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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 :)
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Thank you kindly. Best to you.
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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...
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- 4y ago
Definitely gonna try to ease up on my extremecaution bit by bit. Thank you and wishing you the best.
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Awh you too :)
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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!
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- 4y ago
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.
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I’m losing it completely, I’ve never had a flare up like this with contamination. I’m so burnt out seriously , I feel like I’m going insane. My hands are cracking and bleeding from washing them and my family’s getting very tired of me , they think I should go stay in a hospital or something for a while because of how bad it is. OCD as taken away my relationships with people , I can’t sit on the couch anymore with my family , I can’t hug my dog anymore , I can’t relax ever. I just needed to write this down as I really can’t process my feelings right now as I have too many thoughts , any advice?
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Having a really rough night tonight. Currently I'm having a lot of contamination obsessions and compulsions with using the bathroom and when I use it I usually end up spending at least an hour and a half including all the cleaning rituals and showering afterwards and I just started seeing a new therapist to help with this. Tonight it unfortunately hit me in the middle of the night at like starting at 1 am and finishing close to 3 am. This ended up making both my mom and dad really angry with me and this is not a new situation. For context, my dad doesn't believe in mental illnesses at all and my mother is better and much more understanding, but still doesn't believe it's real to an extent. With my mom being more supportive than my dad, it leads to arguments between them a lot especially ever since they brought me home (I recently graduated college and my OCD got to the point where I was unable to have a job or function normally in taking care of myself by living alone). My mom tends to lash out at me when she gets stressed about these arguments with my dad over me because she can't talk back to him and that in turn usually causes me to spiral and get worse and so the cycle continues. This recent time my dad started yelling at me from downstairs because I was flushing the toilet too much for his liking and my mom said some hurtful things to me. I understand that it's not easy living with me especially right now and I can see why they're upset but I really am trying to get better but I can't just get better overnight and automatically be able to control all my compulsions, especially with the severity they're at right now. I'm not really sure how to navigate my family situation like this with a lack of a support network or someone in my family who believes that what I'm going through with OCD is real and it's not just me choosing to do these things. Has anyone else experienced a similar home situation and have any tips on getting through it?
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- 13w ago
Hey everyone, been doing ok this week but having a little bit of a rough moment rn. So I’m about a year and a half out of college and I still have yet to a real job job. I worked for eight months somewhere which was great but I decided it wasn’t permanent. Now I’ve been unemployed for about four months and OCD is really having a field day with it. Trying to deal with it and just keep applying everyday, but I always feel like my family and friends are looking down on me and/or just plain disappointed in me. Just wanted to kind of vent and get this out of my head before I go to bed. I hope everyone is having a great week!
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