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- 6y
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- 6y
I think it’s all part of the process, but I have noticed that after bad periods, once I overcome them, I actually feel a lot better for a longer time because I learn something new in how to cope with those bad times. So I think of this whole process as trial and error, learning about yourself and how to help yourself and in the long run everything will pay off, just hold on and don’t give up on yourself ?
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- 6y
I notice my OCD is cyclical in nature. I just have periods where it waxes and wanes.
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- 6y
Thank you guys. I guess it’s just frustrating because my birthday is on Monday and I wanted to be happy then but OCD is allll about taking it for the ride!
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- 6y
I know that pressure when you want to feel good for a special day and you’re just afraid that you won’t feel as you’d like. But it will be easier if you accept your current situation, acknowledge that you’re going through a rough period in life and lower your expectations about that specific day, because it’s like expecting from a person who has a flu and coughs so much to sing, if you get what I mean ? so try to relax, try meditation if you haven’t already and be kind to yourself ? also, if you don’t have a therapist I would wholeheartedly recommend finding one ?
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- 6y
Aw thank you! I’d love to try meditating sometime because I’ve heard it’s great! And my mum and I have recently found a therapist for me so I hope I’ll start pretty soon :)
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Awesome! Good luck ?
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- 24w
I posted yesterday that I was feeling better than usual, now I’m not. I knew it could happen that I start to feel bad again. I’ve been feeling like this is the worst it’s been so far but that can’t be true because nothing has changed I’m always afraid of doing something bad, have done something bad, or are capable of doing something bad. I posted a TW on this post just in case. My main thing is I’m afraid of being a certain kind of bad person. I won’t mention it I know people will understand probably who I mean. I know it’s an OCD type, and I’ve been looking up different instances of people with this same subtype and sometimes I find someone in my same situation and I feel relief, for a moment at least. But then I think I might be different. I’m seeing my therapist Friday, and I’m always nervous talking to them because I want to not sound like I’m crazy. Sometimes I’m like you must’ve done something bad to feel this way or, you’re a bad person and should feel bad. There’s so much I wish I could do to help with this. I fall back into a spiral anytime I feel better because I feel like why would I feel good now if I wasn’t before. Sorry for the rant everyone. I just feel bad now and I’m worried I’ll never feel normal again. Hopefully someone else has felt or feels the same. I want to not feel like this, I wish I could go back to when I was young and undiagnosed to get the correct diagnosis early. I feel like my meds aren’t helping anymore which is concerning because like my anxiety should be gone right? Idk, and idk why I have felt really good recently but now after spiraling I’m back at it. Sometimes I’m worried it’s not ocd even though I have plenty of signs AND was officially diagnosed. Again sorry for the long post, just needed to air out how I felt
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- 23w
I was doing so much better with my OCD. I thought I finally figured it out. However, the last two weeks have been a nightmare. It’s like I went from 0-100 all over again. And it’s become scarier than it ever has been. Every other thought is either causing me anxiety or turning into an intrusive thought. Any headache or feeling of derealization, and I start to spiral. My thoughts are becoming more gruesome and feeling more real. The intrusive urges are so bad it feels like at any moment I could actually just snap. It feels like I am about to go crazy. Another hard aspect is when I’m getting these intrusive urges it feels like I want to do it or I don’t care if I do it. I don’t feel like myself. I feel like this disgusting monster who is just going to lose it and I want it to be over. Why is this happening when I was finally better? It makes me feel like it’s not OCD and I’m actually this person and I’m just holding my true self back. I’m sick to my stomach.
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- 17w
I did SO well yesterday, but here I am struggling again.
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