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- Scooterino
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- ilanarilanar
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- 3y ago
It's totally possible to live happily even with the thoughts. The goal isn't to get rid of the thoughts. The goal is to realize that they can be there and you don't have to react-you can handle them. I had terrible harm ocd. It is so so so much better now, and that's Bec I accept the thoughts/images/urges- not as being true, but as being there. I accept that these thoughts may never go away, and that's ok. They don't have to mean anything about me or who I am. Don't let ocd rule your life. If I can do it, you definately can too!
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
Have you ever taken meds or have you done it by yourself?
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 I tried Prozac but it freaked me out. I took Ativan for about 2-3 months when I needed it but haven’t needed it in a very long time
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
My thoughts are so bad I don’t know that I can live with them. I’ve been living with them for a year now and I don’t know how much longer I can do it.
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- Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino If I were to believe in God I would pray for you this night. Please don't give up.
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
@Daria Alexandrovna Thank you, friend. I am holding on, I am stronger than this. I just hope that things get better soon.
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- ilanarilanar
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino Please hold on. Don't give up.
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- Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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@Scooterino They will get better
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
@ilanar I’m doing my best, thank you so much ❤️
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 Really? What do you mean freaked you out? I know the first few weeks anxiety can get worse.
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 Yeah my anxiety was way high and I was having suicidal thoughts and the nurse practitioner didn’t forewarn me of it so it freaked me out and I said no more
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 Ohhhh wow. That is so scary. How old are you if I can ask? I have heard suicidal thoughts can happen under like 25. Have you tried anything else qfter?
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 I was 36 at the time and I’m 37 now
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 Ohhh wow. I didn't realize it could happen. Thats my age. That just made me more scared. I wanted to try meds but that was my fear. I have kids so getting worse is not an option. Yikes
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 Yeah I have a son too. And he was home with me the day I was freaking out. I wish they weren’t so dam hit and miss.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 I am so sorry. What did the doctor say about that? How do you feel now?
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 She told me the risk was real low like .0 something I can’t remember becasue it was last May. I feel fine now. Time and therapy have helped me
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 Wow. I really am sorry. I have 3 kids and I couldn't imagine. That is my fear. Im so glad your doing better. I know some it takes a long time to feel better after the meds. Hope it didn't take to long for you.
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- MichelemybelleMichelemybelle
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- 3y ago
I for one can attest that even the most scariest thoughts can go away. There was even a point where I actually said “I can’t believe I thought.......... and laughed at the fact that I could think something so silly. Something a 2 year old would understand. So yes it can go away. But it can come back. I’m learning that now. It’s not the thought! It’s how it makes you feel. And one morning you’ll wake up and be like “Hmmm, that’s not as scary anymore, it’s nice and quiet up there. That’s weird. Ok on with my day.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
How did you overcome it? Do you still get anxiety?
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
Wow, that’s wonderful news! I hope I’ll feel that way someday.
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
There is no guarantee that the thoughts will go away. I think we have to grasp that to realize that we can live with them and that’s not the goal of meds and therapy. If they do go away it’s a bonus but my therapist said the goal isn’t to get the thoughts to go away because we can make thoughts go away. The goal is to reduce the fear, distress and anxiety they cause.
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
I meant we can’t make the thoughts go away*
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- lola2214lola2214
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- 3y ago
I think a lot of people who’ve recovered probably don’t come on this app much
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
I'm sure you are right. I wish they would though. I love hearing all the success stories. It means there's hope.
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 I’ve been doing pretty good. Definitely not where I was a year ago. There’s hope it just takes time and that hurts because we wanna feel better so fast
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 Thats awesome! What do you think has helped you the most?
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 I believe habituation to the thoughts, doing my erp when I can’t handle my obsessions, and my faith in God.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 So you do it without meds? Thats even better.
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- Dre83Dre83
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@Kls2121 Yeah, meds just wasn’t for me. It was a bit harder but I’m managing pretty decent.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Dre83 I'm so happy for you.
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- Dre83Dre83
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 Thank you. I hope you find some peace in the ocd journey
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- ilanarilanar
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- 3y ago
😊
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- jemcu812jemcu812
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- 3y ago
I'm going thru the same thing. And once one theme goes away, another starts. It's very annoying.
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
It’s terrible! I wish our brains would give us a break!
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- Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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- 3y ago
You can live in a remission for years. I personally lived without them for like 9/12 months before. But it wasn't as severe as right now. If you are in therapy and take meds, you always have tools to recover in a couple of months and live happily. Maybe even quicker, if you seek help immediately in the future
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
I am on meds and doing therapy and my OCD seems to be getting worse, unfortunately. Hopefully soon it will go into remission. I just want to feel like myself again.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino Sorry to hear that. Maybe you should talk to your doctor to switch meds. Maybe the one your on is not right for you.
