Alina Lilac
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Mikeb63Mikeb63
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Don’t worry @cinnamongirl22 . I’ve had the same thing my whole life I’m 40 now. Step one never seek reassurance but soemtimes u might need it. *You will never act on those thoughts. If u were crazy and did want to do those they wouldn’t cause u immense anxiety. That’s ocd attacking your most loved things your life, the people you love etc. I’ve had these thought for over 7 years. My first major episode left me helpless I didn’t know I had ocd just thought it was anxiety attacks. Once I started to do erp I was scaired to even try it. My first therapist made me carry a cardboard knife around because I was scaired shitless of knives. I promise you will see the ERP is hard very hard for all of us but once you do it after sometime you won’t be scaired anymore and that’s the key. We’re all just scaired of these thoughts. Everyone gets them even my wife but for them it goes away because they know it’s dumb useless for useless it repeats like a broken record. But it’s ok. ERP is the best for defeating ocd. 1) ERP 2) Exercise 3) meditation - mindfulness, Deepak’s Chopra app is very good.
Mikeb63Mikeb63
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Hang in there and be positive Focus on getting better and doing the homework. It’s a mind game you need to do the exposures as hard as there are even if they drive your anxeity up the wall they only help in the long run. Listen to the therapist and believe in yourself that you can do it. The ocd doesn’t define you as a person it’s just an angry bully trying to take over your amazing life!! Keep working I promise it gets better. If you ever need tips message me. Mike
jemcu812jemcu812
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Ugh gurl. It's the process. Stay tough
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Jenna Overbaugh mentions an Instagram post regarding “extinction burst”. It tends to fight back while you re-address your habits.
Alina LilacAlina Lilac
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Thank you guys so much for your replies and advice!💖 I actually have been doing daily meditation for around a year now, and it's been so freaking helpful! I'm not currently taking an SSRIs bc they had some pretty bad side effects that outweighed the positives for me. And Mikeb63, I'm trying to hang in there, thank you for sharing your experience with ERP💖
Related posts
carol.xxx
- Date posted
- 18w ago
flare up please respond
Hey guys, I am having the worst HARM OCD episode I have had in a while. I am having disgusting, awful intrusive thoughts about harming others. It feels so real. It feels as if I am about to get up and just do it. The worst bit about it all Is I know I feel distressed and panicked. But where the thoughts are actually happening ( in my head) doesnt feel this feeling. This is making it feel worse as it really does feel like Im just going to do it. I am crying my eyes out because I know im petrified and dont want to hurt anyone im so scared. I have this terrible intrusive feeling in my that feels like its justifying the thoughts. Please can someone talk as I am scared Im crying I dont want know what to do I want this feeling gone I am so scared. I tell myself Id kill myself before hurting anyone else, but would i ? What if I actually do want to kill Please respond Im so scared
Holl1
- Date posted
- 16w ago
Harm ocd Advice
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.
andrewt_
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 13w ago
Does anyone ever mimic/imagine harm OCD thoughts?
Does anyone imagine they are doing their harm thoughts during an action, making you feel like you acted on your thoughts? For example, someone gave me a hug and at the last second I imagined I was touching something I shouldn’t during the hug? I want to make it clear it’s something I have zero desire to do! But the problem is, I thought it on purpose and it makes me sick !! Obviously nothing happened but my mind is telling me that was me trying to do it. Even though it was physically impossible to do. Am I a monster or could this be OCD? I’m freaking out and don’t want to be here anymore. I feel like I’m the exception and that this isn’t OCD. I know I post about this stuff a lot but I’m struggling and don’t know what to do.
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond