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I loved Turtles all the way down, such a great book! I think most of mine are about touching things and germs, it starts a thought spiral and gives me horrible anxiety
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Stay strong Meg! In response to your question about thought spirals, I have relationship ocd - so my thought spirals focus around my bf cheating on me. It’s hard for us both but we are pushing through. If he is the right one then we will make it together, if not I’ll find someone who is. It’s very very challenging at times because I’ve had periods where I have had to call or text him constantly (we are in a ldr) and when he doesn’t reply or pick up I have gotten straight up panic attacks puking my guts out...! But I’m starting to see a small light at the end of the tunnel one year into treatment
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Same I am at a friends and I don’t like staying at friends because I get anxiety from the thought of saying no so if I want to go home I feel like I can’t say it because I think they will not want me to come back or will hate me or something. Then I need to hand wash and then everything goes down-hill and that is why I like the comfort of my own home.
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The hardest part of my life is the fact that I am in middle school and am bullied! It is soo hard that I even had I time were I dealt with self harm! But I saw a consoler and she helped me but that give me anxiety too like one person said they freeze when they think of it. I don’t like sharing my thoughts that is why I am undiagnosed I struggle with it but I can’t share anything because that gives me anxiety! Life is hard! I am soo happy that I found this app.
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Thank you sooo much guys OCD may make our live horrible but we have each other it really helps to now people go through the same things I do. It feels great to have a shoulder to lean on when I don’t have one at school. It really sucks when they make fun of your illness because they think it is funny if they new what I went through. Thank you soooo much???
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And sooo happy y’all are reading my fav book I love books because they take me away from my reality
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Same!
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Im so sorry you’re bullied, i was bullied in middle school and high school and a piece of advice that might only just serve as words of encouragement: karma always gets the bullies, keep staying strong!
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Just started reading it today!
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Karma does get the bullies!! I was a total loser weirdo apparently in high school and got bullied constantly - but now everyone thinks I’m the cool chick, beautiful and have a successful career. All hope is not lost! I never thought I’d be the beautiful, cool chick and to this day I still find it utterly shocking that anyone would think that (if they only knew how my teen years were!!)...!
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Does anybody else experience OCD while reading? I feel like i need to remember everything in my book. And i have a feel that i need to completely understand EVEYTHING in my book (even very minor things) and if not, i feel as though im cheating or that the minor thing is very significant and that ill want to remember it even way after i finish the book (just for the purpose of knowing EVERYTHING about my book) Also, when a character says some minor things i feel the need to understand it completely or i feel the fear that i didn’t understand what the character actually meant. If youve struggled with this please give tips on how to overcome it
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There’s this one situation that I haven’t stopped thinking about from last night . So basically, I was reading 'The power of Now' which is a book that I love so much and really got me into spirituality. It’s been so helpful for my OCD and rumination but it’s also been pretty triggering for it as of late, so I’ve taken a long break from consistently reading it. The excerpt I read was about abundance and how its not about being bountiful, necessarily in material things but realizing and being grateful for the things that exist in your life now and in doing so, you will open yourself up to more good things. I understood it but I re-read it a lot because I didn't feel confident enough to explain it to someone else. but otherwise I LOVED IT. It made me feel so at peace, I agreed with it, and it gave me hope to start focusing on the good things in my life rather than the bad. So when I went to bed I rehearsed myself explaining it to someone on a podcast and then all these questions started flooding in like “why should I only focus on the good and aren't we supposed to accept the good and bad? Aren’t those the values of Buddha and spirituality” “Ya, we're supposed to accept the good and the bad but why?- so we can feel more good??? And isn't the point of OCD to not label things as good and bad? and why should I focus on the good- so I can feel good? why should I feel good? because I'm worthy of it? why am I worthy of it? because I'm a good person and do good things? well I’ve also done bad things so why shouldn't I consider that. I just don’t understand why I should feel good without it being selfish. And then this went on for like 2 or 3 hours. Like holy shit. I over explain these ideas and concepts that I resonate with to the point where they don't even make sense to me anymore. It becomes very existensial very quick. And I’m not suicidal but these questions make me feel hopeless in society for some reason?? And myself. Like if everything contradicts everything then what’s the point to life? If nothing can be understood or explained in a senseful way, then how do people move forward and make decisions, like AT ALL? There’s never a right or perfect answer and I feel like with any decision I make in regards, I’m doing a compulsion either way. If I don’t answer them, then I’m avoiding it and if I do then I’m checking and seeking reassurance. I’m sorry if this was way too long and over-explained I just need some advice or to know if anyone can relate in any way. Also, I’m sorry if some of those back-to-back questions were triggering.
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Hi, I'm writing this hopefully to get some advice and to see if anyone else relates to this. Recently my OCD has revolved around how well I speak and explain things to others and myself. So every time I speak, whether I'm explaining something or responding to someone or something, I'm always editing in my head immediately after. For example, my Roomate missed an appointment and I said to her "oh no, are you still able to get another one while you're here?" and in my head right after I was like, "Oh my gosh that was so wordy, people don't even talk like that, you should have just said 'can you still get one." I feel like there's a grammerly or chatgpt bot in my head always being like "oh, well you could have said it like this and phrased that part in the end rather than in the beggining, yada yada yada. I don't even remember how I used to talk and what a normal way of saying things even is anymore. I feel so dumb and scared to explain anything or even just speak but I also sometimes freeze and avoid questions in my head that I don't feel smart enough to explain even if I think I have an idea. I also edit other people in my head too which is so annoying, because I'm always mentally correcting them, when they really don't need to be corrected. I've always loved giving advice to people too but now I've become so bad at it and I don't even know what I'm saying half the time. I also have to answer every question that pops into my head perfectly and if I don't then I won't be prepared for when/if someone asks me. There’s never a right or perfect answer and I feel like with any decision I make in regards, I’m doing a compulsion either way. If I don’t answer them, then I’m avoiding it and if I do then I’m checking and seeking reassurance.
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