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- SunsetAquarius78
- Date posted
- 3y ago
it’s okay, ive been where you are and now i’m feeling better, SOOCD is literally the worst. My recommendation is to stop gradually doing compulsion as much as you can, I was doing a lot of sexual checking compulsion that were backfiring so it made everything worse so stop checking, if you can get treatment, i’m doing ERP and i’m on antidepressants and it has helped a lot.
Hi there. I started recovery by deciding on maybe 3 "worry periods" a day. What I mean is, whenever the thoughts came into my mind I would tell myself to stop and leave it to that specific time. So I could get on with the rest of my day. Then in those worry periods I would do exposures until the anxiety started to subside a little through habituation. The key is to refuse to engage with the thoughts outside of those times, yes they will be there at times but dont try and resolve them. What I have found is that over time you will start to take the thoughts less seriously in a way, yes you will still hate them but you wont be in fear of them and they lose their power over you. When you stop fearing them they will start to recede and when they do happen you wont place any importance on them as they become separate to who you really are. I hope that makes sense.
How did it backfire what used to happen @anto007
with OCD everytime you check you are less certain of what you are checking, so I used to watch gay porn and that kinda stuff to be sure I was grossed out but everytime it was harder to get the response that I wanted
I'm right there with ya, one thing that helps bring me back to center and acknowledge I'm dealing with ocd is to watch some of nocd videos or q and a videos about ocd with professionals. It reminds me how many others are experiencing the same symptoms. Cause if we can bring back awareness and acknowledge our ocd, we Re more likely to face triggers and exposures and keep living on our values. Hang in there <3 sending love!
My OCD has massively spiked from last weekend to tonight. I usually can pinpoint why. Tiredness, not feeling well, stressed, dreaming (out of my control); these are all wonderful times for OCD to attack because you're already feeling crappy and less on guard, which makes it easier to flare up. However, I have zero clue why it's so bad currently. I'm not stressed, not tired, not not feeling well. And it's not a little flare where it's picking on just one thing. It's picking on the ENTIRE spectrum of sexuality: incest, beastiality, pedophilia, and homosexuality. It's horrible. I seriously want to cry and feel like I'm suffocating. I can't listen to music, go places, really do anything without it taking something and trying to twist it. Like driving in the car with my mom and maybe a more sexual song comes on on the radio: Oh you're listening to a sexual song with your mom. That's weird. That means something! You're into your mom! Cuddling my dogs and just feeling loved: Oh you're too close to your dogs. You're into them. You're sick. Oh you really like your trainer cause she's super nice and funny: You know a good deal of female trainers are gay right? You were wondering if she was gay or bi. Why were you wondering? Cause you're gay and you like her. Like seriously NONSTOP. I can't even watch tv and see a character that's gay or a celebrity who is gay and not start freaking out. I have absolutely nothing against the LGBTQ community. It's just I don't want it or like it for myself. But here I am freaking out. Then you have random physical arousal that goes with all that crap, and it just makes it all worse. There are seriously no therapists where I'm from who understand and properly treat OCD. It's all reassurance based. And then there's all these places I hear about that sound great and like they really get OCD. Think they offer online/on the phone therapy for my state? lol NO. Like how are you supposed to feel any better feeling like no one can help you? I know there are self guided therapy books. But I'm terrified. Petrified. I need a professional to help me get over that first hurdle. Can anyone relate?): Also, does anyone get triggered by seeing the posts on here? If there's even anything that slightly mentions sexuality on here that someone is having trouble with, my OCD latches onto that and turns it into a new attack for me. That's why I've always been hesitant to join OCD support groups. Because I KNOW my OCD will see someone's own OCD issues and latch onto them to further attack me. It SUCKS.
Hey everyone I’m really struggling right now I’m not having any intrusive thoughts I’m just ruminating on the possibility of be being a you-know-what and I’m so anxious because I can’t tell my real memories apart from fake ones and I’m feeling a strong urge to self-harm. Sometimes my OCD fluctuates and I feel completely rational and okay and I know I’m not like this but other times my brain is just completely horrible and stupid and I really do convince myself that I’m a you-know-what. I’m just feeling really triggered and terrible right now I don’t need reassurance I just need some tips or suggestions for coping mechanisms to de-escalate all of this. Somebody please help I’m sorry.
Everything is triggering my ocd thoughts right now. It started very quickly the other day. I’ve tried all the relaxation techniques and little therapy techniques. I don’t know how to get out of it. Anyone know how to make them stop. Or like how long this anxiety and stuff is gonna last for
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