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I don't want to wait until it's over because my periods usually last long (a week or so).
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To me it does get worst my anxiety you know because of your hormones my OCD gets worse all my constant thoughts get worse it depends you know in the state of mind that you’re at if you’re stressed out you know I’m a person but when I start PMS thing I get very emotional I start stressing more I start you know I’m worrying more and that’s what creates my OCD if you’re not alone at all I’m going through it too but what I can tell you is what helps me to control my OCD thoughts what helps me to remain calm is keep myself active mentally Try to hear good affirmations morning affirmations of OCD patterns Binaural Beats are great for OCD because it triggers something in the brain that calms you down for me it really really works and I will put the link for you I know what it is suffer from OCD I lived with it all my life and it’s not easy bless your beautiful heart it’s going to be fine you can message me anytime
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To me it does get worst my anxiety you know because of your hormones my OCD gets worse all my constant thoughts get worse it depends you know in the state of mind that you’re at if you’re stressed out you know I’m a person but when I start PMS thing I get very emotional I start stressing more I start you know I’m worrying more and that’s what creates my OCD if you’re not alone at all I’m going through it too but what I can tell you is what helps me to control my OCD thoughts what helps me to remain calm is keep myself active mentally Try to hear good affirmations morning affirmations of OCD patterns Binaural Beats are great for OCD because it triggers something in the brain that calms you down for me it really really works and I will put the link for you I know what it is suffer from OCD I lived with it all my life and it’s not easy bless your beautiful heart it’s going to be fine you can message me anytime
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Oh thank you
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Ugh, I feel like it depends on so much. Periods and hormones can make all sorts of things flare, but unpredictability so. I usually don’t want my period to get in my way and trudge on, but in reality, I also plan things around it too. It depends how demanding this project is and how strong you feel to fight your OCD. I feel ya on this, especially with the perfectionism OCD too... Comfort and strength your way. 💪🏼💜
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Thank you for that. I do think my periods are extremely easy compared to what I hear from others. I don't I ever had my mood swing because of it and I rarely feel any pain. I think I'll try working on the project tomorrow and if ocd ruins it I'll wait, I guess
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@Retseknal5 That sounds like a great plan! And also sounds like great practice for self-awareness. Sending you good hormone vibes!
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- 19w
i’ve unfortunately fallen into the cycle of trying to figure out my thoughts and find answers as to why i feel so distressed. this still pertains to the situation regarding changing my room for those reading who have seen my multiple posts over the last few days. i’ve been so distressed and in so much panic about it. i’m also panicking over my other room looking so different from when i left it. it’s been making me feel crazy because to me there’s no reason for my anxiety to latch so hard onto something that seems so minuscule. i was thinking i was having anxiety over change, but it’s like symptoms of ocd too that’s making it really hard for me to let go. SO i started thinking maybe it was perfectionism ocd? i’ve realized over time that i do compulsions to where things have to feel “just right”, but i also do that with any environment i’m in. like it HAS to feel cozy to me and provide me comfort in order for me to feel at ease. and this change is causing me to panic because there’s something wrong that i can’t find an answer to. maybe the different colored carpet? but it’s also more than that it feels like. however, now it’s spreading into other areas of my house where i’ve always been fine in and possibly to just any area i’m in at all. hence why it’s making me feel crazy because there’s no reason for me to be THIS distressed over that as i’ve never really had this problem before. and when i did it would last maybe an hour to a couple of days at most, but this has been going for over 2 weeks with my really bad anxiety being this week. i’m doing a little better, but it’s still hard when i can feel that panic waiting for me to acknowledge and just engulf me in the ocd cycle. i’m also analyzing basically any feeling i have so i just feel off in general and like i’m going insane. i’ve been so hyper focused on how i feel and that will send me spiraling too. multiple themes then start coming in like existential ocd and fear of solipsism. not to mention my harm and contamination ocd that just adds on when i’m this vulnerable. then i worry if no one is real, then no one feels the way i do. or just in general that what if no one feels the way i do. honestly, i think being out of college and in my house with nothing to do is causing me too much time with my thoughts. which is why i’m so distressed about everything that pops into my brain.
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- 13w
I'm roughly 2 months pregnant and I'm struggling so bad with OCD (specifically surrounding psychosis/postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, etc). I'm so discouraged because I was sub-clinical for over a year and this pregnancy and the hormones are undoing all of my progress. And it actually seems so much harder than BEFORE when I was at a low point. It feels like the hormones are ruining my brain and making me lose my mind. I keep looking over my shoulder, getting intrusive images of scary hallucinations that I might start to get, i fear hurting myself or my baby, etc. Psychosis in pregnancy is 1 in 1000. That's not that rare. I feel like I just upped my chances of my biggest fear happening and I have so much regret and fear around that. I'm also a Christian and I'm relying on God so much more now than ever, but I'm afraid of that too because people in psychosis often have religious delusions and I can't tell if I'm slipping into that or if God is really just using this trial to pull me closer to him. I just feel so defeated. I feel like ERP just isn't going to work for me because the hormones are a whole different animal that "normal" people with OCD don't have. Like they're making me immune to ERP or that ERP isn't for people like me and I'm hopeless.
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- 13w
How are your experiences during an ocd spike while going through a menstruation? It doesn't matter if you are afab, your experience is valid too! I noticed my thoughts get worsened and the spike intensified, but now that I'm taking sertraline I don't feel an panic attack as before but the throughs and feelings are definitely there so is an unpleasant situation
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