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hey, i’m really sorry you feel like this. as a fellow black girl here i can see why you feel afraid. and you’re not the only one. all these riots are happening because people are scared of the same thing happening to them and their close ones. it’s a normal and understandable reaction to what’s been happening. but, your ocd will zoom in on things that you fear and make them seem worse than they really are. it’s unlikely your mum will get pulled over and killed. because you have ocd, your brain will circle back and forth on one thing and try to make sense of it. you have to sit with this uncertainty and understand that there are somethings you will never know, ever. like the future. you’ll never know that. and you have to decide whether you’re going to keep questioning yourself about the unknown or just sit with this feeling of uncertainty till it passes (which it will, i promise) i wish you the best, and to avoid triggering yourself i suggest you stay off tiktok lmao i am kind of tryna do the same thing rn
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love this so much??❤️ you rlly put things into perspective for me and I appreciate it. Thanks a ton luv
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First of all? Felt the whole tik tok thing. Also while your fears are warranted I think your ocd is especially acting up because of all the police brutality happening rn. As an asian American, I suffered similar fears ( tho not NEARLY to the same extent, I can’t even pretend to relate to what you must be going thru I’m so sorry) during the beginning of the corona virus as people would curse at my mother and I I’m grocery stores, etc. I worried that things would get violent. You have to remember that scary things happen everyday, and our ocd just focuses on those things. The first step is acceptance. Take a moment to really think about your anxiety and ocd and everything and just let it be present don’t try to avoid it with tik tok etc. (and luv trust me I know it’s hard) we have to understand that worrying isn’t going to help us and that we need to just live. Omg that sounds so dumb I’m sorry. I wish I could help more! Side note barbz for bernie
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barbz for Bernie ALWAYSS✨ I appreciate this. I needed to hear this?? tysm
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also stay safe, and I hope things don’t get violent for you guys either, ig it’s a little tough for most of us rn
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@ocdgirl$ummer Thx I really appreciate it! You too. It’s hard to not be white in America rn. Periodt ??
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I am black and I feel your pain. Being black and having mental health problems doubles out vulnerablities. But it also makes us that much stronger.
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I’ve literally been spiraling all day, and I’ve wanted to look up if the police kills black girls, so far I haven’t see a lot of situations like that, but I just keep worrying that they’ll start? I hate this country
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@ocdgirl$ummer It’s okay! I’m here if you need support. Don’t distract yourself and deal with the anxiety head on but DONT give into compulsions like looking up stuff trust me it makes it worst. I know you are strong enough to deal with this! Lmao I honestly hate this country too but we have to remember that’s r can be the change and love and help each other! Sometimes it’s so hard to find goodness in this dark and messed up world and I start spiraling too. But we can work through it knowing that there is love and kindness anywhere you go!?
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@sophie02 ❤️???✨ p e e r i y u d
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@ocdgirl$ummer no ?. ?? ✨
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i’m trying to not let the thoughts bother me but it’s just so stressful. even me typing that feels like i’m lying when i know i’m not. i’m scared because even my therapist tells me that it’s just ocd, but in the back of my mind i slightly don’t believe her, and its making me scared that i AM like those people and im gonna act on something. sometimes in social moments i get a quick thought of me being an outcast because im like those people who are sick in the head and act on that stuff, and it just makes me feel like i truly am gonna eventually act on something. another thing that bothered me is earlier my mom yelled at me for not doing school work (it was well deserved im really slacking on it) and i had like no reaction to her screaming. it had me thinking what if i have no empathy etc etc, and what if i get mad that she yelled at me and i do something involving those thoughts. how do i TRULY know it’s ocd? like i try to remind myself and be like “dude, your therapist said it’s ocd, she isn’t wrong” but the back of my mind is like “she is wrong, it’s not ocd and she just happened to misdiagnose you. you are gonna act on those thoughts and it’s your fate”. please someone respond if you read all of this, im really struggling
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