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- misterwaynmisterwayn
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino Sometimes during the course of effective therapy, people feel worse before they get better.
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- Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino It takes time for meds and therapy to start working! SRRI make you feel better not sooner than in a couple of weeks and with right dosage. And ERP at first always makes things worse
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
@Kls2121 I have been on half a dozen different medications and none of them worked, unfortunately.
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
@Daria Alexandrovna Unfortunately I have been on half a dozen medications and none have worked. And ERP worked for a few weeks till it gave me such a spike that it pushed me into a bipolar manic episode that gave me suicidal thoughts last week :(
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- Daria AlexandrovnaDaria Alexan...
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- 3y ago
@Scooterino That's harsh. Maybe you need to treat your bipolar disorder first?
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- ScooterinoScooterino
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- 3y ago
@Daria Alexandrovna I’m on bipolar medications and that’s getting much better, thank goodness! But when the OCD spikes it pushes me into mania.
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- ilanarilanar
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- 3y ago
I personally chose to do it by myself, but I know people who take meds and it works for them.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
Thats really awesome.
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- MichelemybelleMichelemybelle
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- 3y ago
Also I read “Brain Lock’ many years ago. I used to call it my bible.
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- MichelemybelleMichelemybelle
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- 3y ago
Also never never give in. My thoughts used to focus around my husband. Then when I had my daughter I could care less about him. Lol. I’ve had so many intrusive thoughts about my daughter when she was young. I once thought I left her in the car seat (I really knew she wasn’t there) but I didn’t check.
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- MichelemybelleMichelemybelle
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- 3y ago
Well over time it started to fade because I just kept doing Everything I had to do, take of my daughter, work cook clean etc. the main thing here is the anxiety. The thought is just a thought. You can become afraid of anything at any time. I think with medication and just TIME it loses strength. But I am going through it again right now. Funny how it came back. Ridiculous. I’m so pissed. I hate doubting and anxiety. But Anxiety is the the key word here.
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- Kls2121Kls2121
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- 3y ago
Yes. It is so annoying. Especially when you feel good then boom its back.
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- stranger
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- 2y ago
Does is actually get better?
To anyone who has POCD and has had a successful recovery, how does your day to day life look like now? Do you still have those thoughts in the back of your mind and just not let them bother you? Or have you gone about your days without even thinking about it at all? Has your life somewhat been back to normal? Do you still have harder days? And how often? Have you gained trust and confidence in who you are? Do you not allow OCD to make you question yourself? The reason I ask is because I worry that though I might get “better” I still will have hard days like every other week. Like having to have good days but deep down knowing you’re going to struggle with this for the rest of your life. Because personally I just can’t possibly imagine having to knowingly do ERP everyday for the rest of my life just to not crumble and fall apart. Yes I might be “better” at handling it, it will still be something I’m gonna have to be focusing on not allowing OCD to take over. I just want to live my life how I used to. Not having to try everyday to fall apart, ignoring thoughts, forcing myself to be uncomfortable, having to resist questioning things, and faking being okay with what I’m going through. It gets tiring having to do those things everyday. It’s so much easier to just give up. I’m doing my best to not give up. But the thought of having to fight OCD everyday and knowingly sounds much worse than just giving up. I feel like I’m a pretty reasonable person so having to live through this just doesn’t sound worth it and I think it’s pretty messed up to shame someone for wanting to “give up” if you know what I mean. So If there’s no true good outcome after consistent hard work. I think mental illnesses can be just as bad as a physical illness. But we don’t shame them for giving up a treatment because there’s no actual cure. We understand they can’t deal with the pain anymore and want to be set free. But when it comes to mental illness, being set free is looked down upon. But maybe there is no cure or good outcome and all we want is to be set free.
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- KKGM
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- 1y ago
Encouragement
I’m looking for some encouragement. How many of you have actually gotten better with your OCD treatment? I feel like all I’m doing is switching from one theme to another and not actually going forward. The new themes are sometimes scarier because they’re “new” and there’s more uncertainty… at least with the old ones I knew how to respond and what that looked like for me.
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- claucanelita
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- 1y ago
Can I really recover from ROCD?
I’m just trying to find a bit of hope, I feel horrible, I always think my partner deserves someone that doesn’t have rocd Am I going to be happy again in my relationship? Is it better if I just die? I just need to hear if someone has overcome this, I just want hope, I don’t want to suffer anymore Thank you
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