- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 5y
I’m having a rough time as well my friend. I’m so deep in my theme. I can barely go on social media because of all the awful things happening and then I get triggered. I don’t have much advice, but I want you to know you are not alone. And the more you try to combat the thoughts, the stronger and more real they will seem. Best thing to do is to just let them be and do not even analyze them or give them the time of day.
I think we have to figure out a way to live with our thoughts. The worst we do is dreaming of being relieved of something that's always been a part of our life. And that doesn't mean we are mean. It is just we feel things harsher than others. Most of the time, what you feel doesn't come from inside of yourself but outside, from life itself. You have got traumatized by violence and sadness happening throughout the world and have been interiorizing those things since then. Learn to trust YOURSELF, what you feel doesn't mean you are mean or evil, otherwise you wouldn't be here writing in an OCD website to get some help.
This was amazing to read. Thank you so much
ahazlett you want to talk about it ?
I have ROCD and it’s not even intrusive thoughts at this point. It’s actual feelings that I wanna dump my boyfriend but I felt fine and in love before
I made some research after you talking to me about this. I didn't know this obssession. I think It works the same as for "normal" OCD. The more you fix yourself on your OCD, the more it's getting worse. But it is difficult not to care about it we feel constantly responsible for our thoughts so that most of the time it come from harsh things we've been through into our lives. Courage ! ?❤️
I’ve had a rough couple weeks too :(
does anyone else with this theme feel like their suic. ocd skyrockets when something in your life happens?? i’ve been doing so good managing these thoughts and not panicking, but i had a event happen in my life and all of them are back hitting hard. i’m arguing with myself on whether im actually depressed or not and “what if this means my thoughts are real”, it’s all what if thoughts, but because ive been doing so good with them, what if they are real this time? like im panicking again because im scared they are real? like i’m not depressed im just going through a few things right now. idk what it is. but i really need tips on how to help with setbacks and what to do to stop myself from arguing with my mind when i already know the truth.
My ocd is hard today- it’s been two weeks focusing on the same ocd thoughts and countless checking repetitively. Any suggestions?
I’ve been stuck in this cycle for the last month or two and am not sure how to get out of it. Basically, I will work on ignoring the thoughts and not responding or engaging plus limiting/completely eliminating compulsions. After a week or two of constant work, the amount of intrusive thoughts in a day goes down. The anxiety each thought causes also goes down with some, but not all, thoughts passing without notice like they would for a normal person. The thoughts that do stick cause anxiety and make me want to ruminate or do other compulsions but I make sure to limit them. After a bit, I’m in a pretty good head space. This is usually when it goes down hill. I’ll start to question if I even have ocd because some of the thoughts (once again not all) pass without notice. The difficulty resisting compulsions goes down and so does the anxiety, only increasing the questioning. I spend a while questioning if I’ve ever had ocd in the first place and then something sets me off or the questioning itself becomes a trigger and I get stuck back into the same ocd cycle with constant rumination, anxiety, and other compulsions. This lasts for a week or two before I know I need to stop and try and work hard to get back to ignoring the thoughts. And the cycle just restarts over and over again. Does anyone have any tips to stop this from happening? It’s really harming my recovery as every few weeks I dive back into the same negative place I was.
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