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- 5y
Ben84Ben84
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- 5y
I work with kids. They've been instrumental in my recovery. However, during the times I really struggled I believe I leaned on them too much. I was too needy for their attention. I wish I could have been a stronger role model.
AlyoshaAlyosha
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- 5y
Everything stopped. My career. Volunteering. Sharing my art and writing. Romantic relationships. I’ve dated again! It’s still hard... I’ve volunteered again! Loads of fun. I’m working. Need to work on a better paying job. That’s still hard. I don’t regret that my world stopped. I learned a lot. There’s a lot going on and I still don’t know how to label exactly what or why everything happened (Was it OCD? OCPD? Thenright thing to do?) I do regret that between then and now I’ve spent so much time stuck in an addiction that I haven’t made much progress. Eight years that just kind of vanished. I don’t know. I don’t know what I think about all that.
jsudidxbjsudidxb
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- 5y
I have lost a lot to ocd never recommend it
cam332179cam332179
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- 5y
I’ve made a decision. I do t necessarlily regret the decision, I just regret how it was made
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- 5y
Do you guys think ocd breeds regret in grneral
ARTnotOCDARTnotOCD
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- 5y
Between OCD and PTSD, I was never able to conduct my Psych study which was half of an 8-credit course as well as something I really wanted to do. There’s probably so much else in school and unemployment that has to do with it, but I feel like just looking back at that one thing was the right amount of triggering that I can be a bit upset, but still ultimately motivated and optimistic. ?
PaulaPaula
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- 5y
I dont know if ocd made me do that but when i didnt know i have it i thought im going crazy for real and i told my parents i blame my friends for that. There were some issues between me and these friends but they were the best friends i could ask for. They just hapened to trigger my obsessions a lot but that wasnt their fault. Now my family hates them and wont let me talk to them because they think they are the cause of my depression ( my parents dont know about ocd) and this situation is really fucked up to be honest.
luchalysolluchalysol
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- 5y
Ive always avoided spending a lot of time with my son. Luckily my ex is very involved, but Ill admit Ive relied on him too much because of my fears. I wanna be a good mom, but Im afraid Im going to hurt him or fail him like my mom failed me.
jsudidxbjsudidxb
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- 5y
My life is completely destroyed because of ocd
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It’s okay. That just means you have more room to regrow?
jsudidxbjsudidxb
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@cam332179 I hope so idk if I have the strength to do it
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Does anyone have issues making decisions?
I get so stuck when making decisions. I guess it’s called executive functioning and before my OCD diagnosis I just thought I was a perfectionist and needed to make sure everything would be perfect before making the decision. Turns out it’s part of OCD?
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