Hard truth: No one can make this go away for you. You have to work your ass off to manage this. It’s so hard, but it’s so worth it. Stop relying on the reassurance and validation from others because it will only make everything worse. Most of all, give yourself some credit and believe in yourself. You got this! Stay tough everyone! You’re worth it!

Mimi2323

Date posted: 5y

Thanks for this made me feel motivated to try harder

Mike1234

Date posted: 5y

Well said! ???

Morpheus 75

Date posted: 5y

I'm not fully in agreement with you about the needing to be reassured when we suffer. I mean, haven't this website been done to allow people to discuss together in order not to stay with the feeling of being alone with OCD? I agree with the rest of your message though.

person1

Date posted: 5y

I’m talking about reassurance that feeds into the compulsions. People are relying on others to reassure them that what they are doing is ok. It’s not healthy in an ocd environment. It’s like when people ask “can I get sick from touching...” and people say “oh no that can’t happen”.

Kate

Date posted: 5y

Yes. Believing in yourself is very important. I know I struggle with that. I try to.

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