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In the meantime at least I will have perfect opportunity to practice ERP.... right?! ?
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Absolutely! Though maybe you could also see a therapist to process some of the traumatic work stuff?
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Absolutely! Are you in therapy? Maybe you can get help with these issues.
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Not quite the same but I am a fundraiser with contamination ocd. I have a huge fear of covid and all I do is write appeals for our covid 19 relief fund, read stories from people we've helped with their covid stories and research covid stats to include in communications. It's like all I do all day is think about the thing I'm afraid of and I have to do it to stay gainfully employed in a pandemic. Yours is much worse but wanted to share.
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That sounds very emotionally draining. That's not work for everybody, to be sure. Are you an attorney, paralegal, administrative assistant?
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Receptionist. I have to read all of the police reports and they are really graphic. I had one last week that thrust me into this most recent week long episode. Really feeling like I need to re-evaluate my work environment.
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@Freemeofocd Honestly, I think that reasonable. Few people would want to work at a coroner's office because of similar emotional after-effects. I personally do not see that as avoidance.
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This is so RELATABLE!!! I work for a medical supplies company and I have to read clinicals/medical charts all day long of victims of neglect, injuries, mental illnesses. I always wonder if I’m capable of developing the same illnesses or becoming like them. Sick and suffering. It’s a daily battle and the children cases are the most difficult to read through. It’s very painful to have OCD in the workplace.
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Do you like the work, otherwise?
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@Fear Strikes Out No I don’t enjoy my job but I’ve always worked in customer service and retail. I’m lucky I’m in the medical field because there is an opportunity to make an okay living. But I suffer in the position I’m in. I don’t want to know about people’s illnesses and their personal struggles. It’s painful to absorb every single day.
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@ThreeLittleBirds Is it possible to find another position that pays you decently that does not involve physical or mental health?
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Idk anymore it feels like being on here is a trigger. Every time I see a minor post on the app, my intrusive thoughts go haywire and then my brain says maybe you should comment something inappropriate and i literally don't wanna fucking do that. It's the last thing I want to do. And now im scared that I commented something crude on someone's post. obviously, when I went to check there was nothing now my brain is saying "you commented and then deleted". I want to think it's something I wouldn't do, but why are the images in my head so real. Children should be safe. I feel like I need to be locked away. Someone please help me.
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So I have harm ocd for sure and I get triggered by some m1rder cases like for some reason my brain gets latched to them and the perpetrators my brain goes ‘what if they’d find you attractive’ ‘would you be one of their victims’ and it feels like they’re watching me, if that makes sense, like they’re watching me, is this a symptom of any type of OCD? Please no judgement I’m super scared and I hate that my brain does this
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I've been having a really tough time lately with a recent workplace interaction that occurrd today, and my mind just keeps replaying the events over and over. It feels like an endless loop, and I'm finding it incredibly hard to let go. I'm trying to figure out if this intense replaying is more about my OCD, or if it's a typical reaction to a stressful situation that's being amplified by my OCD tendencies. The specific details of the incident involve a colleague engaging in a racially insensitive discussion that I tried to disengage from. Despite my attempts to steer the conversation away and remove myself, the situation escalated with direct confrontation and accusations. This led to significant emotional distress for me. Later in the day, the same colleague misunderstood another conversation, making baseless accusations and publicly confronting me in a very aggressive way. I kept quiet throughout, just a bit of muttering. The emotional toll of these interactions has been immense. Now, my mind is stuck. I can't seem to stop dwelling on every word, every gesture, and every imagined alternative outcome. Hoping I'm not viewed as the "angry black woman" which is such an affair narrative why can't I state grievances of racism, without this narrative. * how do you manage the relentless replaying of stressful workplace interactions? What are your go-to coping mechanisms when your mind gets "stuck" on these loops? * Have you found any specific strategies helpful for navigating interpersonal conflicts at work when your OCD makes it difficult to process and move past them? * When you're feeling emotionally vulnerable due to work stress, what helps you prevent these situations from turning into prolonged rumination cycles? Any advice or shared experiences would be incredibly helpful. I'll be so grateful for any assistance. I just feel like I'm not good at life.
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