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Well I would love to say that I cut them out of my life, but I live with them so....but yes it hurts. My sister and my mom have both purposely triggered me (not OCD I have a sound processing disorder too).
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Yep. My mum will do something she knows triggers my ocd, even when I hint that I don't want her to
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My neighbors currently do this. I have tried to get my parking space changed by my apt complex said no because theyāre awesome like that. Itās part of the reason Iām doing ERP. When I eventually move, itād be nice to not have such public compulsions. To give any other advice, Iād have to know if itās a family Member or an acquaintance, like someone that knows you have it or doesnāt. My neighbors know something is wrong but not exactly what, and I feel that if I went up to them and gently explained āIām seeking treatment for OCD and I know youāve noticed me doing things, but theyāre harmless and Iām actually trying to stop and itās really difficult and debilitating. Can you cut me a break?ā But I havenāt had the courage yet. If itās a family member or someone who knows you have OCD, Iād stay as calm as possible and go to another room to calm down. Later Iād ask them why, and ask them not to do it. If they continued, Iād cut ties. If not possible, Iād report their behavior to another more responsible family member and an outside source like a doctor or counselor.
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- 3y ago
Thanks for the tips!
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- 3y ago
Sure! I know itās not the best but itās all I could come up with and trust me, Iām trying to take my own advice!
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- 3y ago
And I know itās hard not to argue or get upset with someone when youāre already feeling OCDish and they exacerbate it but try for your own sake and not theirs to breathe and just say to them āFine okay, I need some airā and go away for ten. Then maybe try to explain that you care for them and want them to care for you, and that you believe youāre suffering from this (show them a website etc) and it would mean a lot to you if they could change their behavior a little to help not make it worse. If they donāt let you get some air if you need it even if youāre being calm with them, or if they respond poorly if you explain you think youāre dealing with something difficult and need them to be decent, now we are starting to talk about a little abuse instead of misunderstanding and before things get out of hand, try to think of someone who may be able to step in and help somehow. Like I said, a counselor, therapist, other older relative they respect, etc. Nobody should have anyone making their mental illness worse, plus you actually need help and support. But also try to remember that non OCD have nothing to compare their own mind to, they canāt understand how our brain works and itās not their fault. I donāt know your type of OCD, but consider your mom and sis an exposure and understand that staying calm through that and breathing and taking time to work through it is actually ERP, plus itāll keep you safer and itāll make them be more willing to listen to you about all this. Good luck friend.
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- 16w ago
So, I know my capacity to get fixated on things. And it's normally something that's relatively remote but, my latest issue is really getting to me and I was wondering if people have any advice. I'm avoiding getting too into specifics, as I don't want this to get reassurance-y but, in essence.. I came to the realisation recently that people who I'd been "friends" (feels like the wrong term now) when I was younger were not very nice people, and normalized a lot of very unpleasant behaviour towards other members of the group. They really normalized it, sold themselves as figures of authority, as older and more responsible and grown-up than others, and looking back, they acted horribly. And coming to this realisation, that I'd been manipulated into just accepting their behaviour has just... broken me. My OCD has latched onto it and I can't stop feeling irreversibly tainted by it. I've talked to others about it, and they've reassured me, told me it's not a big deal and that I hold myself to too high a standard, but none of that sticks. I feel better for a bit, then think 'Maybe when you told them you were skewing it to make yourself look better' or 'Did you leave out a crucial detail'. I keep ruminating over and over, trying to remember exactly how everything played out, trying to figure out if I fed into the behaviour, if I did something bad myself (because y'know, I feel like I was accepting of it at the time, so what does it say about my own values?). I know I need to stop doing all this if I want to improve, but then some part of me keeps saying 'So, you're just going to let yourself off the hook then?' Normally, I can rationalize my own fears to some degree, assure myself something won't happen, but the realness of the situation, and the fact I only came to understand the reality of it because the thought had been bothering me means it feels so much more all-encompassing. I know confessing in itself is a compulsion, but I keep feeling that if I'm not I'm somehow concealing what I 'really am' from others around me, and any positive interactions are me deceiving them in some way. I feel like I can't enjoy anything in life right now, and a good part of me feels I should not enjoy it ever again. If anybody has any advice on it, I'm all ears. Or even hearing if you relate to these feelings, I might appreciate the solidarity at least.
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- 13w ago
Has anyone experienced their reputation affected or misunderstood because of a societally taboo OCD theme? Others catching wind of your obsessions and misinterpreting it, assuming the worst? Iām intentionally keeping it vague because I donāt want my specific situation to get reassured, but itās been a real tough pill to swallow knowing that people close to me (and anyone else they might talk to) think of me differently. Iām unwilling to share about my OCD because I feel pretty confident it will be taken as an excuse or denial, and feels compulsive and reassurance seeking. Let me know if anyone here has experienced anything like it, how they handled it, exposures you did.
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- 11w ago
Hey so a couple months ago (7-8) I remember being upset at my family member. Like she was talking too much while I was annoyed and remember wanting her to be quiet. I got an intrusive thought like a really bad image of doing something really bad to her, and my hand twitched to the side a little? Like it felt like I was about to?! And I remembered thinking "if I do this, I'll get in trouble". I got up and left to the bathroom and felt horrified! I was thinking "did I want to act out? Did the only reason I didn't act out was because of getting in trouble? If there was no consequences, would have I done it?! Does this mean this whole time I've been using OCD as an excuse?" I remember I couldn't sleep for 3 nights because of how bad the anxiety was, I was crying and I felt very guilty like I should turn myself in to a mental hospital. I couldn't eat for many days or be near her because of that thought and twitch I had! I'm worried it was an impulse or I actually wanted to hurt her. And even to this day I still ruminanate about this. Like last night I couldn't sleep well I kept waking up every two hours and asking myself "am I capable?" I couldn't eat last night. Sometimes I move on from it like I forget that happened but when I remember, I feel distressed about it! I don't want to be an evil person or do bad actions towards anyone! I'm even scared to be angry because of this because I'm scared I have more "chance" of acting out due to anger. Like was it an impulse and I held back? Is this even OCD? Please help, I'm really scared!
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