Any OCD questions? I love helping people, especially on this platform. Ask ahead ✨

It can certainly happen, even though most people gravitate towards one theme. Ruminating about one theme can lead to another, etc. along with intrusive thoughts that change the topic. Try responding to that like you replied, but also some mindfulness to let go as well, and truly believing the uncertainty you tell your mind.

@JustRob sorry i’m late to this! okay thank you! i feel like rumination is my biggest struggle. i could ruminate about anything all day everyday. thanks for your response! ♥️

Thanks!

Yea heck absolutely! This would happen to me before recovery- since your brain isn’t going through any responses, you know yourself better ☺️

Relationship OCD is when you have a fear that your relationship is damaged- you don’t love them, you’re unable to love, it won’t work on- and compulsions like ruminating, reassuring, and compulsive googling.

Hello ✨ yes, it’s totally normal- anxiety can decrease due to mental stress, ERP, and many other factors. SO MANY people have this issue! Remember anxiety is more bodily- racing mind and heart, where fear is mental- it looks like you still have fear sincd your scared!

@JustRob Yep! I have fear that I’m gonna do bad things because I have no anxiety, I’m also in fear that I’m going crazy too because all I think is “no no no I don’t wanna hurt anyone” and etc.

@Mattinnit same here, I completely get it. it’s like all of my thoughts are me just talking with myself all day lol ugh. it’s hard

Suicidal OCD must suck, I have utmost respect for you. Intrusive, intense feelings are common, when you blow things out of proportion, do maybe it’s your OCD grabbing onto that and making it worse? OCD can lead into depression statistically as well, so maybe that’s how the feelings developed?

@JustRob And i don’t mean you have depression with the feelings, I meant that you could feel sad which could lead to OCD blowing it up with thinking you’re depressed, which causes the intrusive thoughts?

@JustRob Likely, its not so much feeling down more confused as to how I feel then lost - probably OCD being likr hah thats depression be afraid. I have massive fears of depression and bipolar, and just anything that has higher suicide rates, it really sucks

Yes, absolutely! Mental stress can provide itself in many ways- that included.

@JustRob Thank you

That’s totally possible- HOCD can go into ROCD, because HOCD can be started out of the fear that straight relationships don’t work, which could lead into ROCD- practice ERP darling! ✨

Very much agree. My specialist and a NUMBER of people have said HOCD and ROCD go hand in hand a TON of the time because they relate so closely.

@JustRob thank you💓

I admire the dedication, Evelyn! Have you been doing repeated exposures, like taking allergy meds and picking up knives? Also, try not to have fear. Try not to care about the outcome, truly accept the possibility. Tell OCD you don’t care :))

@JustRob I have been doing the repeated exposures but not so much lately with potential “weapons” like the knife or pills, mostly I’ll listen to a self recording I made speaking out my fears, since part of it is I’m afraid I’ll become depressed and thus suicidal, afraid that I’ll experience so much mental/emotional/physical pain that it’ll force me to suicide, that I’ll become bored and never stimulated enough and it’ll cause me to become suicidal, and literally just doing it on impulse with no real reason - so I have all of that spoken into my recording and listen to it without doing compulsions, but I guess I should pick up the other exposures as well ?

@Evelyn4416 I meant to reply here but i commented a new post below- oops haha!

Ok... so what’s the question here?

@JustRob The imagination is disturbing

@JustRob I wish i could stop it

if you’re having sexual orientation or sexually intrusive OCD, the best thing for you to do is to expose yourself to the idea that it could be true. you have to stop fighting the thoughts and you have to become comfortable with the idea that “yeah, maybe that could be true. maybe i do want to etc etc.” ERP is a great therapy option for this!