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I get anxiety for both thoughts .
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I lost my libido
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And sometimes I don't get anxiety for neither
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At this thoughts
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I’m in this place too. Even though I was boy crazy before, I think I’m just asexual now bc I really can’t see myself with a girl and I can barely see myself w a guy now
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I don't know what's real
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and sometimes I feel like I have to smile.
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Hey, @Someone shut up my brain- I don’t want to speak out of turn, but I think what Katie is getting at is that, often times, seeking comfort from the thoughts that are scaring us makes them worse because it reinforces the idea that the thoughts are anything more than just a thought. OCD plays tricks on us to get us to seek comfort and certainty, but the comfort we get is usually very temporary, and it actually perpetuates the cycle of thoughts and compulsions. I don’t think she meant that you are making it happen. I think it’s kind of like quick sand, the more you fight the more stuck you get. Just like quick sand though, there is a way out, but you have to learn the techniques (for example- ERP) and, if available, the right tools/support are always helpful. I hope my quicksand analogy is helpful. It gets better. @NOCD Advocate - Katie
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Yes, I'm not saying it's intentional. Just that the more we practice going around the OCD cycle, the harder it is to stop
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What happens that changed? Did you change meds or something?
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I overthought.
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And it changed all of that? Wow. How are you at this moment
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Not good. I want to cr
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I am sorry you are going through this. That's how I am. I overthink everything and then my anxiety just goes crazy.
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i know. same. i find comfort in my bf but it’s so confusing. it feels weird when i say that i like girls. it feels wrong. even late bloomers that figure out they are gay later in life always say they’ve had a fascination with girls all their life or certain girls, that was true for me but only with boys. i thought i was in love with a girl last year but i wasn’t in a good state of mind it almost seemed like i was getting mad and all this anger came out because i came out as bi. this girl just passed me in walmart and my heart dropped. i don’t even know what is going on anymore.
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Me too, I'm holding onto all the past memories and how I dealt with HOCD before in order to remind me that this is all in my head
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@Someone shut up my brain i will help you get through this. it seems like we’re in the same place with our disorder kind of. is there anything i can do to help?
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@holley Im just hoping this passes :')
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But it's ok if you do but if the anxiety comes along with it I've heard than it's just your ovd taking over.
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You've created six new threads today. I'm curious what information you're hoping to get out of multiple threads that can't be addressed in one
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Today has just been a rough day. I don't know, why I'm doing this .
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@Someone shut up my brain Rough days happen. You deserve support and connection. I'm just concerned that the way you're getting that may be reinforcing ocd
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Reinforcing ? What does that mean ?
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@NOCD Advocate - Katie Like making it happen ?
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@Someone shut up my brain Reinforcing ocd means making the connection between unwanted thoughts, distress, and compulsions stronger. Essentially, making the OCD worse
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I feel so sad, alone, scared and hopeless. Until two months ago there was not even the remote possibility of being anything other than heterosexual and now the idea that I could find out that I was lesbian or bisexual terrifies me to death. Everything was born from the fact that I didn't feel sexual desire towards my ex-boyfriend and I started to be afraid that it was because I was a lesbian... how can I be a lesbian or bisexual if everything was born from this? I would like to run away from myself and my head. I would really like to go back and go back to my life before. I can't take it anymore. I just want to live my life like before
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Like I'm not even scared I feel numb and ever since that night I've completely went down hill Idk what to do the feeling i felt this time genuily felt like i liked it and i didnt even have anxiety at that moment and now I'm panicking I really hope this is still OCD like I'm sorry if I'm still asking for reassurance but im really worried like it felt good in that moment I don't understand what's going on like I hope it was a false feeling and not something real.....like this has happened before but Idk 😭😭😭😭 I really don't know what to I don't want to turn into a p word I don't this I've been sleeping all day I still do compulsions a little to get rid of the thoughts but I've been getting sexual thoughts too and I don't want them but I feel like I do I don't understand I though I was getting better but I guess every time I get better everything gets worse..
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I can't live with OCD anymore. It's ruining my life. I feel like I'm being constantly bullied in my own mind all day everyday. I don't know if what I think and feel is ever real or normal or okay, what is me and what is the OCD thoughts. I don't know if any of my experiences are normal. I'm exhausted from picking apart every single conversation I ever have with anyone until I'm strung out by a vague and ambiguous feeling of guilt. I'm tired of feeling like I'm a bad person and feeling scared all the time and not knowing why and having my brain spin me out on an endless spiralling train of thoughts that never goes anywhere and just makes me feel disconnected from everything and everyone around me. I don't know what I feel and if what I feel is normal or if anything I am doing is real and actually me or if I'm 'losing my mind.' I don't even know if this makes any sense. I get into these states of mind where every thought in my head and everything I feel and perceive makes me question my own sanity. I don't know if anyone likes me because I have absolutely no concept of what I am actually like. I feel completely lost and confused CONSTANTLY.
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