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It’s best to not ignore the thoughts since it’ll come back stronger
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What about the shaky feeling in the legs? Is it anxiety ? It's like the feeling you get in your legs when you're scared
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@raj123 I get those whenever I hyperventilate so yes it could be anxiety too
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Stopping yourself from giving into compulsions as your main source of relief can cause a spike in anxiety before you really get used to it
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So is it good ?
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Actually, ignoring them is generally what you’re supposed to do! *As long as you’re not pushing them away or pretending they’re not there*, but simply not giving them attention or doing compulsions, you’re doing great. It’s okay to feel anxious. That lessens the more you refuse compulsions. Proud of you!
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Thank you buddy.
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- 24w
These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
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- 20w
So at one point I was glad I was having anxiety/stress about these thoughts but now I feel like something has changed is it normal to not want anxiety and stress even tho it helps me realize these thoughts are not mine. Like the anxiety and stress is doing me no good and it's really messing me up. Is it normal to not want stress and anxiety after awhile or is something wrong with me
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- 19w
I’ve started ERP therapy with a really great therapist, and I haven’t gave into my compulsions but I still have anxiety and yesterday my brain was telling me that people were zombies😭 is this normal?
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