AnxietyGuy
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- 4y
NadikiddNadikidd
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- 4y
Yes and its crazy. Happens all the time. I always have an urge to check my exes insta and we broke off two years now. Then with work arriving late is so scary for me or having to clean something over and over again till its perfect (I'm a housekeeper for a living). I get dreams about all sorts of things that relate to my OCD and thats why I hate falling asleep sometimes. You think sleeping and dreaming will take you away from the reality of it all but not really cause it will follow you. Sometimes I should say.. its just weird how our minds work. I hate living with OCD🙃
Samantha2002Samantha2002
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- 4y
Yes! This happened to me last night
AnxietyGuyAnxietyGuy
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- 4y
Wow thanks to both of you for your responses. My OCD in my sleep puts me in the same situations as I am when I’m awake. Is horrible and it’s crazy that one can still experience spikes when sleeping as well as the corresponding anxiety that accompanies it.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 4y
Literally can’t stop having them. I always give advice to people who have them, and ways to get rid of them, but it seems like I can’t even take my own advice. Luckily, we usually forget what happens in our dreams the more we think about them. And eventually, we forget them completely.
AnxietyGuyAnxietyGuy
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- 4y
Absolutely right MakeAChange
kt13kt13
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- 4y
I have contamination ocd and sometimes I’ll have dreams that I’m washing my hands and that I somehow mess up and keep having to do it again until I realize i’m sleeping and wake up... it’s so weird!
AnxietyGuyAnxietyGuy
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- 4y
Ohhh wow Ktsan that’s very unique.
Anonymous1705Anonymous1705
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- 4y
I had one just last night but I can only remember the part when what my OCD keeps telling me is true came true, but I don't remember having any anxiety until I woke up. Does anyone else get this?
AnxietyGuyAnxietyGuy
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- 4y
No Twinkabella my anxiety typically happens during the spike in the dream. When I wake up I’m fine. But I think it’s an interesting concept that you feel the anxiety only when you wake up. I hope we get some more feedback from others in the room regarding sleep related OCD.
Anonymous1705Anonymous1705
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- 4y
It has only happened to me once the other time I felt the anxiety in the dream. It made me really scared as I was scared that it meant what it was telling me was true
AnxietyGuyAnxietyGuy
- Date posted
- 4y
Of course Twinkabella. I really believe with everything in me that the answer to OCD will be discovered only when the OCD community as a whole can put all their experiences together and try to find a single puzzle piece that only each person has... put all the puzzle pieces together and I believe you’ll see the answer plain as day. This has always been my theory on OCD. Any of your ideas are welcome.
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