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- 6y
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 6y
Hey there! It’s really reassuring to hear brave people like you sharing your thoughts. It means a lot to me, as I have struggled with OCD all my life and also have encountered your similar experience. Getting my parents to agree to therapy was difficult in the beginning. I would recommend asking one of your parents at a time put aside for you both, perhaps in the car or while you are running an errand together. What really helps me cope with OCD is remembering that so many other people have it, and that this is a mental health condition that will be able to pass by me. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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- 6y
“I hate waking up each day to these thoughts.” Yes yes yes, this was me in my younger years. I’d always hope to take a nap and wake up for it all to be gone. But it was always right there waiting for me, and often even in my dreams. I finally decided that sleep would not make it go away but that it WAS self-care to help me be stronger to cope with it. Peace to you, you’re not alone, so many of us have been there. <3
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Hi ? That sounds really frustrating and I have been there before. I would get horrible images flashing in my head, so I can only share your pain. Your therapist was very good at giving you advice about uncertainty. Do you think you could try that again? And are you still taking medication? Those two might really help you out again this time. I understand what you mean by wondering if you actually want to have them. I was frustrated and lost too. And meditation is difficult for me even to this day. Do you tend to analyze these feelings and responses and google advice on this? Sometimes those can be compulsions, and can be very helpful to cut them. ? No matter what the theme is, it doesn’t matter what the content is, treat it as - mental illness OCD. When thinking of recovering, don’t pay too much detail into what the obsession is about, realize that even if you obsess about grapes or oranges or contamination, you should always do your best to respond with ERP and CBT techniques. Things will get better. You might always have uncertainty, but that’s okay. Accept that - life continues ? move along with that uncertainty ?
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- 6y
I would nap a lot too and waking up was so dreadful everytime! I got better after tsking care of myself and no longer avoided thoughts by napping!
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I could try uncertainty but I’ve never taken medication for it. How should I tell my parents in order to get help? I’m only 16.
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Oops! I misread, I read medication instead of meditation! I think that you should explain in a way that you’re experiencing anxiety and it’s limiting your performance and potential. Telling people your intrusive thoughts is a really scary thing and its natural to feel ashamed. Here’s something similar I wrote to my parents: “mom, dad, I’m going through some really difficult things right now, and I am struggling to balance it with my everyday life. It really limits my potential to be the best I can be and I think getting professional help would really help me get back on my feet. You two being there for me and understanding makes me feel not alone in this.” I hopefully am getting one this month! ps. If they seem strict, its easier to go to the doctor and explain, so they can refer you to a therapist in your area
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good luck! ?
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- 6y
Yeah, I wouldn’t tell them the content of the intrusive thoughts. They’re likely to misunderstand. But the umbrella term “experiencing anxiety” is 100% true since OCD is an anxiety disorder. So if they push for details you can just tell them it’s anxiety (but in the therapist’s office I think it’s super important to tell them it’s OCD and to make sure they have training to treat OCD so that they don’t misunderstand your symptoms).
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Don’t nap too much it’s going to screw up your sleep cycle. You should only nap 10-40 mins and before 2
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Let your parents know that you have a mental health condition- ocd. There is really nothing to be ashamed about. Taking medication to manage this disorder is very helpful too. It's fortunate that there are treatments for ocd now. I had it more than 30 years ago and I didnt even know what I was suffering from then.
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Thank you sharing your thoughts!
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- 6y
I get suicidal intrusions all the time and it used to get to me a lot. My intrusions are so random I never know what it is going to be sadly
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- 24w
I’m not too sure where to begin so some stuff may be a bit scattered. I’d like to start with the fact that I’m not sure if I just have anxiety or if it is actually OCD. I’ve been dealing with these intrusive thoughts for as long as I can remember. TRIGGER WARNING NEXT PARAGRAPH Stuff like “what if my teacher just raped me in the middle of class” or “what if I pulled all my veins at.” Those are some of the more graphic and violent things but I do get lesser things like “what if I imagined that whole conversation” when I know for a fact I did experience that exact memory/conversation. I don’t like these thoughts and I don’t ever want to think them. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. I’m only 16 and I want to be sure about this stuff before I ask my parents to get me diagnosed.
