- Username
- Nour04
- 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!
@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
has any of you seen Brooklyn 99?
Unfortunately I have not, but I’ve heard it’s very good
@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???
@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 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
@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
@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?????
@Nour04 Honestly mood But fr, doubting you have ocd based on various things like that is totally normal. I do the same
@Gabbriel i have been able to ignore them for so long that i actually believe i don't have ocd and am actuallt bi
What d’ya wanna talk about? :)
I am talking about OCD, You might not have it but the symptoms and really general even for normal people
wait what? do you think i don't have ocd?
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
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
i do but i fear (and i sometimes feel) that they are self generated just to "prove" i have OCD
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
I am struggling so bad with relationship ocd. I am so scared and filled with anxiety. I just wanna talk to someone who also deals with this 😞
i did a compulsion by googling something because of a conversation i was having with a bunch of friends. i really need help, Because of this googling i did it triggered me by remembering my real event (what i googled recommend me other searches and it was something that reminded me of it) im still trying to get over and move on because im told its not a big deal by ny parents and my counselor but god its a big deal to me- Can i talk to someone about this? Should i? I talked to my mom about the first half of what im feeling but not the second-I know this post is vague af but im just scared atm. im having really ugly thoughts about harming myself and just ending things-
I lately noticed that when I'm feeling anxious, I start telling myself: "Let the thoughts be there, just concentrate on what you're doing, do nothing to make it go away". The problem is that I keep repeating this dialogue in my mind, and I'm checking if I'm still very anxious or not. I think it's a compulsion but... how do I stop it? I get lost in the process 😵💫
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