Hey guys! I just want to thank everyone who answered my posts these past few days /last week and who prayed for me. I have came out of one of those mental storms, and I am not despairing any more. Thank you so much for answering me as I am truly in a scary place during those times..Of course I give this praise to God who is the author of all things and giver of all comfort and help. He used you all to give me encouragement and relief during those times. Thank you so so much!! I hope to help you too whenever you need🌸

Thank you! I had to wait it out 🙄🙁.. And wait for it to pass.. Some things that helped me were trying to not spend time doing compulsions that further my distress. So my brain is really craving to figure something out more. But I had to try (very difficult) to tear myself away and do something else like painting, go for a walk, sit downstairs with family. I felt awful the whole time doing these things but at least I wasn't creating MORE distress, if that makes sense lol. It feels like it will never end when I'm in these mental storms as I call them. They are like a tsunami lol.. I can barely cope. But they do pass. I'm not recovered or anything in terms of OCD but I definitely do have much deeper pits of despair throughout the month.

@ButterflyStar ahhhh ok! i’m in one of those storms right now, and it’s very difficult to just relax and do nothing! thank you so much for sharing this :)

@e Aww I'm so sorry! I totally understand. Just know this isn't your fault. And we can't think ourself out of the bad feelings. We can just try to help ourself! And after the storm, is where we look at it to help figure out what's going on, in a therapy session Are you in therapy? 😊 Also, if you by chance are in the UK I have some helpful resources that might be of use 💟

@ButterflyStar i’m not :( i’m 16 years old and my parents would rather me not be in therapy (covid stuff :( ) but i was previously! my ocd wasn’t bad at the time though. i’m not in the uk but i’m in ireland! it’s close, haha. thank you so much <3

@e Ah okay I'm in Ireland too! I'm sorry about the situation.. I will copy this wee thing. Maybe you can join a support group through ocd action--it will be in my resources. And we might even end up in the same support group 😊.

@e Ocd Action Support Groups (Free) that meet bi-weekly. You can join as many as you want! So you could be involved in two or three calls per week. Click here to sign up and see all available groups: https://ocdaction.org.uk/i-need-support/ocd-action-skype-phone-zoom-support-groups/ Also an amazing helpline called SHOUT. Its a text only service, confidential and 24/7. You will be connected with someone to talk with you if you are struggling. Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 OCD Challenge - https://www.ocdchallenge.com/ Is a free course online workbook that you can actually start ERP by yourself. You can always check it out and see if this is something you feel would help for you at the moment. Kimberly Quinlan Toolkit https://youtube.com/channel/UCMGMsxHVAfuveLsah_EmBRg I started with her shorter ones, 10 minutes or so. She is a specialist in OCD and her podcasts are extremely helpful 😊👍. Of course there are tonnes of brilliant self help books, podcasts and therapists. It's all whatever fits to your independent recovery journey! 😊👍 Wishing you all the best!

@ButterflyStar thank you soso much! seriously, it means so much to me <3 :)))

@e No problem 😊🌸

Hey madison! Thanks so much!! Often what you post I really relate to, I feel like our themes are similar. Hope you have a good day with some relief 😊💟

@ButterflyStar Thank you so much ☺️