SilverArman
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- 5y
JamarcelineJamarceline
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- 5y
I told my mom recently that sometimes I dont remember if something was in my dream or it happened in real life And she had anxiety when she was a teenager and she told me that she had the same problem when she wanted to remember everything cause she was afraid of forgetting something- I realized that I wanted to remember everything too so when I realised it i broke the cycle and i dont have this memory- dream - real life problem anymore . I think you should do erp for it cause you can develop memory problems like me. I hope it makes sense
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
Thats truly me im checking to see if i can remember everything every second... And i dont really know how to do erp for it..
JamarcelineJamarceline
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- 5y
@SilverArman My erp was easy for it it was like : "maybe I developed amnesia, maybe its dementia , maybe I'm losing my mind, who cares we will all die anyway and my cat will love me no matter what and it will help me stop focusing on bad things that happened to me in the past " but I am also a bit depressed so i dunno what will help you
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
Thanks i think that will help me through this for sure ;D im worried that im going to actually damage my memorys because of this thoughts and a big part of anxiety is about ocd comig back...
Angel20Angel20
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- 5y
I have a similar thing with having to remember important conversations, in particular if they’ve been part of reassurance ( I know bad! ) Afterwards, sometimes weeks later I try to remember word for word and I get incredibly anxious if I can’t. Then false memory ocd will kick in and try to change any memory I do have ?. Can anyone relate to this?
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
I can relate for sure... I hope we skip this too.. please stay strong in the hard days ;)
Angel20Angel20
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- 5y
@SilverArman It’s nice to see that I’m not alone with this theme. Can I ask has the fluoxetine helped you at all? I’m not on any meds at all. Sometimes I wonder if I should be, when it gets bad.
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
@Angel20 Its been 2-3weeks on flouxetine and i really dont feel that better... I mean i was feeling recovered but im just falling down again... My ocd is a little weird like a week its under control and a week later i just want to die.
Angel20Angel20
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- 5y
@SilverArman Sorry to hear that. Maybe the meds will take a little longer to kick in ?. From what I understand they only take the edge off the symptoms, hard work needs to be done to recover. I’m currently trying very hard, it’s not easy ?
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
@Angel20 I was doing good too but today i checked and i wasnt able to find any reason for keep going.. i dont have alot of anxiety right now but i dont have any hope... Its been a week that i didn't talk to my best friend because i feel like im not enough for them....
Angel20Angel20
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- 5y
@SilverArman What makes you think that?
SilverArmanSilverArman
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- 5y
@Angel20 The fact that when thoughts come to my head i think i am the worst person in earth make me feel guilty and i think thats the main thing making me feel like im not enough or a good person.
Angel20Angel20
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- 5y
Don’t listen to what ocd tells you, it’s a liar. Don’t argue with it either, it won’t let you win! It doesn’t matter what your theme is, treat it as an annoying bully in the background and carry on with things you want to do according to your values. Go talk to your best friend and take the bully along but leave it in the background and just try to ignore it and carry on.
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