Anonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
miller200miller200
- Date posted
- 3y ago
just don't give up even if your not working on it now there is time just cherish the moments of peace
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- Date posted
- 3y ago
hey, im so sorry that you have been going through this. despite you performing your compulsions, the fact that you persisted for a year and a half shows signs of deep strength. also: at least you know that you have been performing the compulsions! thats the first step. many compulsions are quite sneaky and people sometimes have no clue that they’re performing them. ERP takes gradual work. start out with ERP for a thought or idea that gives you the least amount of anxiety, then work your way up the anxiety hierarchy ladder day by day. remember, it’s never too late for you to take the steps to getting your life back
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Thank you for your kind words!
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- Date posted
- 3y ago
same here^
MG2021MG2021
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I am sorry you are struggling... OCD is the biggest bully ever! What type of ocd are you feeling with? If you don't mind me asking.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Hi! My OCD centers around the fear of being harmed by people and also the fear of being embarrassed/recorded and then going viral
MG2021MG2021
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Anonymous You are strong! Its in our minds. You are definitely not alone. Some medications can help. Are you taking anything at the moment?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@MG2021 Thank you! Yes, I was taking 4 and now 2 but they didn't make any difference
gems1gems1
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Anonymous Hi.. So sorry to hear what you're going through but if it's any help, I have the same fears as you do. To be honest, I felt a bit relieved to know that there was someone else going through the same struggles as me, and I think you can think the same about other people in this support group too. You're not alone. Just know that you are super brave to have kept trying for over a year. Must be difficult having to face your fears constantly. For me, I've slowly started accepting the uncertainty surrounding my thoughts. If something goes wrong, then hey.. It goes wrong. That's just one thing among a million other wonderful stuff in your life. Nothing, I mean not even the most embarrassing things you can imagine can actually change your life if you don't give it the permission to do so. Embrace the uncertainty and make fun of it. I use sarcasm to counter my scary thoughts and live life anyway. It's been a year since I've been struggling with this particular hell and I've had enough. Now I'm at a point where most of the times I can tell myself- well, something may or may not go wrong. But I am gonna live my life to the fullest today. I'll see the rest down the road.
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@gems1 Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad you're able to fight back! I wish you the best of luck my friend!
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
So I have been trying ERP on and off for about 1 year and a half but I still never experienced any relief because I was doing compulsions all the time. Right now, I don't have the motivation to engage in ERP and if I do engage, I do compulsions. I'm just so sick of this situation. I just don't know what to do. I sincerely want to overcome OCD to get my life back but it looks like this is impossible. I'm literally crying every day fearing that things will never change.
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- 21w ago
flare up please respond
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Gato0z
- Date posted
- 16w ago
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Told my close friend about how I think I have harm ocd and showed a video describing her experience with it so I wouldn’t have to share mine. Told him how when I see the number 22 I get paranoid that I’ll harm someone, and he gave me advice to go to a psychiatrist then left me on read after we were having a conversation prior. I’m so scared to open up to people about it and now I don’t think I will again.
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 13w ago
Please help me.
I am very sad. I have obsessive thoughts from night to morning or in a week. I am scared. I am 23 years old now. I have been suffering from obsessive thoughts for eight years. I am not from a rich family. Please someone help me. I can't do anything because the thoughts don't make me progress. I have no friends at university. No one talks to me.Help me, help me, please.
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