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honestly when people struggle with addiction, getting clean magnesium levels plummet. when magnesium is low it can cause bipolar episodes and also causes low vitamin d. I highly highly recommend having your doctor check vitamin d levels (optimal is 60-80) also magnesium rbc checked (not serum) is very important. but these are huge for not haging ruminating thoughts, impulsive behaviors and addictive behavior
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Dang that makes a lot of sense I’m going to go check that out tm! Tbh and also what exactly is reassurance is that like “if I’m gay I would do this” or “this makes me gay when I do this”
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@The brain is NOT U yes its extremely important. low magnesium is a slow killer. causes terrible impulse control and mood swings. Anyways make sure the test is magnesium rbc (not serum) and vitamin d for sure should be between 60 and 80 for optimal levels. and the reassurance thing is that we shouldn't seek validation. like I can't confirm or validate you basically is what they tell us not to do because it feeds the gaslighting and compulsions. it enables us. I can't say things to you like "you're going to get better" or I can't disprove or prove something if you are asking something like, am I going to be ok? or something. we just can't enable it. it's very hard not to
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Yes man, I got sober cuz I was getting paranoid from smoking weed, I struggled with drugs last year including lsd, cocaine, salvia, and drinking I got sober just like 2 weeks ago with everything except alcohol in moderation which I’m stopping too, I think my lsd trip triggered ocd, and I get terrible terrible thoughts about being gay and shit, it sucks and makes me so uncomfortable it’s not only hocd but also rocd I struggle with bad thoughts about the devil and it scares me both scare me to death to the point I sometimes don’t wanna live, but I tell myself it isn’t worth it and that means ur giving into temptations and the devil is winning, but I want to be with the lord and just live a wonderful successful life, with a hot wife and great kids, I’m 20 rn so I’m working on mental health and slowly does get better some days but some days it gets terrible like today and I didn’t know why I wanted to live but I started just praying and praying that it would get better, and slowly it did, I am 100% a believer and getting baptized tomorrow and I’m super excited, I really just want to be on the gods path, I was a huge sinner for many years and it led to almost death and jail not once but two times, I’ve been thru a lot but recently I really had a spiritual awakening and started learning about god and reading the Bible and it all made since, I want to be a full man of god and follow his greatness, I do struggle with these intrusive thoughts a lot but I believe and have faith that soon I’ll be able to control these stupid insane thoughts and live my life being happy, I have morals and know what I want to do but my anxiety and ocd messes with it bad
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Congratulations on being baptized today! That's a very important step in your walk with God.
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@Wyo76 Thank you!!! I appreciate it
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@Wyo76 Like a lot, I don’t tell a lot of ppl
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@Wyo76 How are you today bro?
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@The brain is NOT U I'm hanging in there. Nights are always the toughest for me but hoping to get some sleep tonight eventually. How are you
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@Wyo76 I feel that just keep praying, god is here just talk to him about how you feel, I am going thru the same stuff ,
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@The brain is NOT U How are you doing tonight?
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@Wyo76 Yesterday was Ight not terrible, today is where I’m wondering how I’ll do at work, cuz it’s super busy and I’ll get stressed but I just gotta keep my head straight thank you for asking
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@The brain is NOT U My name is David. What's yours?
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@Wyo76 Justin, currently at work and had to go outside cuz was having bad thoughts of me in the future and it was making me mad and anxiety, hocd sucks
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@The brain is NOT U I'm sorry you're struggling Justin.
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remember in order to heal we need to find inner strength and not seek reassurance. it sucks but we have to actively fight our brains.
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So I’ve noticed that my OCD has calmed down, I’m getting less intrusive thoughts but I feel more uncertain than ever. Is this normal for recovery?
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Does anyone who has gotten better/healed with OCD ever experience that their thoughts and urges get more difficult as you get better. I feel like I am getting better at handling certain things but I feel like now newer themes and such get more difficult as I progress. I was curious if this is kind of the process to getting better. Weirdly, like it makes sense the closer you are to getting better thoughts become worst and stronger since you are doing better. Just need to keep on pushing and doing what I have been. Let me know, would love to hear your guys thoughts and feedback
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