Liverpool1234
- Date posted
- 4y
NOCDCreative1NOCDCreative1
- Date posted
- 4y
Man I've been there. Hang in there buddy, it gets better. I've had times when I've felt so strong and my OCD seemed like it just upped and left for good. Then bam, like a bus hitting you, a thought pops into my head and haunts me for days. But trust me, it gets better
Liverpool1234Liverpool1234
- Date posted
- 4y
Yeah usually I get over a thought within a few days, and I feel better! but this particular thought just keeps coming back, and I start ruminating over it again, it’s so frustrating, try my best not to reassure myself but it feels so real!
NOCDCreative1NOCDCreative1
- Date posted
- 4y
Sounds rough, I've had thoughts feel so real that it felt like if I didn't gratify the feeling by going through my OCD "rituals" my life would literally be ruined. And that fear that comes with the thoughts just builds and builds until it's all consuming and thinking about either the repercussions of it or how to avoid it occupies so much of your mental space and emotional capacity that you're like physically tired. I've been there, it's tough. Maybe you should try the SOS function on this app everytime you have an "episode" (lol, sorry for that word) or think about going to see a therapist and getting it all out
Ocd Won’t beat MeOcd Won’t be...
- Date posted
- 4y
All the time
Liverpool1234Liverpool1234
- Date posted
- 4y
Exactly they feel so real and your mind is just exhausted and u actually feel psychically tired. I find exercising and keeping busy can help. I know it gets better but I haven’t had a thought that’s bothered me this long and a long time. Which makes me think it’s real! It’s never ended with ocd! I’m on the list for therapist but can find one I want so may look to go private. Have u tried the therapists on here?
NOCDCreative1NOCDCreative1
- Date posted
- 4y
I haven't yet, I've been trying to cope with it and find ways to alleviate some of my anxieties on my own. Just trying to live with the thoughts and impulses. I think I've been about 40% successful. I think.its just the purist in me that thinks all my issues can be cured by me since it's me who somehow created them subconsciously in the first place. But I'm pretty sure that I'm wrong or at least somewhere on my journey to that conclusion I've been wrong. But I'm gonna stick it out, if I seriously can't deal anymore I'll try to find a good one
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Ericseal18
- Date posted
- 23w
Question
So I had a panic attack a while ago to “kill mom” and I forgot about the thought until a few days later. When it came back I was mentally drained and it lasted for 2 months or more. It eventually went away but it is back. I get other intrusive thoughts but they go away after a hour or so. Why am I stressing over “kill mom” so much. I just get irritated that it won’t go away. I’m beginning to think it’s a different mental illness maybe just anxiety? I’m not sure to be honest. It just appears and sits there and I feel like I’m doomed and a pyscho and worry that I’ll never forget the thought.
Hi_1
- Date posted
- 20w
Advice?
I’ve been stuck in this cycle for the last month or two and am not sure how to get out of it. Basically, I will work on ignoring the thoughts and not responding or engaging plus limiting/completely eliminating compulsions. After a week or two of constant work, the amount of intrusive thoughts in a day goes down. The anxiety each thought causes also goes down with some, but not all, thoughts passing without notice like they would for a normal person. The thoughts that do stick cause anxiety and make me want to ruminate or do other compulsions but I make sure to limit them. After a bit, I’m in a pretty good head space. This is usually when it goes down hill. I’ll start to question if I even have ocd because some of the thoughts (once again not all) pass without notice. The difficulty resisting compulsions goes down and so does the anxiety, only increasing the questioning. I spend a while questioning if I’ve ever had ocd in the first place and then something sets me off or the questioning itself becomes a trigger and I get stuck back into the same ocd cycle with constant rumination, anxiety, and other compulsions. This lasts for a week or two before I know I need to stop and try and work hard to get back to ignoring the thoughts. And the cycle just restarts over and over again. Does anyone have any tips to stop this from happening? It’s really harming my recovery as every few weeks I dive back into the same negative place I was.
LizM99
- Date posted
- 18w
Is this something OCD does?
Whenever anyone starts to feel like their thoughts are less triggering or they feel a moment of happiness/ relief OCD tells you that you want the thoughts back or you actually like having the thoughts and maybe thats just the person I really am? I feel like im going insane😢
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