- Date posted
- 6y
- Date posted
- 6y
If it’s taboo, there’s an OCD subset for it. The categories of OCD that exist are meant as a tool to provide some some direction to those seeking to understand their condition. But they are by no means exhaustive. I’ve heard, for instance, that there is an emerging category for people who are completely paralyzed by thoughts of climate change and worries about their own actions in relation to it. I’m really sorry your own family member used power against you in that way. I’m amazed at your strength in moving on with your life. If you don’t yet work with an OCD specialist, I highly recommend it. Someone who understands the ins and out of OCD and trained in ERP treatment will be able to help you create a plan that targets the nuances of your specific experience of OCD.
- Date posted
- 6y
I have like every type of ocd. I have contamination, just right, checking, hocd, harm ocd, religious ocd, etc. Just depends on the intrusion that runs through my mind
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes I believe it can. My OCD goes from HOCD to POCD to incestial. That's how I KNOW it's OCD. I'll have moments of being very low but usually I just try and see what's not feeling right in my body like do I need to go for a run or am I hungry? Or am I too stressed? The mind body connection is incredible. I try not to do my usually mental compulsions or reassurance seeking because it makes it worse. I just let it happen and slowly it'll fade. Acceptance of having OCD is hard but once you label your thoughts as that, in time it becomes easier.
- Date posted
- 6y
@waterlady haha I have that too. Like once a week I have new obsession honestly. Last week it was how to win the lottery and I researched so much just to relieve my anxiety. I thought it was my priority to help my family and it became a obsession. Another was quitting college and I began researching blogging (I’m a writer), then I was researching jobs for the summer. I did this at least 2-3 hours a day. Bc I fear the worst would occur
- Date posted
- 6y
It helps so much to experience the same things you all do. I feel as if I’m not alone. Thank you all for your feedback ?
- Date posted
- 6y
@fivel - oh my... is there really? That's very interesting haha I literally have had that issue so bad that my family had a meeting for me about my obsessive behavior with climate change. It literally paralyzed me at one point when I would see someone use plastic. Interesting stuff. Wow the mind is incredible. OCD sucks though hahaha
- Date posted
- 6y
@casepag what a life haha I'm really trying to get better at being mindful and really focusing on my activities and also keeping busy seems to help.
Related posts
- Date posted
- 25w
I deal pretty heavily with this. The last couple days, I’ve had what I think are urges. Something pops into my head intrusively and then what stems from that is me WANTING to just indulge in it even though it’s gross. I get worried bc I used to struggle w thoughts about my dad for a long time until eventually I just purposely thought of him while self pleasuring and got off to it. While that’s something I did, it is NOT me. It all stemmed from my mental health declining a couple years back, I was never this way before. So I get worried that it almost happened or might happen with my pocd cuz I could never live with myself if it did.
- Date posted
- 18w
Okay so In the moment I get intrusive thoughts about children which I hate. I get the gronal responses which I always so many compultions after. My ocd is very bad and I’m showering and changing my bedding around 8 times. Therapists have told me I’m the worse they’ve ever known. That’s how bad my life is atm. I hate this disorder. I want to know if ocd can cause these things as it will help me to fight my compulsions and just except it’s ocd… In the moment the gronal responses are genuinely pleasurable and I struggle to ignore them and stop them, in the moment t I want them even if it was due to a thought of a kid My OCD will tell me I’m aroused I’ll feel aroused then when moving around in my bed it’ll tell me to make my vagina touch my bedding for a feeling while I’m turning over and I purposely do it in the moment… I hate it. After I do so many compilations, it’s not even me it’s like someone else controlling my body When I try to fight my compulsions I think in my mind “I like this anyways” and actually like the thoughts and gronal responses over the children, which then makes me not be able to fight them. For example my ocf was telling me to spray my feet with anti back, but then I tried to fight it and I was thinking to myself “nah l like this one I like this feeling over the kid it’s the real me” like I didn’t even feel stressed from it it’s like I wanted it. Of corse after these I do lots and many compultions Please I just want to know if ocd can do this
- Date posted
- 18w
I got diagnosed with OCD (variant POCD) about 3/4 yeats ago. Lately I've been really confused and makes me uncomfortable this ideas that I've had dreams in my sleep where I have romantic/sexual interactions with my older sibling— I know it's disgusting, and I don't know what to do. Recently I got a boyfriend after years of being without a partner, and he makes me so happy along my friends, but sometimes at random points of the day I have this episodes with minors or my sibling, and the ones with him start to go heavier when I'm at home or alone. The first thing that comes to mind for me to do is always how much I don't wanna live, harm myself or what is my purpose at this point (22fem) having this problems. I feel weirded out when I pass them over, and suddendly think about not giving them the atention because how important they are in a negativa way. I'm just anxious writing this, I need help. Is someone living the same? How do you work on it? I will always be like this from now? — thanks in avance and sorry for mistakes, english isn't my first language
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond