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- M1ndoverMatt3r
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- ss
- Date posted
- 3y ago
same!! it’ll take me hours just to read 20 pages cause I keep stopping and procrastinating and then ruminating.
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- M1ndoverMatt3rM1ndoverMatt3r
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I thought I was the only one!
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- bassoonistabassoonista
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Totally! That’s why I’m up at 5 a.m. trying to do things right now (and failing lmaooo)
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- M1ndoverMatt3rM1ndoverMatt3r
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Same here!! Ugh so many assignments due but I’d rather think and watch tv lol
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- adaptocdadaptocd
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I graduated last month, but now that I’m undergoing therapy for my OCD I realized I had channeled my obsessional behavior into my classes. In theory, this seems like this would be a positive because I did well, but it also meant doing assignments weeks in advance, starting class work without sleeping, excessively ruminating and breaking down over a ‘C,’ or wanting to injure myself over a test not loading or feeling like I wasn’t good enough for my partner because I got a B. So in short- OCD can target any aspect of life, and in a variety of ways lol.
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- adaptocdadaptocd
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@jasonbozinakis It’s a double edged sword. I feel convinced that I’m being proactive and it’s necessary, but in reality I know I could accomplish everything I have without undergoing the level of mental stress my OCD convinces me of. It did act as a motor for me to do well in college, pay for it all, and work. But, I know that could have all been done without the obsessional behavior and excessive self-scrutiny. Gaining more insight into why these types of behaviors happened are liberating, but it’s a continuous work in progress to recognize them.
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- M1ndoverMatt3rM1ndoverMatt3r
- Date posted
- 3y ago
**your
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- AnonymoussssssAnonymoussssss
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Definitely! It requires a lot from me to actually sit and study or do anything related to that.
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- M1ndoverMatt3rM1ndoverMatt3r
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Same here.. currently trying to work on a seven page essay but my thoughts are such a distraction
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- Stronger. Stronger.
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Not so much since therapy. Before, yes. There was even a class I had to drop because I had a horrible episode and couldn’t catch back up with my schoolwork. But now, I find it gives me a leg up. People say nursing school is the hardest thing they’ve gone through, but when you live with OCD, nothing is hard in comparison. School is a piece of cake compared to ERP or what I deal with on a monthly basis.
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- Stronger. Stronger.
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I will say something I’m struggling with this semester though is making sure I’m doing all my work in an honest ethical fashion. So now I’m feeling anxiety around my school work and that is a drag.
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- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 5y ago
So I’m about to enter the eleventh grade this year, in September, and I’ve started thinking about university and what I want to study; however, my OCD has been hard regarding the uncertainty revolving around the question of whether or not I’ll actually get into the university I want to get into. I don’t know how to deal with the stress! Does anyone have some tips? Thank you so much.
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- Anonymous64020
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Returning to study
Been having a tough few weeks... I left university in 2020 after an OCD breakdown. Since then I've received a ton of therapy and decided to give uni another try. Only problem is, the last few days I can't catch a break from the constant bombardment of intrusive thoughts. Its leaving me worried that I'll end up having another breakdown. I get over one thought, then my brain is just scanning scanning for the next thing to ruminate over. Everytime I get over one obsession, it seems to find something worse or more disturbing. I don't want all my energy starting uni to be spent battling my mind. Any advice is appreciated.👍
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- MeredithMcD
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Having an episode the last few days
These last few days my ocd had been maybe the worst it’s ever been. Currently, I am trying to do schoolwork assignments but I’m having a hard time reading because my mind is reading too fast and just skipping over the words then I feel frustrated like I have to go back and read the words carefully one by one with the same brain effort put to each word. Then I feel like I need to go back and look at how much I’ve read up to now and how much I need to read still and compare and it’s a never ending cycle of frustration. My mind is also racing about negative past events on top of that
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