abbirose
- Date posted
- 4y ago
luchalysolluchalysol
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
The future you :)
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
thank you.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Nikki1809 i’m ok. thanks
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@abbirose Ok. Take care. ❤️
FathomableFathomable
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
****check that out
luchalysolluchalysol
- Date posted
- 4y ago
id love more info on this
FathomableFathomable
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@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
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
not anymore , nk
I n II n I
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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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- Date posted
- 25w ago
Please help me. I’m so done with my life
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Dinosaur ent...
- Date posted
- 9w ago
Utter hopelessness vent
Today my mom broke down crying because of how much stress she feels having to take care of me, she said I can’t do anything in terms of being able to take care of myself and she’s right I can’t, she breaks down constantly because of me, I don’t know what to do, it’s been like this for years, part of me feels like the only way to save her is to kill myself, I don’t want to die, but it feels like the only way to set her free, I don’t think anyone but her would miss me anyways, I feel utterly hopeless. I’m not going to do anything to myself the voices are just SCREAMING that I need to. I can’t work, I can’t go to school, I’m trying desperately to get therapy, I don’t know what else to do, I wish I was a child again and I felt like I had a chance to be okay. I love my mom so much and she loves me and I’m killing her, I’m actually killing her, with how fuckinh worthless and pathetic I am, it’s too much, I miss being a kid.
J.E
- Date posted
- 6w ago
Do you think I should talk to someone.
I’m at the lowest I’ve been I’m in just declining. First time in my life where the thought of ending it popped into my mind. I’m not going to but that’s just how bad it’s gotten. Should I tell someone I know and trust about my mental health battle
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