Alexi_12!
- Date posted
- 5y
DianaaaDianaaa
- Date posted
- 5y
ocd is "destroying" you (it feels like that sometimes doesn't it?) because we are running away from intense emotions. running away from fear, guilt, shame, dirtiness. It knows it can make us do whatever it wants, bc through compulsions, we are doing whatever it wants. It enslaves us through knowing that we will do anything but face our fear. But, if we face it, through exposure and not doing compulsions, then we are proving that we can handle the emotions and fear that imprisoned us for so long. compulsions are the only thing that continues the ocd cycle. Bc compulsions are not facing our emotions. If we faced and felt anxiety, pain and doubt full on, our ocd would dissipate. This is a terrible thing to deal with, but it is so treatable and there is a choice here. Compulsions and ocd, or letting go of compulsions, and recovery. The discomfort is worth the freedom, so please have courage and face what has imprisoned you for so long. You can do this!!
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
- Date posted
- 5y
It's trying to protect you and help you.... Just so ineffectively that it's actually harming you. Try some compassion for yourself and your brain
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 5y
This is fuckin DIGUSTING to live like this
abbielizabbieliz
- Date posted
- 5y
I feel this. Lately, I’ve been getting genuinely angry at my OCD and it’s kinda been helping me in a way. Like just yelling, cursing, screaming and stopping dead in my tracks. (Also being careful to only yell at the OCD and not to yell at myself) It’s created an idea in my mind of a separation between the OCD and myself. Almost like I am in a war with the OCD, and every time I yell, shout, curse at it, I imagine it getting scared and giving up. And then I can perform my exercises a little bit easier. I dont know if this will help anyone but I thought I’d share incase
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
- Date posted
- 5y
This is a great strategy. By externalizing the problem, you're taking your power back
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 25w
Not feeling like myself
Lately I just feel like I’m on the verge of losing it and I don’t know why. I feel so uncomfortable in my own body. Physically and mentally. Not due to insecurity but just that something isn’t right… I never feel good, I’m always fatigued, my head hurts all the time, but my blood work comes back fine so doctor’s will do nothing. I have anxiety and panic attacks and recently I guess depression since I’m always down. I have relationship OCD so my partner deals with me not being sure of him constantly and it breaks my heart. I don’t want to leave him because he’s great but half the time my brain is telling me he isn’t the one. I keep counting as well, constantly counting every letter in every word and every word in every sentence… it just feels like I’m gonna go insane one of these days and I’m scared. When I talk to someone about this, they have no clue what to tell me or how to help. Am I alone in feeling this way??
simba.
- Date posted
- 22w
wondering if this happens to anyone else
sometimes my brain is thinking of every thought you could have all at once and it makes me insane and i keep telling myself in my head to shut up and i try to stop thinking but it doesn’t stop
SugarCookiessᰔ
- Date posted
- 20w
To anyone who cares
I’m really depressed and lately life has been really really bad. Everyday, it’s like something horrible happens and my mind tries to make me forget it. My family life isn’t that great and everything is super tough for me. It’s like when I get better I go like a million steps back. I ended up doing something bad today:ended up becoming aggressive to myself and caused some ouchies) it hurt a lot and right now I’m really stressed and have been for a while. My mental well being has been extremely bad these days. I have obsessive compulsive disorder but for me it’s decently strong so it’s hard to contain, Complex-trauma, depression, and possibly ADHD. It’s an awful mix. My life is a living hell everyday. I’m not sure how much longer I can keep lying to myself to Myself that I’m getting better when in reality I’m in so much pain, it’s like I’m barely doing anything at all. Please, help, I’ve been acting not like myself. I want to live, even though it’s extremely difficult too and I rather much not be here, but people are counting on me and I don’t want to fail them. How can I convince myself to stay a little longer when I am fully burnt out from trying to get better? I’m in so much pain. I don’t know how to even deal with it. I’m so lost, I might lose it more, and I’m scared for myself. I feel like I don’t even deserve help. I’m so mentally unwell I can’t even think correctly. I hate everything and just want to sleep forever and ever. I’m so numb to it all. I don’t feel anything anymore.
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