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Remember, your thoughts are just thoughts. They don’t mean anything about you. I wouldn’t talk about your thoughts to people who don’t understand intrusive thoughts and OCD, becuase they might not be understanding.
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People don't understand and have informed the appropriate authorities as risk it helps to vent but cares have said not just thoughts because you share and we think you intend to act
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I’m so sorry you’ve been told that. Telling the wrong people can be awful for your OCD. Whoever you’ve told about this clearly does not understand OCD, becuase if they did they would not think you were going to act.
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Yes even my care givers don't understand
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I’m sorry no one understands. Are you seeing a specialist who can support you?
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I'm receiving some private therapy my anger starts to carers they don't understand I have control issues with lack of respect to my freedom and the thoughts they deem as threats and they call police and then it gets ridiculous with my lawyer and legal aid and arguments of custody for criminal or is it mental health it's horrible
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That sounds really hard. For your own well being I highly suggest not confiding in them about your OCD anymore, they clearly don’t understand. You will get through this. It’s only a season, things could change and get better at anytime. 💕
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I want more independence
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I have body image concerns can I express
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Sure you can talk about them. I actually have body dismorphic disorder, so I know how it feels on some level. I also want for independence, but my OCD and the fact that I’m a teenager are holding me back.
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Can I ask questions about clothing and body
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I'm an adult and I have lots of worries about body image and what clothes I truly want to wear
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I can relate. Do you think you’d be more comfortable if you found your personal style?
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I wanna wear crop tops I'm male worried carers comment
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You can wear whatever you want. I’m pretty sure they make some male crop tops. Don’t worry about what others have to say about it.
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I'm worried I'm not allowed to wear crops or id be judged
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You should be yourself. Be confident.
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I'm worried carer saying not going out dressed like that it calms me expose my stomach and will make me confident wearing crops
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Well do what makes you confident then. All you can be is yourself. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.
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Can i ask about relaxation things
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Sure go ahead
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I find cold showers in clothes helps me self soothe and gets me out of anxiety and obsessionality im worried it bad i find it relaxing being soaked
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That’s not bad, I’m pretty sure there’s scientific evidence that cold showers help people with anxiety
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Even if my clothes soaked and myself cold I find it calming
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Well it’s good you found something that calms you.
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I feel it's wrong to drench me in my clothes in a freezing cold shower it help lets my emotions out
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That’s just the OCD talking. Be easy on yourself. I can tell from what you have said, that you’re in a situation where you feel stuck and very anxious/unhappy. But there is hope. You should see a therapist. Seeing one has helped me.
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I hope so it's definitely not bad to drench me in clothes in freezing cold shower I want to let my emotions out
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Do whatever helps you. Don’t be so hard on yourself.
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I find it soothing being drenched in my clothes i fear judgement worried it bad it will calm me
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I’m not trying to give you reassurance, but cold showers are proven to help anxiety. Give yourself a break.
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Is it ok cold shower in clothes
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I don’t want to give you reassurance, because that will make it worse
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I didn't now that how does reassurance make it worse I like making my own decisions my own personal autonomy
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Reassurance just means to reassure someone that their OCD fear or rumination is irrational. Getting reassured is never good enough for people with OCD so it doesn’t last long, and soon you’ll doubt yourself again. So don’t think so hard about it, you’re spinning in circles.
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I’ve been having intrusive thoughts that I am a bad friend. There’s no reason in particular, just this nebulous feeling that I am an overall shitty person and terrible friend. That maybe I haven’t asked how my friends are enough times, did I show them how much I care enough, did I show enough interest in their lives, am I empathetic and compassionate enough, etc.? Another thought is that “it’s no wonder my friends don’t really text me often, who would want to be my friend and have to deal with my anxiety, depression, and ocd.” My dad has told me that I no one would want to be my friend due to my fears of contamination and germs. I’m trying to tell myself they’re just thoughts and that doesn’t make them real, but my anxiety and depression have spiked recently due to my job and I feel like I’m a liability instead of an asset. I’m terrified of ruining people’s lives. However, I know that I am a genuine person who is very compassionate and empathetic and cares a lot about others. I am a volunteer manager and I genuinely care about my volunteers as people, so in emails and conversations, I always ask how they are and that their families are well and I hope they’ve enjoyed their weekend. I have recently learned that that is one of their big complaints about me— they find my “how are yous” and “I hope you are well” to be abrasive and mechanical. My volunteers trigger the anxiety, depression, and OCD. Does anyone have any other tools they use to help with intrusive thoughts? Am I alone in this? I feel so alone.
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I have this issue where I can vividly imagine hurting others or animals or say things OUTLOUD that may be disruptive or disrespectful becauss I am overstimulated by soemthing someone is doing or saying. So, Over stimulation with people and animals and things they do can be a big part of it, Sometimes I will see soemthing that bothers me about someone and I just want to either fix it or hit them because they make me so overstimulated I just want to hit the problem. I never act on these things obviously but SOMETIMES it leaks out and I hit my hands together to calm the urges. I really don’t like imagining hurting others but when I get mad I obsess over what I would or could do to them or might or would’ve in a situation in the past, had it planned out differently. I keep thinking about it and thinking about it and then get upset with myself because I know it’s wrong to be thinking about hurting others and it worries me I may someday act on something impulsive and harm someone. Sometimes I cry about it because I never want to hurt people. Really I don’t. Most of these thoughts happen in milliseconds and I have a second part in my brain like a THOUGHT processor/auto corrective thinking reminding me I can’t do that because it’s morally wrong and I am too good of a person to do that and there is nothing to stress over.
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does anyone else get really vivid intrusive thoughts of the person who you are talking to (or close to physically) just randomly striking you violently? i keep getting them when i’m just talking to my dad one on one in the car & i get a flash of intrusive thoughts of him grabbing my hair & shoving my face in the dashboard. it gets me so anxious :’)
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