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Hi redleaves I feel you it's frustrating for me also bt I know the lord will make a way for us if we can do this together I suma get emotional now just the fact I thought I was alone for u to comment means the world to me thanks a million❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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@RedLeaves Thanx redleave I really needed that.........its true.....yor thats one of the worst then you feel like u wanna take a shower again maybe lol I laugh now bt I really feel bit knowing u guys is here it's a very good feeling I felt in a long time......AMEN THE FUTURE IS GONNA BE TWICE AS BRIGHT FOR US.....once again much appreciate
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@RedLeaves Hey u.........hope ur day was good......
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I’ve been dealing with this for a long time. To the point where it’s actual habit more than OCD but some days it’s really bad. I deliver mail and if I’m going through something mentally that day or week, I have to touch, sort, deliver mail in such specific ways and repeatedly until it’s just right so that thought is “equaled out” with the touch. This can happen hundreds even thousands of times a day. I did exposure therapy back in November and it REALLY helped. I do it so much less it’s actually amazing. I catch myself about to touch things then I just say “nah I don’t need to” and I continue with my day. Everyone is different but for me who thought there was NO WAY OUT, I’m surprised and so glad it’s contained
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Hi thanks for sharing much appreciated can see u doing better........thanks for advice God bless
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I used to hold 'good' thoughts while doing things. Same as you, when a 'bad' thought appeared I'd redo what I was doing until I get thru with a 'good' thought.
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I’m sorry that you’re going through this right now, it can be really hard to sit with the uncertainty of those intrusive thoughts. Just try to remember that they are just thoughts and don’t define you at all. Sending good vibes for you to overcome this
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Thanks Danielle appreciate it..........what is tiring is wen the 1st intrusive thought is bad its difficult to turn into sumthing good takes a lot of concentration........bt I won't forget ur words THE TOUGHT DON'T DEFINE ME...........possitive vibes lol thanks God bless
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@ballas Don’t turn it into anything just let it be... it’s only a thought, we all have good, bad, crazy, irrational and ridiculous thoughts from time to time. My themes have been POCD, ROCD, religious/moral scrumptiousity and SOOCD 🤦🏾♀️ (nice little cocktail huh?) but I’ve learned to live with the uncertainty of anything that my mind can come up with that doesn’t agree with who I am. A Christian wife with three beautiful children who loves God and all people. God bless you as well, be encouraged!
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Hello, I’m new to this app. I’ve always had an anxious brain, and I’ve had coping mechanisms for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, from as early as I could spell, until I was probably early teens, I would constantly write words in my head along to the beat of music. It’s such a vivid memory because I never stopped doing it. The word had to perfectly match up to the lyric and I loved that it kept my brain busy. I grew out of that, but felt like good context. My anxiety increased drastically around ages 17-19, and I began therapy. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and panic disorder, due to having a panic attack nearly every day at that time. I overcame that as well, and now the panic attacks are every now and then, but the anxiety is constant, and some recent symptoms have led me to believe I might have some form of OCD. Maybe not. I’m trying to understand myself and get better so I joined this app to make sense of things. Lately I’ve been having really intense intrusive thoughts. I’m really embarassed and they make me feel like a bad person. Thoughts pop in my head seemingly out of nowhere. It will be an image of me harming myself or someone else in a really bad way. (Trigger warning) for example the other day I couldn’t shake the image of me putting a knife through my own forehead, although it’s not something I want to do. Or I’ll imagine someone killing me. I imagine my loved ones dying often. The thoughts feel so out of my control it’s insane. I hate them. Another persistent issue that isn’t as new is replaying social scenarios. I’m a hairstylist so this one is difficult since I meet a bunch of new people every day. I obsess over how I act and if people like me. I will impulsively say things all the time and they will haunt me for weeks. I question even my closest friends and family who show their love. I find myself so angry and numb and like I have so much built up emotion and a busy mind always. While doing my job I spiral really badly if any little thing goes wrong and it’s embarassing. I know there’s more but I can’t think of it now. I just want to feel better and like I’m not constantly battling my mind.
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when i stay alone at home, the thought immediately comes to my head that I can touch myself, don't I imagine those thoughts?! I'm a bit scared of this "idea", especially since I've had these types of tests before... can anyone help if they've had a similar experience? what worries me is that it is my wish, i.e. that I can do it, and not ocd...
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