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I’m going through the same thing on most days... :(
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I’m sorry
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So OCD isn't real. It's a lie. It takes what you value in life and twists it up all nasty and gives it back. When you first start the cycle, you become a reassurance junky. No one likes the panic/anxious feeling. In my journey of recovery I'm now at the stage where I can have intrusive thoughts and as long as my body doesn't feel anxious - I'm good. But there are days where my body wakes up on edge or it feels anxious but my mind is fine. On those days my OCD hits hard because it's almost like PTSD. I associate any time I have anxiety with my old Harm OCD event. (SUPER bad 9 years ago - off and on since then). OCD is never real, ever. Please know that. I think it's your body's response from being used to that feeling. Don't get frustrated though. Give yourself some grace. Healing takes time but it is possible. The bible talks a lot about this and I found comfort in those scriptures. Jeremiah 29:11. Hugs!
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Thanks so much
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My ocd them has gotten worse and I’m trying my hardest to not look for reassurance. Why does my mind play these tricks on me that I’m saying my thoughts out loud????? I’m trying my hardest to ignore it but it’s making me depressed. When I’m ignoring it my brain will go to “everybody will talk about you” “you said something bad” “you said it out loud and when you’ll live a terrible life”. I don’t know what to do anymore
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There are moments when something takes over me, like I have to fight myself (literally restrain myself) from acting on my thoughts, like causing harm to my parents or brother. I get these feelings that feel so real, like they are genuinely my own. There are moments when I feel like I like them, and it makes me question whether this is truly OCD or if it's me. Then I wonder whether this is me lying to myself, because I feel the urge to smile at the thought, or feel like I have some pleasure. I check whether I like them, and then I feel like I do, so I stop immediately. I feel like my old self is gone, and I've become this person, and that it was never OCD. Right now, as I type this, I feel like I'm lying to myself. There are moments when I feel like my brain splits, as if this is my new personality. Or there are moments when I feel like it might feel liberating or freeing if I do it. I genuinely feel like this is not OCD. There are moments when I stop the thought, and I feel like it's out of principle, as if I don't truly want to stop at that thought. I truly can't picture this to be my life now. I never had these thoughts in my life until two and a half months ago. It truly makes me question whether it was OCD. I don't get why. I used to view my family as my world, and now my mind is making me scared and feel like my room is my only safe place from them, from me.
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Lately I’ve been having some thoughts like “i don’t feel real” and I feel disconnected and not been feeling like myself, I don’t know if this is just ocd because I do get thoughts about life and they don’t really cause much panic.. or could this be something else
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