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- 21w
I need advice for intrusive thoughts. I used to feel like I could handle them. They weren’t nearly as bad as the things that related to my actual life. But now, I’m suffering. I haven’t had a sexual experience in over a year that didn’t involve constant intrusive thoughts. Most are somehow related to kids and I keep chasing off the thoughts but it’s so bad. I know you’re supposed to ignore them but I don’t know how I can just ignore that and continue what I’m doing. But they’re coming on stronger. I had one earlier I could not get rid of just as things finished so the thought came on strongly just before my orgasm hit and now I feel absolutely disgusting. I hated the thought and I know it’s not me and it was not enjoyable but it still feels like I was getting off to it. I feel sick. I’m so fucking tired of these thoughts. They’re in my every day life too and it’s all the time. I just want it to stop but ignoring it feels so wrong. What should I do?
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- 20w
Hi Everyone! I hope whoever is reading this is having a good day so far :) So for years now I’ve had very bad intrusive thoughts about things that I have done or embarrassing things that I’ve said or have happened and it’s mortifying and debilitating on a daily basis. Specifically these thoughts are mainly things that have occurred from 2018-2020 and some are more simple just as a stupid joke I made or being way too loud on calls while my family was trying to sleep and others being way more complex such as past relationships and how I’ve hurt some of the people I care the most about and when I have acted on intrusive thoughts and these thoughts will appear with no triggers at all I’ll just wake up and already have something I did just nagging me. I don’t want to live like this anymore and I’ve tried working through it with self compassion but sometimes the things I said or did back then it’s very hard to forgive myself for and I’ll reminisce on it for hours on hours, gaslight myself into believing that’s not how it happened and try to change the memory itself, or just suppress it entirely. I know those habits aren’t healthy and truly I want to get better but I don’t know how to overcome some of these thoughts. I have talked to my fiancé about this a few times and even today we talked about it and he fully supports me and is helping me work through it. I might also contact my sister too, I don’t talk to her overly too much but ever since I was little she’s thought I’ve had ocd and was one of the people who made me consider that I might have it (I’m still undiagnosed but I’ll try to when I have the money and time) and I know she could maybe provide some insight. Another thing that is troublesome about the situation is my other family members specifically my mom aren’t the most helpful and can trigger thoughts. To put it in perspective on how her thought process is and some background info she is an ER nurse and has been for 30 years due to this she believes she knows mainly everything there is about mental health and she gets extremely upset when I don’t take her advice or set boundaries. She’ll force me to talk to her about my problems and when I don’t want to she’ll pin me in a corner where I’m forced to and last summer I had a really bad episode and was really overstimulated and I just finished taking a shower and due to the water on me, my hair being wet (my hair is naturally curly and it takes forever to dry and it’s very draining taking care of even with a keratin treatment) and all the intrusive thoughts I was having and she forced me to talk to her and I did open up for the first time about my thoughts and brought up how sometimes I have thoughts of hurting my animals and it makes me physically sick. Her response to this was threatening to call the cops on me saying it was a behavioral thing and I was doing it for attention. I have never hurt any of my animals but later that day my cat came into my room and a few minutes later she comes up just gives me the death stare and after a few seconds just asks me “are you going to go kill snickers?” In the most condescending tone and she’s always like this daily where she’ll force advice onto me or get upset and yell and then reinforce thoughts I’m having. I just want to know first how to stop the thoughts from so frequently and how to heal in an environmental where it keeps reopening wounds despite trying to place boundaries? I’m sorry this is really long I usually do go really in detail about things and it’s just how I’ve always been. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I’ll answer them to the best of my ability. I really appreciate the time you took to read this and thank you for your help! 🥰
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