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I’m sorry you’re suffering, nobody should have to go through what you and I are. I’m sitting in my chair crying right now because I just feel so empty except for the feeling of anxiety in my chest that never goes away. That’s true that if we stop caring to feed an emotional reaction to the rumination it can stop killing us.
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I was crying a few minutes ago too 😔 I've been getting chest pains due to anxiety and everyday is a battle
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@recoverme i read your bio and i relate to exactly what you’re going through. it really is so horrible. the minute i wake up, the very second, i am hit with guilt and fear of maybe having hurt someone in the past and i can’t remember it or i blocked it out or something. i saw you’ve tried ERP many times though so i’m curious as to has it not worked for you?
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@recoverme yeah i’ve tried CBT by itself but it did absolutely nothing and i have been too scared to try ERP for lots of reasons like what if it doesn’t work and i’m stuck like this and also i’m scared too that i’ll start to believe these memories or thoughts too. i think we both need to work hard at this because there is a way out and ik it can take months but tbh months in the long run of life is very little.
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Yes this is me exactly. I repressed a memory that of this man who had forced sex on me about a year ago. I had been gaslighted by my dad my whole life so I didn’t know if the memory was real or not. I know it had happened though but it’s just scary how my brain always debates it or feels guilty. I still don’t know if some memories are real or not but I just accept it, I have to accept the uncertainty
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I'm so sorry to hear that. It's so hard to accept uncertainty. I just I wish I could go back to the past 😔
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@AmandaM Thanks, yea but we have to accept uncertainty because the other choice is rumination, accepting uncertainty might seem scary but if you think about it rumination is worse, it’ll feel like it’s killing you for longer, accepting uncertainty just gets it done, we can leave it behind
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