a shell of myself for nearly 15 years. Its actually hard to even imagine of all the experiences, emotions, connections with others, and personal growth that Ive missed out on- if I do, I think it would be too much to handle. I think Ive even forgot and dont even know at this point what it is to live a normal life and experience positive emotions. Now that I sought treatment for it specifically, it feels like it's gotten worse. Like by acknowledging that part of myself, suddenly added focus just makes it more real and in the forefront now. I wonder if I am actually going insane. Will not go into details for reassurance but the thoughts just rip my soul out. Its so difficult as well because I will get random 'clarity moments' throughout the day where I feel like Ive solved something, then get completely derailed by another OCD thought stream and forget everything. It feels like Im just on a merry-go-round of hell, not going anywhere thinking I am at times.
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I’m so scared I’ll be stuck in this forever soo soo scared
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I know everything im dealing with is OCD. I have accepted that, but I just feel down. I don’t want to live the rest of my life like this. I just want to be free from this horrible illness. Any positive stories and recovery journeys will help. What did recovery look like for you? I used to be so happy, I miss it so much. This feels like it’s taken everything from me. How do you just live your life despite how you feel? Any hope will help!
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