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It does get better. I know just sitting with it is hard and feels like it’s counter productive and that’s just apart of the process. Sometimes you need some time. I will distract myself just to get something else in my mind. I think the idea is that you understand that the thoughts and obsessions are there and you shouldn’t just push them away because it can make them worse but taking a break can also help. I’ve felt like I was too far gone and that I was too much of a mess but I was able to come back from that and I believe you can make it through this too
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thank you :)
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I think it can get better but we tend to think the thoughts have to go away to get better but they don’t because they won’t go away for good. Being better doesn’t mean that every day is going to be great because it’s not just like with people who don’t have ocd. Hang in there!
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thanks :)
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I'm so irrational. I can totally relate. I'm sure we will get better. Just be patient with yourself and try to take breaks from it. I know it's hard. I just spent hours online searching my name and others names for literally 4 hours. Pulling my hair too. Didn't sleep. And I'm confused because I don't even have social media. Like what was I doing? I only found one page helpful when searching for each person (if I even found anything.) It's hard. But I gain mental strength eventually I think from sitting with it. Like not getting rid of the thoughts but changing my reaction becomes easier I think when I realize i'm obsessing. Sometimes it feels too late, you're stuck. But it's not true. Any moment you can make a change. I obviously have way more than just OCD going on. Mine is trauma based. But I still obsess over thoughts I wish I didn't. Just keep trying my friend. We're in this together. Sorry I typed so much.
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don’t apologize thanks so much! :) i’m here for you too!
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Yes, there is hope and recovery is possible. Doing ERP is crazy hard and uncomfortable. I have only done a couple of low level exposures so far, but I have already noticed a huge difference. First, my brain was telling me I didn't have OCD. My counselor diagnosed me. Then it started telling me that I was making symptoms up for attention and that ERP wouldn't work for me. You have to trust your counselor and the process. You have to be 100% committed to doing ERP. You are going to want to give up. After my first ERP session last week, I felt physically and emotionally drained. It will take hard work and you will be uncomfortable. But you can get there.
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thank you :)
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Hi guys! I had really bad harm ocd about 2 years ago and I went through therapy and eventually got really good at handling it when it would pop up. The other day, I was scrolling on TikTok and came across a girl talking about a guy who was presenting a lot of schizophrenic symptoms but no one paid attention and got him help, he was having a lot of delusions, hallucinating, thinking everyone was out to get him, thought he was Jesus and his dad was the president and ended up doing horrific things. The day after that, I was dealing with some work drama and had the thought of “what if all my coworkers are against me and trying to get me fired”. That really stressed me out, cause I don’t normally think about them like that and I went down a rabbit hole of thinking that was the beginning of me developing schizophrenia, ended up googling stuff all night, taking tests, crying and seeking reassurance. I had a thought the other day “your dad is the president”, this one didn’t stress me out as bad as I knew it was just the video I had seen and it was an intrusive thought about it, and I also didn’t believe it. Today I was with some friends and I got a prize at a place we went and it said “lonely” on it. I do have my moments of feeling lonely and this week has been specifically trying so I had a thought like “oh someone’s out to get me cause I got this”. I know this isn’t logical and it wouldn’t make sense to just randomly get it if someone was truly after me and it was just a stupid prize at a random place, anyone could’ve gotten it. Im just struggling a lot with schizophrenic OCD and thinking I’m in the pre stages of it. In my good moments, I don’t think I am at all and it was all just sparked from the video I watched but in my bad moments, these thoughts feel real!! They really stress me out and make me feel like I’m going to lose my mind causing me to lose my job/ end up in a psych hospital/ never live a normal life/ end up alone, never see me my loved ones/ hurt my loved ones. I just want to feel normal and not like I’m about to lose my mind and everything I care about. Please help!!! Anyone else going through something similar and can help me get through this!
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