I feel like I’m the only person who gets terrible anxiety when I can’t find something in fear I threw it in the trash or it’s gone forever. The anxiety is so bad I barely have a appetite or can sleep for long or I can’t pay attention in my classes. Do any of you guys have coping mechanism that might help

I watch adventure or suspense movie. I can forget my ocd. Do breathing, exercises are great and medication or call a friend

I’ve had to deal with severe anxiety my whole life and I’m sorry you suffer with it too. What I do to try to help myself to calm down with whatever I am worried I draw and listen to music. Both are two things I absolutely love to do. If you can try to find something that you love to do as a hobby or that you’re into, maybe it can help you to relieve some of the stress you have to deal with. Going outside for walks can help too. I tend to do that the most and just put in my earbuds and just let myself escape into the music and out of the real world for a bit. It personally helps me a lot. Hope my tips and my experience can help you. Take care.

Painting or any form of art such as drawing too is very good and therapeutic. You can allow yourself to create with colors and make abstract art to express your emotions and how you feel or whatever you love to paint.

I get that way sometimes. Usually what works for calming me down is 4 square breathing - breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds. This usually de-escalates me enough to be able to calmly look for my missing item. If I can’t find it, sometimes I ask a friend or family member.

Yeah I get that. I don’t feel that way about this but I do for other obsessions. I tend to try and fight it by reminding myself that everyone does things like that. So maybe a mantra you could repeat could be something like, “Everyone loses their keys. It’s not stupid of me or bad of me.” It won’t work immediately but I’ve found that if I repeat it enough, I can get through to myself and past the OCD.

Thank you for the advice I will try this method

I hope it helps you!!

breathe.

I tried the painting guys it’s helping

I’m very glad it is:)?

Thank you ?

I tried mindfulness last night to fall asleep the first time it helped. But when I lose stuff I feel like I won’t get back and I start calling myself stupid and how could I do such a dumb thing like that

@ohkay

Thank you guys for the advice ?

I wanted to start painting to see if that will help

No problem:)