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it could be hard, due to people talking about them and making references but i guess it could happen
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So you think I could live my life that way?
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Doesn't sound like that would be a happy life...
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But is it possible?
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@Coul.C If you want to live as a recluse, I suppose it's possible. But if you think your mental health is bad now, just imagine it isolated from the world. I don't think you comprehend what it is your contemplating. I've been in a similar mindset as you and this doesn't end well...Please don't go down this road.
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@Ben84 I completely comprehend it Ben im kind of offended that you think I don’t. At points i would little just stay in my bed all day and not go out at all because i was afraid to do a compulsion. Not eat just stay in bed sometimes in the same position. Now i cant do that everyday but i have done things to that extent i was just wondering if it were plausible because there’d be no point in me going down that route if it didn’t hold.
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@Coul.C I want to say though i know youre saying this out of a good place and dont mean to offend me. I just have contemplated it and it came off condescending when you said otherwise
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@Coul.C My apologies. Do you recognize that what you're asking to do is avoidance? Do you realize that if you give in to this avoidance, your OCD will likely take things even further?
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@Ben84 Apology accepted. Sometimes i dont see it as that honestly but i do know that it probably would go further in the future. I find it like not avoidance but protecting myself? But i guess thats where the disorder comes in...
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@Coul.C A part of the reason I'm concerned is because the kind of thinking you're exhibiting helped land me in the psych ward. I'd like you to avoid that if possible.
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@Ben84 Thats a little triggering to hear ngl.
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@Coul.C I was afraid it might be and yet it's something you probably needed to hear if you hadn't considered the possibility. Know that I care about you.
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In my opinion, time is a fleeting thing. However cliche or trite this may sound, it is somewhat of an illusive construct. The past is gone. The future has to come. The only thing you can exist in is the now, which is both constant and every changing. Does that make sense? Lol 🤷🏻♂️ I am not sure why you ask, though. Why wouldn’t you wanna watch old pieces of media? There are so many amazing films, albums, and classic works in literature, and such. As Ben suggests, if this an avoiding compulsion, I recommend you try an exposure around that. Best of luck!
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*future has yet to come
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@Coul.C Of course! I’m glad you could be of help, if you need any suggestions on movies, books, albums to listen to, I got you
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@Make the most of everyday ✌🏼 Oh please do!!!
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@Coul.C Yeah, okay, I LOVE Scott Pilgrim vs the World—it. is. HILARIOUS! These are new personal favorites, but some of these are Rated R. So keep that in mind, if you don’t watch that Other somewhat recent movies: Book Smart Lady Bird Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Hunt For the Wilder People Jojo Rabbit Sorry to Bother You Shows: Insecure Lovecraft Country Dave Atlanta Community The Office I can give more suggestions, if you need it... As for albums, what kind of music do you like?
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@Make the most of everyday ✌🏼 Oh so you’re into comedy huh?! Haha i like all music but country tbh. Do you have any books youd like to recommend as well?
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@Coul.C Also i wanted to avoid it because im afraid due to my negative thoughts or thoughts of things that i fear contaminating things around me and making them cause those things to be true. Some people say it’s magical thinking but its been true for me so many times before
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@Coul.C Although I don’t have that form of OCD, I can understand how that may be distressing. I don’t wanna make it worse with reassurance, so maybe it is or isn’t true...What I can say is, coincidences happen so often that’s why they have a word for it. We, as humans, sometimes have a tendency to give meaning to the meaningless. I get it, though, I have ocd myself ahaha 🤣
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@Coul.C Also, I wrote another message, but it did not @ you
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@Make the most of everyday ✌🏼 This piece of advice... also hit home. Thank you so much.
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@Coul.C Of course! I hope I can be of great comfort, encouragement, and help you in this journey of yours. Best of luck!
