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It will be okay soon, but you must do ERP š. Rooting for you
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Does ERP really work?
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@random_person Yes, it does. When you sit with the anxiety and donāt do compulsions, the anxiety reduces a lot.
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iāve just been feeling so off lately. iām okay right now, but a couple hours ago i was in this mood where i felt anxiety creeping up. like i will feel like thereās danger when there isnāt. i just get this really uncomfortable feeling that something feels wrong even when it isnāt. and iāve been feeling derealization/depersonalization. just really disconnected from myself and the world. iāve also been unmotivated to where there are times when the thought of doing things upsets me. and iāve been having existential thoughts that do not mesh well with harm ocd. i get the thought āif people arenāt real then itās okay to hurt themā. it sucks because there are times where i just donāt even care to ruminate and find reassurance that thatās not the case. furthermore, iāve just been really aware of my existence. i will get moments where iām so aware of my existence and it freaks me out. like the fact that iām a living human being is crazy to me. then there are times when iām not even anxious about anything which then has me questioning and ruminating on that because i ALWAYS have something iām worrying about. iāve also been feeling really nostalgic and bittersweet of the good memories from the past. i keep thinking about good times iāve had and really wishing i could relive it. for example, last summer was a pretty good summer even with my ocd. and i just wish i could relive some of those moments, but i obviously canāt. and itās been upsetting me because this month has been shitty with my anxiety. as for an update with my room change to those of you curious, i still have anxiety over it and my mom is taking it as me being ungrateful with what i have when itās my ocd making a huge deal of it. that upsets me especially since iāve told her whatās been going on and she was really understanding of it. anyways, life has just been a bit much and iāve been dealing with more to my anxiety that i donāt appreciate. while worrying about constantly throwing up with my contamination ocd is incredibly exhausting, itās so normal to me that iām used to it. but when my harm ocd kicks in along with other themes that arenāt usually common for me, i freak out and feel like iām going insane. i genuinely wonder how people have dealt with taboo topics of ocd without treatment for years on end. iāve had harm intrusive thoughts since i was little, but it didnāt get to any extreme until 2023. i feel like iām drowning in it when it decides to hit me and the thought of having to deal with it for the rest of my life?? iām scared something in me will flip and iāll become what my thoughts are telling me i am. i apologize for the mixed thoughts that are all over the place but i feel safe posting on here about it and want to hear how yāall are doing
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- 21w
Lately I just feel like Iām on the verge of losing it and I donāt know why. I feel so uncomfortable in my own body. Physically and mentally. Not due to insecurity but just that something isnāt right⦠I never feel good, Iām always fatigued, my head hurts all the time, but my blood work comes back fine so doctorās will do nothing. I have anxiety and panic attacks and recently I guess depression since Iām always down. I have relationship OCD so my partner deals with me not being sure of him constantly and it breaks my heart. I donāt want to leave him because heās great but half the time my brain is telling me he isnāt the one. I keep counting as well, constantly counting every letter in every word and every word in every sentence⦠it just feels like Iām gonna go insane one of these days and Iām scared. When I talk to someone about this, they have no clue what to tell me or how to help. Am I alone in feeling this way??
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All my real events are hitting me all at once and i genuinely despise my existence right now... i feel so alone and genuinely horrible and nothing is working for me right now... im trying to not ask for reassurance but its so dang tough and i dont know what to do... please someone help me... i feel so so so so so alone right now...
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