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- 6y
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Sending all my love give yourself grace at this time
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@crazy.cat.lady yes it’s always hard to be compassionate and loving to others than yourself. I sometimes think I give myself love and grace but when I really think about it I really treat myself and am disappointed in myself more than I am any other person in my life. Theres a website called getselfhelp.co.uk and there’s some good things for OCD but also self compassion and compassionate thinking. I’d really recommend it xxx
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- 6y
Always happens to me during this time of year. I’m always missing family dinners or skipping the food because I can’t stop throwing up from stress and anxiety.
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Thank you ❤️ I feel better now. It’s kind of silly when I imagine myself crying and still doing compulsions. It’s like I’m Cinderella slaving away to stepmother ocd and the nasty anxiety sisters. @ocddreams. My ex said the same thing that it’s seasonal. I tend to be the worst in winter and nighttime. I’m sorry and I know it’s really frustrating. It’s like double guilt right? Guilt from your ocd and anxiety and guilt of not being able to enjoy time with your family. I know it hurts. I had to skip out on a lot of the events too. I hope you can somehow manage it so you can at least be with your family. @em2695 thank you for your kind words. I don’t know if it’s just me but after struggling with my meltdowns and get kind words I feel a stab in my heart, almost hurts to read kind empathetic words. but I know it’s positive. I don’t know why I feel that way. Do you ever feel that way?
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- 6y
@Em2695 I didn’t realize that was the reason. Thank you. It’s really hard to be nice to yourself when your brain pretty much tells you you’re a terrible person and then you see it’s true how people you care the most are affected negatively by your illnesses.
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- 6y
@Em2695 thank you for the link. I will look at it.
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- 20w
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- 20w
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