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- 6y ago
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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 ago
“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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- 6y ago
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 ago
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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- 6y ago
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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- 6y ago
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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- 6y ago
good luck! ?
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- 6y ago
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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- 6y ago
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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- 6y ago
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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- 6y ago
Thank you sharing your thoughts!
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- 6y ago
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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- 19w ago
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- 18w ago
This might contain triggering content, but I'm also wondering if others have dealt with this similar thought, and if so, how to deal with it? Overall, I've been doing so well these past few days. I'm able to eat again, which I hadn't been able to do because of how much anxiety I'd been experiencing. I'm spending time around loved ones and not just rotting in my room, and I've been able to wake up without immediately being bombarded by intrusive thoughts. When things first got really bad, I'd wake my mom up every night for reassurance, but I haven't done that in a while either. I'm really proud of myself, but there's still this nagging thought in my mind... While looking through others posts on here, hoping to find advice that'd fit my situation, I ended up making things worse. Someone mentioned how they had a fear that they'd purposely search for illegal content (related to POCD). I panicked, and "what ifs" flooded my thoughts. "What if the intrusive thoughts affect who I am as a person, and I do that?" I'm terrified that I'll search for those things, which I know means I wouldn't do it. But then, another person on here said they'd actually looked for those things, and that freaked me out even more. Does that mean it's possible for that to happen to me? I don't want to do that, but I keep having intrusive thoughts surrounding it. I've been doing so well these past few days. I'm just... stuck. I don't know what to do. I've spoken with other people who have the same fears, but how do I manage this? It's not something I've even thought about before seeing those posts. I've been practicing accepting the uncertainty, but I'm really struggling with this one. I hate this. This morning, I woke up, and the intrusive thoughts were back. It's just disheartening.
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- 15w ago
I’m sharing this bc I need advice or even support from anyone who can relate. If you can’t relate and don’t think you’ll say anything helpful or kind pls don’t comment anything… I’ve been struggling with somethings that’s making me question myself. There has been moments while self pleasuring when I get intrusive thoughts, in those moments it feels like I’m enjoying or even self pleasuring myself bc of the thought. Right after I immediately have an anxiety attack and my HEART drops bc it feels terrible I feel like a disgusting monster :( ppl have told me I haven’t done a bad bc of how intense my guilt and panic are but I keep thinking that MAYBE I made a horrible decision in the moment and the guilt is just realising that it’s just wrong this doesn’t make sense to me because I’ve always told myself that I would never act on this in 1 million years and I’ve been known that these things are wrong so I’m just like constantly questioning myself these feelings and exact same situation has happened two times already I even promised myself that I wouldn’t act on anything beforehand and yeah, I still felt like I did act on my thought during my alone time I’m genuinely convinced that I’m a horrible and it’s even got into the point where I don’t wanna be here anymore and I don’t even think this is my OCD :( tbh
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