- Username
- MandyM
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Hey, I really relate to where youāre coming from. A couple nights ago I was sure I had to die, that it was the only way to end what was happening or to help people around me? I guess? Not a great situation, but I decided to text a friend. She ended up listening and working through my thoughts with me and helped me calm down A LOT. OCD is an expert at telling us we are undeserving or unwanted but we canāt let it win. No matter what your mind tells you youāve done or will do, you deserve to live. And you are loved. I promise. There is nothing you could do to be undeserving of this. If you need someone to talk to, please donāt hesitate to reach out, I can give you my discord or something! I just want you to know you are wanted. I really relate to your story and Iām so so sorry you are going through this. Sending you love and self compassion. Please be kind to yourself today<3
I had the same yesterday. I talked to my best friend, who calmed me down as well. Thatās why I recommended that as well.
I know the pain. Really, if itās so bad, maybe it helps talking to a friend. That helped me a few days ago. I know it sounds stupid, but sometimes reaching out, If everything you learned āfailedā itās good. Maybe share how you feel with someone. Ocd makes you like a child fighting 100 adults at the same time. Iām sure youāre loved. Maybe just reach out to them and tell them how you feel. You can do it. We all can do it.
Are you seeing a therapist?
Yes
TW rant: suicidal OCD So this has been my major theme for the past year since my onset started. For clarification: I just have suicidal OCD, Iām not actually suicidal Incase thereās confusion about that. Anyways, I am so SICK of hearing about the topic of suicide which seems to be everywhere. You hear a story on the news that some celebrity did it, or other stories that people they knew did it or they themselves attempted it. You hear that people with mental illnesses or those who went through trauma or just being a middle aged white man have higher risks of suicide. On my explore page on Instagram, thanks to the OCD support pages I follow, I get suggested posts about other mental health related things and thereās usually posts about āsigns of suicidal peopleā or whatnot. Iām soooo sick of it. Having suicidal OCD has been extremely hard and scary to have. It seems like anything is a trigger and the unwanted thoughts of it keep popping up (as OCD normally does). A lot of the time itās aimed toward myself, but a big chunk of it is aimed toward my loved ones, like what if they decided to commit suicide? If I havenāt seen a family member in a little while (theyāre chilling in their room or whatever) I get scared they might have killed themselves so I feel the compulsion to check on them, ask if theyāre okay and happy etc. But itās mostly at myself and I hate it so much. I think overall, whether this attack is aimed toward myself or others, it just absolutely terrifies me that anyone could just decided to do it and then just do it? Itās not like fearing a murderer coming to your house or an outside threat, but youāre the threat! And you canāt seem to protect your loved ones from it! I get these fears that Iāll become depressed (Iām not depressed) and eventually desire it or that Iāll spiral from fear and pain and eventually desire it, or that itāll be like the movie Bird Box where the people in it (after seeing the monster) seemed to go on autopilot and killed themselves. I canāt even see words like ācommittedā or āattemptedā without having my stomach jump. I struggle to get things out of my closet since having an open closet is even a trigger for fear. I just wish suicide never existed, I wish it wasnāt a thing, I wish Iād never think about it, I wish i could move on from this intense fear. (Disclaimer: Iām doing ERP for this and compared to before have been progress, but on my spike days itās just so frustrating) Thanks for listening š©
I can't anymore. I feel like life's all about pain. Ecery though there are happy moments, but when sadness take over them i just can't. It's not getting any easier. I'm sick of being yhis way and crying every single day. I told my family that i feel anxious so i want to go to s therapist. I didn't tell them about ocd. Even over this small thing my mum keeps rechecking on me. I'm not liking it. It's keeping me from telling them that i really want to go. My mum keeps asking if i want to go but they won't take me to see therapist. I don't want to live like this. Feelsike I'm not at all living my own life. I don't want to live
I have been having suicidal thoughts for more a week now. I have plan it and I donāt have a lot of will to live. I want to get though this but it is really hard to even sit in classes. All I am thinking about is do I want to die should I tell people I love them and like write letters. I had therapy today but it didnāt really help just said a lot of the same things I already know. I try texting 988 yesterday and it help a little. But everyone thinks it just ocd thoughts but idk
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond