So I’m new to this ocd stuff and I feel so alone and like a bad crazy person. I live in constant fear that I’m gonna end up doing something bad when I don’t want to. How do I stop this vicious cycle, my head aches from all the stress and I’m so tired physically and mentally. I just don’t wanna do anything bad I would hate to do that. Pls help me out idk what to do my life is sucking rn and I just want it to get better. I’m nervous around my family and knifes and I can’t enjoy my time with them and it’s pissing me off. Only time these thoughts are gone is when I’m sleeping. Pls pls help me :(

How do I do erp?

@darneilious You start by experiencing or directly exposing yourself to something that would trigger you, but the therapy is that you have to sit with it, no matter how uncomfortable. This can be used to train your brain and train your reactions to the thoughts, because OCD sufferers cannot control how they react to their thoughts, but can train themselves

@Ecuadorre Then like document how you were feeling or how you felt etc. I reccomend the ERP feature on here, just click the tools option :)

@Ecuadorre Thank you!

It’s just so hard, it’s everyday every minute I never have a break and it sucks so much I just want it to end so bad it’s like having a backpack full of rocks on

I really hope it passes I’m not a bad person at all :(

@darneilious I know your not a bad person. OCD tries to make you believe that. I’ve dealt with scary thoughts like what your having when i was a kid. It passed and sort of came back 10 years later and I’m dealing with it again now. Only this time I’m much older and know how to handle it better than when I was a kid. I know it will pass again eventually, it’s just running its course. Hanging around my family and communicating with them helps to take my mind off of the untrue ocd thoughts. Remember that you are not your thoughts.

@darneilious I think you should go on YouTube and listen to Joyce Meyers: moving beyond worry and anxiety. She has a lot more videos but check that one first

@Sunflower2456 Okay I’ll check her out

Mine started when I was watching YouTube videos and I delved waaaaay too deep into those awful crime reports and scary stories.. been staying away from that for a while

@Ecuadorre How long has it been going on? Mine lasted for over 3 months I think. It can vary per person though. Your solution is Time trust me. You slowly start to feel back to normal. But yeah stay away from the news, porn, and PG-13 and up films. Working out keeps the mind busy. And don’t smoke any marijuana as that can make you have another episode if you’re already in a shocked state.

@Ecuadorre Sorry thought you were the other user, but this response can work for you too lol

Mine started when I thought I was having a heart attack, very stressful event

@darneilious Yeah I used to dab wax, and thought it got soaked with chlorine and when I smoked it I thought I was going to die. Ambulances came, it was embarrassing to say the least.....

@JohnnyisMe Yep very embarrassing. When the doctor told me that I was perfectly healthy I was really embarrassed. In the past I had sexual orientation ocd

@darneilious How long since then? Your episode might be coming to an end if it’s been 3 months but again it varies per person. The brain has a way of resetting itself at 3 months, creates newer pathways and brings in newer information

@JohnnyisMe It’s been like 6 months, it was that then Schizo ocd health ocd now this

@darneilious Give it more time. Prozac helped with the intrusive never ending thoughts. Also fear is the core to OCD. I know the right solution would be to avoid these things but you need to be strong and face them. This is why Exposure and response therapy is there, to get you so tired and bored of the ideas that they won’t even affect you anymore.

@JohnnyisMe I’m so scared to face them :(

@darneilious I know and understand you but that’s the most effective therapy out there. Unless you can train your brain by yourself which I did. Try this method: Don’t resist the ideas, resisting them only causes worry then it turns into a never ending cycle. Try accepting the possibility but at the end of the day you know who you are. For example If you have Sexuality orientation OCD then tell yourself “Ok I’m gay” or with Harm OCD try “Ok I’m a bad person” accept them and don’t fight them. Then the thoughts usually go away