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Oh, yes, you can tell😅...But, definitely, I love comedies lol. my philosophy is, I am always in the mood for a good laugh. And okay, I mostly listen to bedroom pop (Rex Orange County, Clairo, etc), rap (Kendrick Lamar, KiD LAROI, TOKYO’S REVENGE, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Very, and so on), R&B (Joji, SZA, BRENT FAYIEZ), but you if like country...I love Kacey Musgrave, LANY, Morgan Wallen! Books (mostly recent reads of mine): 100 Years of Solitude Lovecraft Country The Handmaid’s Tale Pride & prejudice I Am Legend Beloved To Kill a Mockingbird
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18+ pls!!! pls reply if u can (superrrrr tmi, pls don’t read if it’ll make you uncomfortable) since struggling with ocd, i have rules around the likes of m^sturbation and sexual stuff because i think too much into it now. one of the rules is that exact day i cant have seen or been around children because otherwise ill get intrusive thoughts that ive done it because of that (it isnt and never has been, before all of this i was able to engage in this stuff without any worry because it never crossed my mind). i cant have seen one the day before either or the day after actually engaging in that stuff because otherwise my mind plays tricks on me. i wanted to yk today because it makes me tired and most of the time helps me sleep but im worried i cant now because my mum and i watched a show and there was a quick clip of a child in it and my for you page on tiktok is things related to the genocide in gaza which obviously on some posts has pictures too that i’ve seen while interacting with the posts (like, commenting and reposting. thought i should state this bc i dont want it to sound like i meant anything else) so because now ive seen them i feel incredibly guilty and that if i am to yk, they’ll somehow link and be proof im this bad person. (Also should state i mean m^sturbate to ADULT content, when i’ve seen these posts i haven’t got aroused or anything. i’m just worried that bc ive seen stuff related to children today it’ll be bad of me to engage in that sort of thing to help me sleep)
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i’ve been having this theme pop up recently where if I see people either criticize or be a hater and spread misinformation or seeing old controversies about my current interests/hyper-fixations i find myself having a crazy anxiety attack about if it’s “morally okay” to be interested in my interests anymore. i feel really singled out and like im doing something wrong because im watching a youtuber or listening to a specific musical group. in all of these specific situations the people involved have talked about the situations and have changed accordingly but seeing it makes me feel like i shouldn’t be allowed to like my favorite things. to be clear none of these things are dramatically evil or bad. it’s either misinformation/uneducated people influencing someone opinion and then they learn and change. it just makes me feel like im not allowed to like my favorite things anymore because of people criticizing it??? if that makes sense??? also this is a little off topic but also not really because i’m 99.99% sure im autistic because of MANY things but with this specifically i have very strong interests and i feel very deep feelings about them and any and all criticism or hateful comments towards my favorite things trigger me deeply and make my ocd act up and make me feel uncomfortable and uncertain and anxious and it causes physical discomfort to me. i really don’t know how to calm myself down about this specific theme it’s brand new and makes me feel really anxious. not trying to look for reassurance but does anyone else understand what i mean??? does anyone have any advice on how to not give into the negative comments??? any suggestions on how to ease this specific anxiety???
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I feel like I’ve had a lot of different categories of ocd. Some categories stick with me more and are repetitive. I’ve been doing well with mental health - not having anxiety stick around. When the physical feeling of anxiety sticks around, every thought is horrible, but when the feeling of anxiety is gone the obsessions don’t really impact me. If I can keep anxiety at bay, my life is good. I’ve been doing well lately, although this week I was scrolling through tictok and watched a video about someone in a coma and wondered if I was in a coma right now and didn’t know it. I had a panic attack for about 15 minutes. Anxiety, sweating, etc. It didn’t take ahold of me and it quickly lost its impact on me. It still shook me and I was just like “wow” where did that come from. Now I am staying away from social media. Is that avoidance? Should I make myself keep watching social media? Many ocd problems have come from social media or watching a movie or show that triggers something and then spirals. I am limiting what I watch, which I believe is good because I shouldn’t be watching that stuff anyway. What do you think?
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