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Hello! I feel this in my SOUL. I have this as well. I've struggled for 9 years, but I'm not anywhere where I used to be. I didn't know what it was until a year ago, so I just thought I was crazy. I have flashbacks of my really bad times and I think that's what is holding me back right now from full recovery. I fully recommend NOCD therapy. Get a counselor who specializes in OCD and knows. There are workbooks on amazon. The bible also has a ton of verses on anxiety and fear. It helped me so much when I was at my worst. Honestly, that was the only reason I made it through during that time. Otherwise I think I would've just had myself committed hahaha. On a for real note, it does get better. Spend time with your children, they need you. Don't be like me. I would make myself so busy I wouldn't spend quality time with them bc I didn't like feeling afraid. My OCD turned into afraid of being afraid. Life is too short for that and they grow so quickly. Talk about it to friends and family. One thing I've learned from my journey is that you're not alone. Your OCD will make you feel alone, but you're not. I promise you. It will get better, you will have victory. The thoughts will subside and you won't have them as often. Therapy will teach you to treat your OCD as a bully. One who stands in the background yelling terrible things at you. The more you learn to ignore and let it pass the less it yells at you. Look up intrusive thought memes or harm OCD memes. You'll find a huge community of people making fun of their fears. It helps me a ton. Stay strong my friend. It will pass. From one Harm OCDer to another - YOU WILL BE VICTORIOUS. 2 Timothy 1:7, Jeremiah 29:11. Hugs from Ohio!!
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Wow this is amazing I’m like near tears 🥺🥺. This has been such a lonely road I’ve cried for God to take me so I could stop feeling this terrible. Knowing that I wouldn’t want to miss life with my kids. I’ve lost so much weight from not feeling like eating because I’d be so upset from worry. Sometimes I can’t even look at them in their faces because I feel like they have a monster for a mother. I am trying to stay as positive as possible with meditation and prayer and journaling but some days it seems like it’s not enough.
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@vscurry Oh man. I know how you feel. I'm a mom of 4. Sometimes in the midst of it I would catch myself looking at a pic of them smiling and I'd feel immediately anxious and have an intrusive thought about killing them. It was awful. I couldn't sleep. I made contengency plans of cutting my arms off (LOL). I mean it was baaaadddd. One day I was in so much dispair that I picked up the bible and opened it. I heard the word stop and looked down. It was the verse where it talks about the devil prowling around like a roaring lion seeking those to devour. But stand firm in faith knowing that your brothers and sisters around the world are going through similar trials. And after you've suffered a while you'll come out refined. I hit the floor and cried. OCD made me feel alone and that's a lie. You're NOT alone. It took what mattered most to me and twisted it all gross and gave it back to me. You need to open up to people no matter how afraid. The more you do the more you'll realize the people who are struggling right there with you. I promise this. God has put soooo many people in my path that have helped me and that I've helped. We are called to be the light of the world. Remember the bible tells us that God gives the birds places to sleep and dresses the field with lilies. And we are so much more than that to him!!! God calls us to come to Him with our needs. So I mentally picture myself throwing up this black blob of harm OCD and give it to Him and haha I say thanks for taking this! I've learned to pray using bible verses. So I tell Him when I pray, "Lord, you said that you did not create me with a spirit of fear. But you created me with a spirit of power, spirit of love and sound mind and self control." I also personalized bible verses. So in Isaiah it says, Fear not, so I would say "Fear not Kecia, for I am with you." Also psalm 91 is good for fear too. Lastly, I want to tell you God hears your cries. He sees you. Ive always prayed to ask Him to take this from me, but I'm switching my prayer up. I'm asking Him to equip me to face this and conquer it. I've found through that not only am I stronger, but He is using my story to help others. It's helped me grow in faith as well. Please trust me when I tell you that these thoughts are in no way a reflection of who you are as a person. You WILLLLLL have victory. I know this because I've lived it. I'm living it. Our journey is baby steps, but they are progress no matter how small. Keep the faith, have hope. Never be ashamed of talking about it. Erp will help you, just make sure you do it with a licensed counselor. It can be tough but if you stick with it, it's totally worth it! Praying for you Momma. You got this. You will get through this and in turn with strengthen another momma down the road going through the same thing. You're a warrior, a Christian the darkness will NOT overcome you. The battle has been won. Hugs and many prayers.
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@kmecroz85 Thank you so much for these words of encouragement! It really means so much!
