- Username
- Zanii
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Yes OCD will do that. It sure happened to me. When I was getting better I one area onto the next theme. That’s why we need to be on top of our ERP and ultimately be okay with uncertainty. OCD has a lot of themes. When it realizes that the original theme is no longer as affective as it on e was (which was to make you worried, scared, doubt etc) it will go into another theme to reel you back in. It doesn’t want to give up the power. It hates losing. It wants to dominate you. That’s why OVD needs to be wiped out like you would if there’s rumor in your body. You don’t want the doctor to only take a portion, you want to get rid of it fully. Just keep realizing it’s your OCD. Once you recognize it is OCD, no matter the theme, then you know how to get better.
Yes it’s very possible. When you’re recovering from a theme, OCD can try to do a lot of things to get you back into obsessing. It’s what your brain is so used to. Now that you are learning that contamination isn’t something to be so afraid of, it wants you to be afraid of something else. Since we’ve let OCD be in control for so long, when we start fighting it and are winning, it attacks in different ways. It can try to hit you with the same theme again, or hit you with other themes. Your mind is just used to questioning things. Congratulations on the progress and keep recovering ?
Yes!!! Totally. I said on another post that It feels like I’m playing “whack a mole” with themes. When I feel like I’ve made progress on one, my anxiety finds another place in my brain to call home.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Each comment has been very helpful. ?
So my most current theme has been ROCD. It’s been nagging at me for the last 4 years. OCD makes me INCREDIBLY self critical and I often turn that internal voice on to my partner and can be incredibly critical of him. In essence, I’m almost subconsciously sabotaging my relationship which is the OPPOSITE of what I want. I’m looking for people who experience this same response and patterned behaviour. Share tips, in-the-moment awareness suggestions. Words of encouragement (not reassurance). OCD is such a trip lol
I’ve been doing really well the past few months. I’ve been consistent with ERP therapy and other exercises to help manage my OCD. However, something triggered my OCD to come back in full force last week and while I know that the journey to recovery isn’t linear, and I know that this is something I will always have to work on, it’s been very disheartening and it feels like all the progress I’ve made has been for nothing. It’s exhausting and I’m struggling with intrusive thoughts that I will never get better again. Anyone else relate?
I recently revived my award for conquering my OCD. I was feeling great, having improved significantly. Previously my OCD was mostly focused on constant debilitating fears that something bad would happen to my loved ones. Now I can’t even remember the last time I had a thought like that which is great. I am preparing to move across the country to live with my boyfriend and now i’m experiencing ROCD which i’ve never had before. It’s been days of this now and am afraid I won’t be able to get it under control. It is also making me so sad because I have never had thoughts like these regarding my relationship before. Any suggestions on how to tackle this before it worsens? I am trying to use the same strategies I learned in therapy that I used for my other themes, however i’m struggling.
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