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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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Has anyone ever just felt weird? It’s hard to explain but I just feel weird lately. I usually suffer with harm OCD and I feel like lately I’m not reacting to things I normally would. There’s certain things that will trigger me a little but then other times (like over the last few days) it’s like I feel nothing. I’ll get thoughts and because I don’t feel the physical sensation in my chest or get very emotional like I normally would it’s weird to me. Does this mean I’m liking the thoughts now? Or like I’m comfortable with those actions happening? I’m so confused. Has anyone ever gone through this?
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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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I’ve been feeling so disconnected lately, like I’m not even living my own life. It’s like I’m being controlled by someone else, and I have no say in what’s happening. It’s hard to put this feeling into words, but it’s like I’m here physically, but mentally, I’m just... not. Every day feels like a struggle. I wake up afraid of what’s coming next, almost like I’m bracing myself for the next bad thing to happen. Sometimes, I don’t even want to get out of bed because it feels pointless, like I’m stuck in this loop of fear and doubt. I keep questioning everything, life, my purpose, my choices, and it’s exhausting. I just want to feel like myself again, to feel like I have control, like I’m really here.
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