RaeStruggles
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- 4y
HopeHope
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- 4y
I can absolutely relate like I’ll do something and maybe have some ocd during it or like feel panic but can just brush it off then later it hits me and I’m like omg something happened I did something bad caused harm on purpose etc and down the rabbit hole I go ...it is a nightmare for sure and I want to ruminate replay and reassure myself but I know that is the worst thing to do but the urge is so strong I feel I almost have no control to stop but I know I need to distract doing anything else but the compulsion, it’s super hard to live with that feeling of fear guilt shame watever it is .. you are not alone
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
Dude I’m sorry you know what this is like. I’m super scared and upset and I’m just hating myself for having this condition.
HopeHope
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- 4y
@RaeStruggles Don’t hate yourself you never would have asked for this condition you are a good person no matter wat ocd says!
ss
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- 4y
hey there, what’s up?
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
Do you ever look back on something that happened during the day and question it? Like it didn’t seem like a big deal when it happened but later look back and think the opposite? I’m currently experiencing that and I’m so so scared.
ss
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- 4y
@RaeStruggles that’s happened to me a couple of times, but it’s generally best to let the obsessions flow through, but avoid the ruminations. no matter how scary they seem, you don’t actually achieve anything by ruminating and end up in a deeper pool of doubt.
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
@s I hate this feeling of doubt. I feel like I put myself in danger even though I didn’t think I did when it happened. I’m really really scared right now. What do you do to distract yourself?
ss
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- 4y
@RaeStruggles i acknowledge that the thought is still going to be there, but that i’d still like to function, so i tend to do mindfulness or productive activities
BlancoAfricanusBlancoAfricanus
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- 4y
Hola
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
Hey how’s it going?
BlancoAfricanusBlancoAfricanus
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- 4y
@RaeStruggles Well and you?
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
@BlancoAfricanus Had better days friend. Struggling with intrusive thoughts.
katelyn8893katelyn8893
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- 4y
Hello, I feel this way at night when I try and go to sleep most nights. Sometimes it’s that car that ran a red light I think and that’s way I wait at the light for a second before going then when I go to sleep I think about all the way I could have gone and sometimes wish I was actually hit. Never hate yourself hun. I pull my hair out when it gets bad an hating myself for it makes it worse. You are not alone. Do you want to share your thoughts?
katelyn8893katelyn8893
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- 4y
I find it helps if I tell someone
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
@katelyn8893 Hey friend! I had intrusive thoughts this evening about something that happened earlier today. I disregarded it then but hours later I’m freaking out 😭
rmbauer21rmbauer21
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- 4y
let’s talk
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
Hey friend.
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
I’m struggling with an OCD thought. I disregarded it earlier and now hours later I’m super upset about it.
rmbauer21rmbauer21
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- 4y
@RaeStruggles write down the thought. rip it up on a piece of paper. flush it. it’s gone.
katelyn8893katelyn8893
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- 4y
We can’t rethink our past, only review. What about the thoughts are intrusive and scary now? I’m here for you. I suffer from trichotillamania and if I try and rethink my day it can be triggering.
RaeStrugglesRaeStruggles
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- 4y
I’m so sorry 😞 I suffer from dermatillamania. It’s the fears that trigger my OCD which are related to harm and contamination. There’s nothing I can do about it now expect deal with the side effects of getting so upset.
katelyn8893katelyn8893
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- 4y
I’m sorry for your struggle. What made you think back to earlier? When you do are you thinking about what went wrong or what could have gone wrong?
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