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I’m so sorry you’re going through this. OCD can be extremely isolating because non OCD people just don’t understand. I was in a similar place as you, hopeless and depressed. I called the suicide hotline several times. I had 4 different therapists in 2 months because none knew how to treat me. Then I came across NOCD and it changed everything for me. To start having this community of people who can relate to you will give you a sense of belonging. You are not crazy and you are not broken. Doing ERP will change your life. The one tip I can give you is to practice ERP even on the days that you do not have a session. I believe in you ❤️
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Thank you so much, it really helps knowing that ERP has helped a lot of people with ocd. It feels really good to have a community of people who don’t think I’m crazy or a bad person, and who care. I really really appreciate it, thank you ♥️
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Are you in treatment? If not, what’s stopping you?
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I’m in therapy, but she doesn’t really know much about OCD. I just got this app and am scheduling a free appointment, but i am scared nothings gonna work.
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@Anastasia1 Awesome job scheduling an appointment here! Working with an ocd specialist is key for recovery. Regular therapists just don’t cut it when it comes to ocd. They can be incredibly helpful for other problems, but not addressing obsessions. ERP works for more than 80% of people who do it. You have every reason to believe it will likely help you too.
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@pureolife Thank you, god I hope so. I feel like I have some really strange ocd themes. I hope it works
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@Anastasia1 They really give you tools you can actually apply to yourself. Even if you relapse, you're never back to square 1 because you know what you have to do to get back on the horse!
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That is so hard and I am positive nobody knows your pain and that hurts in itself. You didn’t put those thoughts in your mind so please don’t blame or get mad at yourself for thinking someone or something is going to turn out bad. Your thoughts don’t control or affect anything that goes on around you. All you can do is try your best everyday and if standing up is the best you can do that day then good for you! Always push yourself (as long as you can) and try opening up to your family maybe they can help more then you realize.
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Thank you, it really helps talking to people who understand.
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What is ERP?
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So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
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Hi everyone, I’m reaching out here because I know this community understands the daily battles of living with OCD. Recently, I hit a really dark place and tried to take my own life. It’s been hard to admit, but I’m still here, and I’m trying to find a way forward. OCD feels relentless sometimes—the intrusive thoughts, the constant doubt, the cycles that never seem to end. It became so overwhelming that I didn’t see a way out. I know I need help, and I’m working on reaching out to professionals, but I also wanted to connect here. To those who’ve been in a similar place: What helped you keep going? How do you manage the darkest moments when OCD takes over? I feel like I’m holding on by a thread, but I’m holding on. Any advice, words of encouragement, or personal experiences would mean so much to me right now. Thank you for reading this, and for being part of a space where we can be honest about our struggles.
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This might be asking for reassurance but I’m at a point I’m not sure if this is ocd and who better to ask than you guys. Also want to mention I have been to a psychologist who diagnosed me with ocd and I’ve tried to seek therapy through NOCD but had a bad experience so I’m just looking for an opinion I’ll take with a grain of salt. I’ve been through bouts of pocd that I got through but now it’s morphed into something that feels so different. It’s like harm ocd and pocd together and it revolves around my daughter. Before this happened I was a loving mother who valued my kid more than anything. Now this is happening and it feels so sinister. I’m getting urges to do something bad and I get these feelings like I want to do that and it’s like my brain gets foggy and my values slip away and I feel like I could do it. But then I get a moment of clarity and I’m like wait a minute I’ve never hurt anyone in my life nor have I ever thought about it and this is my child what is happening. But then I get that foggy brain again and it’s like I can’t see her as my child. I try to sit with it and it’s like I get this adrenaline rush and feel like I have to do it. But I know I don’t want to do that, but then it’s like trying to make me want to want to. I’m not sure if I’m just lacking insight and clarity because I’m overwhelmed with the groinals, urges, thoughts and feelings but I just keep obsessing over the fact that death is my only way out. I don’t understand what happened to me. It feels like this demonic oppression and I don’t know how to get through this one or if this is still something I can get through because it might not be ocd. I try to go with the thoughts and feelings and say yeah maybe, maybe not, or yeah I’m going to do that but it seems to fuel the feelings. I feel like I’m teetering between the person I was and this evil awful person who has no regard for others. I don’t want to be around my daughter and I’m just angry all the time. The fear and anxiety used to be something I relied on and I feel none of that now. I used to be able to say “well no matter what I feel or think I can control my actions” and now it feels like I cannot control my actions but I’ve never hurt anyone before. Someone please give it to me straight and tell me if you think this might not be ocd.
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