- Username
- cleoeastwood
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Hey Cleo, I wanna start by saying that I’m so so sorry that you’re feeling this way :( The bad news is that this is where you are right now, but the good news is that this isn’t where you’ll be forever, and I KNOW that for a fact💛 I used to suffer with crippling OCD, and I didn’t know where to go, but I have some advice that might help IF you’d like :) I wanna say though, don’t overwhelm yourself, start incorporating these things little by little and I promise you, you will change your own life. The first thing is mindfulness, becoming in tune with yourself through meditation. I’d say get on YouTube and search “guided meditation for OCD” or for intrusive thoughts or even for anxiety. It might be hard to focus at first, but you will slowly become more in control of the reaction to your emotions. Second, I REALLY recommend searching up “Ali Greymond” on YouTube and hear her out, this is what opened so many possibilities for me💛 Third I’d say AFFIRMATIONS helped me SO much! You can look some up on google or YouTube (ex. Affirmations for self-confidence). The more that you repeat these affirmations with confidence (even if you don’t believe them yet) the more your brain will begin to naturally feel this way! And my last piece of advice is FIND YOUR MOVEMENT! This one can be different for everybody— but please please put in the effort to get up and for 30 minutes-1 hour a day just MOVE— whether you dance, work out (at a gym or at home through videos) , do yoga (YouTube videos), try a sport (like tennis at your local park), or just RUN! By doing this, you literally create serotonin and dopamine in your brain! And those things help with reducing anxiety and intrusive thoughts! I believe in you, I know that day by day you ARE healing! I send you so much love and warmth, you’ve definitely got this🙏🏼 All of us in this community are rooting for you and we know you’re going to succeed ✊🏼💛
I second the movement, exercise has helped me immensely.
Take big, deep breathes. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Get a wash cloth wet with some warm water and put over your nose and under your eyes (sinuses) to help relieve some of that pain from the crying. Maybe do some mindfulness meditation when you’ve calmed down a little. It will help you to stay calm while not blocking out the thoughts. I’ll send you a link to a good one in a second. I think someone else shared it on here yesterday, but I’ll go and find it.
Try this one out when you’re ready.
@MegB Thankyou so much ❤❤
@cleoeastwood You’re welcome, hun. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 12 and I remember just how terrified I was. I did not think I was going to make it through, but years later I am still here. You’re stronger than you know.
I am so sorry you are going through this :( I was around your age when my anxiety became strong and it hurt. I didn't understand. I still don't. I'm still struggling but I have grown stronger. I do believe in God and he didn't put this upon you. We may not always understand why we are struggling but I do know this: God knows your pain, sees your pain, and loves you beyond measure. For tonight maybe try to do something relaxing. The thoughts might still come, that's okay. But maybe you could take a bath or shower, and watch a favorite movie. I can't be of much help, just say I have been there, and I'm rooting for you! Hope you can feel some peace tonight ❤ let me know if you need to talk or would like some prayer
Thankyou so much ❤❤
I just wanted to message someone from my school he said "so wuu2" and i wanted to put "getting on my lesson" but then i didnt because my brain told me not to so i sent h8m a picture of the laptop instead 😞😞😞😞 does anyone know why? i dont want to put "getting on my lesson" and then he stopped putting "so wuu2" and then i stopped sending him a picture ans then i stopped wanting to message my friend from school also this i have to make sure its ended does anyone know what it could be?
God puts us through things to challenge us and strengthen us!
All i ever do is lose. Just lose at fucking everything in life even though I beg to god that I can win at least one fucking thing. To be good at one fucking thing. To be excellent at one fucking thing. And I cant even do that. I cant even win at my video games. The smallest win I cant even get. Im in fucking hell. A hell where Im alone and theres no one to comfort me because they think im feeling sorry for myself. I hate my existence and my life so fucking bad. What am I sorry about my life for if all I want to is make the suffering stop? I constantly play, try to improve, but theres nothing I can do that makes me stand out. Nothing I can do that makes me worthy of anything. I hate this world, i hate god for hating me, and I hate myself. Hate myself for not being good enough for any goddamn thing. Im sick. Im fucking sick. Im sick of this. Im sick of me. Im sick of not being good enough at any fucking thing despite my efforts. Nothing I do matters. Nothing about me is special. Im so goddamn tired of it all... im damned to hell... or maybe im there... i dont fucking know.
I don’t know why my brain keeps targeting you but it is and it’s pissing me off, I hate how my head goes like oh did they bleed or enjoyed it or why didn’t they and I know full well why they didn’t and it just pisses me off because I don’t want these fucking thoughts anyone!- Or ask these questions. Oh did you cry?- Or the fact that more stuff pop into my head and me just imagining what happened is stuck in my mind and one of my thoughts- I don’t want to say sexualised- More like it popped up- About a baby!- I DONT LIKE THIS AT ALL!- I know it’s wrong!- I can’t even look at any other porn and my head keeps saying that I like my mom romantically and not platonically!- LIKE WHY ME?!— IT JUST PISSES ME OFF AND I DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE I JUST WANT TO SEE THE DOCTERS SO I CAN STOP SUFFERING WITH THESE THOUGHTS AND IMAGES, I FEEL LIKE I VICTEM BLAME THEM AS WELL, MY THOUGHTS ARE LIKE THAT WHEN I KNOW IT WASNT THEIR FUCKING FAULT!— AND IM SO SORRY.
They’re getting more intense.. My mind wonders if what i’m feeling is really OCD.. what if it’s not and i’m in denial? Why is my life like this, a constant loop of fears and stress holding me back. I just want to live. To be the kind boy everyone knows. To make and be a difference. There’s sometimes I wish I could stay asleep.. to rest for a while. To hibernate all these feelings away. But I know that’s not how it works. Each tear I shed is a reminder of the hell I live every day when I open my eyes. I don’t know who I am anymore. I don’t know why I am anymore. Please someone.. advice, words of positivity, something.. I feel so alone. I’m scared. I don’t know where else to go.
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