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I know this is hard, and I think that the best thing to do, is jus sit with whatever is causing you to feel this way. Uncertainty is not uncommon and either is how your feeling. So jus allow yourself to feel and sit with it. Reassurance isn't going to help. And jus remember that how you feel is ok. I hope this helps. ❤
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research and reassurance are both compulsions and a part of the disorder. It's called the doubting disorder for a reason! but I found that instead of trying to label what my condition is, I just identify with what I'm feeling, and if treatments help. ERP is helping me, OCD or not. You are welcome here, diagnosis or not!
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I feel like Ive already gone crazy, im so stressed out and worried that I will never normal again
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Sounds like ocd to me but I'm not trained. But either way it doesn't matter. You can use ERP on anxiety aswell even if it's not clear cut ocd. I think the lines can be blurry but that's okay. If you don't feel well then that's your subjective view. A diagnosis isn't going to change that. Treatment is 😊
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I don’t have a lot of “physical compulsions” I have A LOT of mental really pay attention to what you’re doing in your own head self reassurance, mental checking etc.
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- 25w
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- 18w
I am currently attending talk therapy but have never brought up symptoms of OCD. Here are some things that I believe MIGHT be OCD but I’m not sure. - I have a lot of trouble focusing and get distracted by so many things (Constantly wanting to touch things like Buttons, feeling textured things, etc.) - The volume on ANY device can not be at any volume with the number 6 - I can NOT step on cracks - I have to walk an equal amount of steps on both feet or I’ll go crazy - I fear that if I do something I’m not supposed to, something bad is going to happen to me I might sound funny but these things genuinely bother me, your help is appreciated LOL
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- 16w
i’m a new user on this app, I downloaded it just cause I was curious, I don’t really know if I have OCD. Because in school all I learned about OCD is things being out of place and having it to be perfect almost like perfectionism, but I’ve just recently realized there’s a whole kind of different types of OCD, some things I struggle with daily is a fear of bad things happening or almost like an impending doom of when is it gonna happen? I’m always in my head thinking feels like I’m having multiple conversations at once. Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like I’m having a conversation with myself. I have horrendous anxiety about everything and anything talking to people being around people. It just feels like it consumes my everyday life and I don’t know what to do. I can’t clearly remember anything from my childhood and some things I feel like I may be imagining I just don’t really feel like a person. I’m always thinking the worst in my relationship over analyzing and stressing out thinking of scenarios or thinking, my boyfriend‘s cheating on me. It almost all feels out of my control.
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