- Date posted
- 4y
- Date posted
- 4y
OCD really latched onto covid for me last year - then my 1 year old daughter and my husband actually got covid. Once we were through that and they were okay, I just simply had the conviction that I did not want to deal with the stress of covid worries in that extreme anymore - and the vaccine helped me with that. I put up a very VERY clear boundary with my OCD that it could not go down the vaccine terror rabbit hole. I read enough information to feel a reasonable sense of certainty in my choice, and I went with it. Thats the thing with OCD - it hates any sliver of uncertainty at all, and unfortunately so much in life is somewhat in uncertain. And - covid makes that harder! Not sure if that helps at all -- but I will say being out in the world again has changed my life so much for the better.
- Date posted
- 4y
I have a fear of needles but I didn't feel it at all. My arm was sore afterwards though.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
1. No. It’s authoritarian. Authoritarianism is never good in my opinion. 2. If it’s up to the venue itself, then sure, I don’t see why not. 3. Mandatory test for what? Maybe for travel. Just for no reason, no. 4. Depends on the context and what the repercussions are. Has the potential to be authoritarian but could make sense depending on a variety of factors. 5. No. I think we’re starting to see that the effectiveness of the vaccine is not as much as was previously claimed unfortunately, but it still seems to be helping. I am not generally anti-vax either. 6. I am not afraid of Covid. But contamination isn’t one of my themes really. If I’m being honest I have worried much more about the mental health crisis and economic impact surrounding the pandemic than the virus itself. 7. I have no meaningful fear of needles 8. OCD has not limited me in this particular way. 9. I do have GAD, definitely gives me pause when it comes to something so new as the COVID vaccine. Less because of needles or vaccinations themselves and more because of the newness of it.
- Date posted
- 4y
I will only speak for myself as this is a very controversial topic, but as a medical professional, we have seen a huge drop in cases in our area thanks to the vaccine and everyone's efforts. It is really up to you to weigh in if the risks outweigh the benefits or vice versa. For myself, I have a young child, and parents who are high risk, so the idea of making them sick was stronger than any worry I had about the efficacy of the vaccine. I wish you the best of luck in reaching your answer.
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- Date posted
- 23w
This has recently developed into something much bigger than it originally was. When this past winter season started, i noticed more people were getting the stomach bug than usual. I was fine at first, until I was noticing almost one person in every class was saying they recently had it. I researched about it, and I found what I was looking for unfortunately. Norovirus cases were surging across the U.S because of a new strain of NoV that recently had been spreading. This immediately altered my way of thinking. Everywhere I went, I would be overly cautious of what’s around me and whose around me. The first obsessive compulsive problem I had was that I couldn’t eat at lunch anymore unless I washed my hands. One time, I didn’t have an option to wash my hands, so I didn’t eat lunch. That’s when I knew it was interfering with my daily life, and it was becoming a serious issue. There was another time where some guy threw up near me in the hallway trash can. My mind was spiraling. all. day. long. It felt like it was consuming me alive. Not a minute would go by where I wouldn’t think about it, and the high possibility of me catching this virus. There’s been so many other scenarios where I feel myself losing it. I’m not the best of explaining in detail how my mind feels when it spirals, but the best thing I could say is that I could feel myself slowly losing my mind. It takes over my life. I HAVE to act on my compulsive acts, if not, i’ll have these obsessive thoughts until it consumes me whole. I’ve had nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, anxiety attacks, insomnia, and it almost feels like it’s causing me to have an eating disorder. Most recently, I went to use the bathroom and saw what looked like puke on the toilet seat. I was already using it, so I just finished my buisness and rushed out there asap. I figured, if I fasted for two days, what’s there to puke if I do catch NoV? So, I did. I missed school because on the second day of fasting, I became very dehydrated. I was weak, and couldn’t move. I realized what this all rooted back to. That’s when I knew I needed help.
- Date posted
- 20w
I'm really struggling to figure out where my OCD ends and where I begin. I’m scared of most things—not in a panicky way, but in a deep, cautious, worst-case-scenario kind of way. Example: I haaaaaaaaate my spectacles. I’d love to do Lasik, or even just wear contacts, but the idea terrifies me. I’ve heard about the tiniest risk of blindness or infection, and once that thought is in my head, it takes over. I picture the worst, and then I don’t act. TRIGGER Also Lasik involves cutting TRIGGER which petrifies me. I’m stuck between wanting change and being too afraid to make it. The same goes with wanting to travel but being scared I'll be trafficked or someone will plant something in my bag & I'll get arrested overseas. No amount of praying will fix it. Does anyone else feel like their OCD makes them freeze in everyday decisions? Like you can’t tell if you're just being practical or if it's the OCD gripping the steering wheel again? Maybe it's just me. Maybe it's not OCD but my personality, that's what I'm trying to figure out.
- Date posted
- 16w
I'm sry if this may make people worry or feel uncomfortable in advance! Hello everyone as u can see I struggle with ocd and I HATE IT WITH MY LIFE , it started in 2020 covid obv contamination ocd started here , I used to carry alcohol everywhere and used to wash my hands so much that it bled ( had to wear gloves to cover it so friends or family won't see it ) and everything else started since then , harm ocd with myself or friends I couldn't hold a knife..it was really hard..and I have unwanted sexual thoughts ocd , I have panic attacks bc of this..I sometimes cannot look people into their eyes and its so random and so scary..thoughts about.. 🍇..whether it's me or I'm gonna harm someone else uk..I sometimes cannot function properly.. unfortunately friends don't understand it rather think it's about " perfectionism "..I wrote those thoughts and stuff in a journal in more details ofc and doodle ( I'm scared someone will find it ) I hate myself tbh and I don't think someone will read this... I suspect I have ADHD with all this but ocd is " ur faking it " even though lots of people have hinted about it , I thought I actually killed someone for 2 years a girl..until I realized what HOCD is , I thought I faked my ocd too in fact , I have perfectionism ocd too it's bad and I HATE PURE O it's so DRAINING uk.. also idk if this has caused a problem for anyone but if y'all know the Truman show ( basically if u don't know the main character is being filmed and his life is fake and he doesn't know it ) THAT MOVIE HAS HARMED ME SO BADLY FOR YEARS that until today I have to check in the bathroom if there are cameras cuz like ocd makes me think I'm living in a fake world , I used to think people around me , everyone was like a Ai model or smth.. everytime until today I have to clean the toilet seat bc it may be dirty..I have been taking up to 5 showers a day cuz maybe I'm dirty..that's it for today tysm if u read this till the end I'd like to know ur thoughts if u got tips or have similar experiences ! 🤗 U get a chocolate bar 🍫 bc u earned it bc ik how ocd is so frustrating ( I also noticed everyone who has ocd is so nice right 😆! )
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