Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

anyone able to talk?? i feel so anxious yet i don't want to engage in compulsions nor ruminate

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

Talking to someone else does really help indeed, it is not just the reassuring, it is a loneliness feeling and the desire of having someone besides!

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

@Anonymous It does not really work like that at all, it is just the reassuring that sticks out to be very bad. It is not like if you want to talk to a loved one, you will avoid them just because they might turn into a compulsion. This will turn into a compulsion of not getting a compulsion which is pretty weird and consuming

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

has any of you seen Brooklyn 99?

OCDumb >:(

Date posted: 3y ago

Unfortunately I have not, but I’ve heard it’s very good

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

@OCDumb >:( yeah well it is and i really like that show. but today i was watching this episode where a character comes out as bi and my anxiety spiked. is it because i got "called out"??? and i also kept checking my dad all along to see if he would react but why would i do that if i weren't scared he wouldn't accept me if i came out and it's why i am in denial???

OCDumb >:(

Date posted: 3y ago

@Nour04 Oh nooo :( no, I don’t think so. I did the same thing while watching a movie where a gay character came out to a friend. And I (think) I’m not gay.

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

@Nour04 and then we switched to another show, parks and rec. i was still feeling anxious but was able to laugh at some jokes and shake it off a bit, but a person with REAL ocd wouldn't be able to do that so easily would they? so that means i don't have ocd and am just in denial. i was trying so hard not to ruminate but i feel like i want to but then i want to stay above this all and ignore it and go to sleep but then that would proof i don't have ocd. but then ruminating for that reason would mean i am also faking it. i can't even tell if i am anxious or not anymore. i feel like i am

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

@Nour04 I understand what you are saying and what you are going through. In your eyes that thing feels very weird and awful because OCD tells you false beliefs that you think they are your own but they truly aren't! The first step would be not to seek for reassurence and ignore what bad thoughts appear in your head, they are just ideas, they have no power to control you if you don't want to. Follow your heart and what you really feel, not the bad ideas that arise. Do not fight them, do not reply them, only observe them and ignore, do what you enjoy doing

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

@OCDumb >:( i wasn't like waiting for his take on it, i just was checking if he was paying attention or not because if he did he might have asked what i was watching and stuff would have been awkward. what if i was indeed waiting for his reaction?????

OCDumb >:(

Date posted: 3y ago

@Nour04 Honestly mood But fr, doubting you have ocd based on various things like that is totally normal. I do the same

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

@Gabbriel i have been able to ignore them for so long that i actually believe i don't have ocd and am actuallt bi

OCDumb >:(

Date posted: 3y ago

What d’ya wanna talk about? :)

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

I am talking about OCD, You might not have it but the symptoms and really general even for normal people

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

wait what? do you think i don't have ocd?

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

It depends. But as you explained it could be, I know what you are going through and everything is just false and illogical, trust me. If you feel wrong and weird about anything, it is ocd pushing you from behind. Just acknowledge the fact that the thoughts and feeling arise, observe them and don't ruminate about it! Don't care what is going on! You are okay, nothing bad will happen. Follow what your heart really tells you

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

Don't care about a randomly though pops and starts like: "What if you.." "If you don't.." If you have such things, this is clearly ocd

Nour04

Date posted: 3y ago

i do but i fear (and i sometimes feel) that they are self generated just to "prove" i have OCD

Gabbriel

Date posted: 3y ago

The ocd makes them and they are called compulsions. If you act on what you are thinking, it is called a compulsion. For example: "If you don't change the TV channel something bad will happen". You will feel very anxious about it then quickly change the channel and feel like the anxiety got away partially but this is only for short term, it will return stronger and stronger everytime you keep doing a compulsion. Resisting the urge of not doing it, for example sticking to the same channel, will cause anxiety but it will go away, it won't get worse, won't stick permanently. It will go down on its own by the process called habituation. You gain tolerance and feel less and less anxiety

squirrelobse...

Date posted: 24w ago

I desperately want help.

I feel like it's got to a point that I just can't deal with stuff on my own anymore. I've tried to help myself with compulsions and thoughts and behaviours and it helps to an extent but I feel like I just need more help. But I don't even know where to start, I've felt so ignored in the past and I don't even know where you can turn to. I'm in the UK so it's difficult, especially considering I'm only 17, to get any help for this kind of thing. I just want someone to talk to, something to help – medication, maybe? I want to try it, I want to see if it would stop the overthinking for a while. Stuff isn't as bad as it has been before, but I feel like I can't just leave this anymore. I just don't know who to turn to or where to go from here.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 21w ago

Does anyone else..

Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.

sara_24

Date posted: 18w ago

Anxious about everything

Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me

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