- Date posted
- 6y ago
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Let yourself cry. I’ve shed plenty of tears over my OCD. There’s nothing wrong with it and you’ll feel better once you do. It’s healthy to allow yourself to break down, but not to stay down. So, once you’ve had a really good cry, get up and dance or watch a funny movie. I’m sending you lots of hugs. You’re going to get through this❤️❤️
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- 6y ago
How are you usually handling your panic attacks? The best thing you could do is to just let them come. Even though you think you’re about to get a heart attack or something else that scares you, say to yourself “if it happens, it happens. I can’t worry about it”. Continue to do what you’re doing in the moment, don’t learn the brain that there’s something serious. You could use the same way to handle OCD thoughts, just let them be, don’t pay attention, do your thing. For me this has been curious in my recovering.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I think it’s actually a sign of sanity if you’re afraid of going crazy in situations like this because it doesn’t even occur to insane people.
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- 6y ago
I can just say that I’ve got this harm OCD as well and I’ve been through exactly the parts you mention, exactly. I know it’s scary. Reassuring yourself will not make it better though, you have to start living with the uncertainty and not pay so much attention. It’s really hard in the beginning but it’ll be easier since you will not take it serious after a while. And if you haven’t talked to a therapist yet, please do that, and be 100% honest, it’ll help you faster :) Stay strong! ❤️
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Well when my panic attacks come, I always think I’m going to do something crazy or that I’m going to go crazy or lose my mind. Which makes them even worse ! And so when I feel like crying , I feel like I’m going to get so depressed that I will become suicidal which scares me even more, but my type of OCD is harm OCD so I’m constantly trying to make sure I’m not going crazy so that I won’t do anything embarrassing or stupid enough to ruin myself
- Date posted
- 6y ago
You’re right but how can I stop my mind from racing so much. I took a Xanax and I’m just trying to relax and be myself but I’m constantly on alert of what “could” happen
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- 25w ago
I have been having horrible anxiety and can’t sleep or rest. Do any have suggestions for getting rest while dealing with this.
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- 18w ago
My mind keeps telling me “something is wrong with you. the weird feeling you are feeling or the weird tingling you are feeling or there is a weird mark on your body. Those are actually a severe symptom and by ignoring it you could die!” Or especially the constant, “go to the emergency room because this impending doom you are feeling, yeah that’s because your gonna die shortly” It doesn’t help whenever people say “well if something was wrong your body would tell you” because my mind keeps telling me that what I’m feeling is proof something is wrong and I need to get it checked out. That I actually am severely sick and that I need to get it checked out as soon as possible, that if I get one more test than I’ll be okay because it will prove nothing is wrong. How do I tell my mind that it’s just anxiety whenever my mind keeps telling me “well if you keep saying that you could be ignoring something more serious.” Or “the doctors are just brushing you off..something is wrong with you” It’s hard to live with my thoughts whenever they are constantly coming up with ways to challenge me and challenge logic. New reasons on why I need to get this checked out because “I’m just being ignored” or “no one is listening to me so I’ll just end up dying” My symptoms range from weak and shaking legs and body to dizzy and unbalanced and dissociated. Recently I’ve been getting this tingling feeling inside my head and on the back of my neck. And my temples have pressure on them. My body keeps coming up with new symptoms I need to worry about, whenever most of them are probably caused by severe and constant anxiety. So severe I can’t even leave the house because I constantly worry about whether this is severe and something will happen if I leave the house. I need immediate ways to start fixing this because it’s especially horrible whenever my period comes around and my anxiety/depression is already higher than usual. I’ve even started considering taking medication (Zoloft, 25mg) which is another trigger for me, I worry about the symptoms I might get from taking it. That’s how you know it’s gotten pretty bad whenever I’ve come to taking something that I’ve been actively avoiding. What are your thoughts? Do I take the medication? What are ways I can deal with my symptoms that seem so severe in the moment but pass by once I’m not anxious? What are ways my thoughts can ease and I stop taking every symptom as something serious, because at the end of the day my anxiety is most likely the reason I have these horrible symptoms. I’ve always been extremely healthy and everytime I go to the doctors they express how healthy I am with all the tests I’ve had.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 16w ago
Yall these panic attacks are getting FOUL. please give some good advice. The ocd brain in me be telling me I’m dying and bout to head to the Gates of Heaven. Helpppp
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