- Username
- Dolphin19
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I hear you. That sounds really tough, it’s hard when ocd problems merge with real life problems and you don’t know where to turn. The most important thing for you to do right now is to take care of yourself, I hope everything works out :)
Thank you kindly. Best to you.
Hey. I went through and continue to go through something similar with my family where I wanted to keep social seperation even amongst ourselves and they just wouldn’t take it seriously. I really did. Used to wake up every night at two am in a panic needing to wash my hands in order to go back to sleep. It’s amazing that ur doing what u can to stay safe, but maybe speak to ur therapist about some ERP excersizes you can do while remaining in your room. Hope your situation improves...
Definitely gonna try to ease up on my extremecaution bit by bit. Thank you and wishing you the best.
Awh you too :)
Honestly, this sounds like a reaction that many without OCD would have. I’m really sorry you’re having to go through this. But it sounds like you’re both fighting the OCD and balancing that with respect for the CDC guidelines. Congrats on that! I had just about secured a teaching job before the pandemic shut the gallery down, along with a plethora of other jobs. It’s hard to find work right now, and it’s scary to work in some situations. My brother doesn’t have OCD, and he’s terrified to go back to work as a massage therapist if/when they open back up. I’m lucky that my partner is getting his unemployment and that my parents keep offering to help to keep us going. Until I can get work, I’m just making masks for those in need and using donations for supplies to make more. Times are tough, confusing, and can be scary right now. I wish you the best and hope the better living arrangement comes quickly for you!
I’m sorry about your teaching job, I really hope you can make it back after this is over. And your mask making is admirable! Thank you for your kind words, and best to you going forward.
Really need some support/advice right now. I’ve had multiple panic attacksbecause of everything that’s going on right now with this pandemic. I just really need some help but I know I’m not supposed to ask for reassurance. Everyone is panicking, even people w/out OCD which makes me panic even more. I honestly feel like I need to go to a psychiatric hospital or something, I’m just afraid of having a complete meltdown. I haven’t really been able to go anywhere such as grocery store, gas station, etc. bc I don’t want to touch anything.
I live in NYC - I’m 29 and was diagnosed with ocd over ten years ago. I came home during quarantine to make sure my parents are okay and spend quality time since we don’t normally get this time. (Please know, I quarantined for over three weeks before seeing them to make sure I wasn’t infecting them) I told them that I am going to go back to my apt in nyc at some point in May and they FREAKED out. There are multiple reasons I would like to be back in my own apartment, but the main one is my ocd is getting worse out here. The routine is crucial and being in my own home is what I think will be mentally the healthiest choice for me. They don’t understand and I’ve tried to explain numerous times. I’m the youngest and will always be the “baby” - even though I’m almost 30. They worry it’s too dangerous, but it’s just as dangerous where we are now as well. I am so lucky I have my parents and that we were able to spend this time together and I love them so much, but I’m an adult and feel I need to set boundaries for what’s best for me. Does this make sense or am I crazy?? Help??!! My brain is out of control right now.
Hi I am new to this app and didnt know what else to turn to. My parents dont understand me at all.. my ocd or anything I go thru. I have almost 2 years clean from drugs, have extreme anxiety, and pretty severe OCD and trich. I am just having a really hard and traumatizing week. Two nights ago my freezer caught on fire( which I didnt even realize was a thing) and there was no one there to help me. I was frozen in shock and I just switched the breakers off until my apartment maintenece could help in the morning. Of course I didnt sleep bc I just kept thinking it was still going to catch fire. The power has gone off 3 times this week.. once while I had a cleaning service here to help me clean my apartment( which is a hard enough exposure for me anyway, to let other people in touching all my things especially during covid). The last thing is I have been worried for a while that there is something physically wrong with me (my dad is a physician and I have physical symptoms to back up this theory). I wont share my symptoms cuz that could take a while but as someone with Ocd you think are all of these symptoms real/fake and related/ unrelated issues that I should or shouldnt worry about. Well my concierge doctor called me with intensive lab results they did as a result of my worrying and it turns out my ANA is pretty high and she wants to refer me to a rheumatologist. ANA being high is the first sign of an autoimmune disease. She was trying to write my fatigue off as sleep apnea but they did find something pretty significant in my bloodwork. Im just really scared. This is too much for me to deal with and worry about. I just feel like shutting down, I cant deal with this all by myself. Any advice or just support? I do have an Ocd therapist, have been thru exposure therapy, and currently take meds for it.
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