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@vscurry No problem, anytime. Always have hope. There is light at the end of the tunnel
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Hi and welcome! I know how scary and upsetting this can be but know you are not alone. Many people with ocd have these same fears. Ocd tends to take hold on the things that mean most to us in this world and twist them into crazy irrational fears. I would definitely suggest seeking help from a professional but until then try some things such as meditation, avoiding compulsions, don’t push away the thoughts or avoid your kids because it’ll come back ten times worse. Also try journaling, exercise, and even looking up erp tools on the internet may help. Hope you start to feel better soon! And just know you’re not alone and you will get better!
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Thank you! I do a lot of these already but have not tried erp tools.
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Hello, I’m new to this app. I’ve always had an anxious brain, and I’ve had coping mechanisms for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, from as early as I could spell, until I was probably early teens, I would constantly write words in my head along to the beat of music. It’s such a vivid memory because I never stopped doing it. The word had to perfectly match up to the lyric and I loved that it kept my brain busy. I grew out of that, but felt like good context. My anxiety increased drastically around ages 17-19, and I began therapy. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and panic disorder, due to having a panic attack nearly every day at that time. I overcame that as well, and now the panic attacks are every now and then, but the anxiety is constant, and some recent symptoms have led me to believe I might have some form of OCD. Maybe not. I’m trying to understand myself and get better so I joined this app to make sense of things. Lately I’ve been having really intense intrusive thoughts. I’m really embarassed and they make me feel like a bad person. Thoughts pop in my head seemingly out of nowhere. It will be an image of me harming myself or someone else in a really bad way. (Trigger warning) for example the other day I couldn’t shake the image of me putting a knife through my own forehead, although it’s not something I want to do. Or I’ll imagine someone killing me. I imagine my loved ones dying often. The thoughts feel so out of my control it’s insane. I hate them. Another persistent issue that isn’t as new is replaying social scenarios. I’m a hairstylist so this one is difficult since I meet a bunch of new people every day. I obsess over how I act and if people like me. I will impulsively say things all the time and they will haunt me for weeks. I question even my closest friends and family who show their love. I find myself so angry and numb and like I have so much built up emotion and a busy mind always. While doing my job I spiral really badly if any little thing goes wrong and it’s embarassing. I know there’s more but I can’t think of it now. I just want to feel better and like I’m not constantly battling my mind.
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Im new here so im not exactly sure what im supposed to be doing but my therapist recommended that I start using this platform. I have had OCD my whole life as does my mom and her parents, but I never had a formal diagnosis until about 5 years ago. Recently my OCD has been absolutely taking over my life and it is just so mentally exhausting. I know there’s nothing “wrong” with me but I really wish that I just didn’t have OCD. I really just want to be able to exist without all of these obsessions. I’ve seen a few posts from people just talking about experiences so if anyone has any tips on how best to use the platform that would be great! On a funnier note - I’m pretty open about my OCD and I mention it to a coworker and there response was “Do you really have that or is that just something you say”. And my response was oh yeah no I really have it and it really impacts every minute of everyday in my life and they were just like 😶
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Hi everyone, my name is Kendal and I am new here, although I do not believe I am new to OCD in the SLIGHTEST. Im about to leave my 20s behind and begin a new chapter of my life. Everyone says your 30s are suppose to be the best right? I am proud of myself for making a huge step forward, before the beginning of this new chapter. I’ve been experiencing symptoms of OCD for as long as I can remember. These feelings, thoughts, compulsions have been existing with me since middle school. They’ve manifested in many many different ways throughout the years, and continue to evolve as I get older. I’ve experienced emetophobia, obsessive thoughts about passing out or getting sick in front of people, contamination OCD, white coat syndrome and the newest culprit… Harm OCD. In middle school, it was extremely hard to understand WHY I felt the way I felt, and experienced the intense anxieties that I did. Over the years I kind of just put up with these thoughts and feelings of uneasiness.. and thought it was just regular ol’ anxiety. Recently the harm OCD came through, triggered by a traumatic event. Lemme tell ya… if you’ve ever experienced harm OCD… I am terribly sorry. It’s absolutely horrifying. It scared me so badly, to the point of actually seeking professional help. During that extreme anxiety inducing time, I was also terrified to tell a professional what was happening to me. I started with telling my husband first. What a RELIEF! I learned that telling someone made me feel so much better so I thought, man… I wonder what telling a professional would do for me? RELIEF!!!!! She helped me realize that yes this is a very very real thing people experience daily. She’s suggested therapy to pair with medication. I’ve given the medication about a year to do its thanggg and goodness, what a difference. I wish I got help earlier but hindsight is 20/20. This is me, now ready to implement therapy. I’m ready to gain a better understanding, collect coping skills and chat with people who have had similar experiences. Thinking you’re alone in OCD is incredibly isolating and scary. I am happy to finally realize I am not alone.
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