abbirose
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luchalysolluchalysol
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So many reasons, family, friends, pets, but most importantly, because you never know how happy your life may be after ocd recovery. What if (see what I did there) life can be fulfilling what if you CAN recover and live a normal life. Ocd what ifs are negative, but what if we can make our what ifs be positive?
PaulaPaula
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The future you :)
AnonymousAnonymous
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Things get better. I know you’ve heard it hundreds of times before, but they do. I seriously considered ending it a almost two years ago, but what I did instead was call a friend. Best decision of my life. Then I looked at my life and found places where I could be taking better care of myself and I tried to improve. My sleep schedule was a mess, I was doing too much at once, ect. Also therapy helped a lot. If you need help talking to parents and are a minor, school counselors are an excellent resource. I know that can be scary, but I had one who changed my life. If for whatever reason therapy isn’t an option, it’s still possible to get better. Here is a list of self help books: https://iocdf.org/books/ Here are some articles on practicing erp by yourself: https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/expert-opinion-self-directed-erp/ https://www.get.gg/ocd.htm An article for self help if your in a crisis: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/are-you-feeling-suicidal.htm Also don’t hesitate to call or text a crisis line. Also I’m here to chat I’ll be up for a little while.
abbiroseabbirose
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- 4y
thank you.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 4y
@abbirose Of course! Do you need someone to talk with right now? Are you able to keep yourself safe? (I can talk either way).
abbiroseabbirose
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@Nikki1809 i’m ok. thanks
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 4y
@abbirose Ok. Take care. ❤️
FathomableFathomable
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- 4y
It seems obscure but neuralink is going to be able to cure OCD in largely the same way as deep brain stimulation does. Currently deep brain stimulation, which is very effective, is only used in very treatment resistant cases because it requires invasive brain surgery, but neuralink is not invasive, much less risky and in future may not require surgery at all. This is likely 5-10 years away, but I do think it would be worth waiting. There is going to be a big livestreamed update on the project on Friday, so maybe you could check that about if you need something to give you hope.
FathomableFathomable
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- 4y
****check that out
luchalysolluchalysol
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id love more info on this
FathomableFathomable
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@luchalysol The short version: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/elon-musk-s-great-and-terrifying-brain-machine-interface-neuralink/ Assessing the claims, including OCD: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-27/neuralink-what-we-know-about-elon-musk-s-brain-startup The long version, with a very detailed (but easily understandable, and you can skip bits) explanation about the evolutionary history of our brain, how the cortex works, BCIs in general, and how Neuralink will be able to affect & empower it: https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html
dquestsdquests
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 4y
there are so many reasons, think of the things you enjoy. what do you like to do? is there anything that brings you comfort?
abbiroseabbirose
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not anymore , nk
I n II n I
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is there a place where you can sit without being disturbed to meditate? What helps me is to remain in the moment and conscious of my breathing. i use a meditation app which is super helpful
abbiroseabbirose
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- 4y
set an on my family is trying to sleep and I have screen time on my phone so I can’t do anything. I tried to ask my mom if I can borrow her phone so I can watch something that will call me down but she won’t let me and just yelled at mw
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issphra 🫶🏻
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- 25w
an emotional vent :(
I don’t know if it’s worth it to keep going. I have so many diagnoses, so little support, and constant struggles with finding the right medication. My immune system is weak, I have multiple deficiencies, and I’m dealing with so many physical health problems on top of severe OCD. It’s just too much. On top of everything, my family treats me so not okay. Every single day is a fight just to keep going—to wake up, to eat, to take care of myself even a little. I’ve lost over ten pounds in the last two weeks from how depressed I’ve been. And instead of support, all I get is blame. My family constantly throws my struggles in my face, calling me selfish, as if I’m choosing this. I am trying so hard to push past all of this. But after five long months of severe OCD, anxiety, depression, panic disorder, and everything else making life unbearable, I am exhausted. And to be called lazy? Selfish? *Worthless*? How am I supposed to keep going when the people around me refuse to see how hard I’m trying? I don’t want this anymore. None of this suffering feels worth it. What am I fighting for just to be treated this way by my own family? To be yelled at for the look on my face, when my face reflects nothing but the stress, panic, and despair I’m drowning in? Am I still supposed to smile for them? This isn’t fair. No one should have to live like this. I don’t deserve to be treated this way, I’m really trying to keep going, but I just want everything to end.
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Vee4
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- 17w
Vent because I'm losing my mind
I want to crawl out of my own skin I don't know why God put me on this earth I don't know why my brain is broken Im a lost cause and I don't know why I haven't ended it
mandiocd
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- 13w
Please help existential ocd
Existential ocd is deeply affecting me. A lot of people say death is equally as meaningless, I do agree, however, if life is mostly suffering and anxiety to me, then death is not as equally meaningless. It seems logical. I have severe ocd and my life is just suffering, so if life is meaningless, it’s logical for me to not see a reason to keep going. I’m not necessarily depressed. Just incredibly aware of how pointless this all is? There’s no end goal to any of this. It baffles me of how people can care about money and materialistic things, because what’s the point? You’ll die in the end and nothing will matter. ****please please please do not tell me to get into religion I’m begging you****
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