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Relax and breathe you’re safe. You don’t make your thought go away because it will come back. You’re fighting something that doesn’t exist and it’s not real. Your thought is just a thought it’s not reality. The moment you’re trying to defeat something that’s not real you lose. You’re having a mental diarrhea. You don’t do anything at this time.
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I’m just terrified and I’m really in my head right now. I’m just exhausted and I want answers and I need help. I’m scared
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@Anonymous🤷🏽♀️ You will never get any answers It’s actually good not to know
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@DADO So I should just stay home and try to go in about my day? Yesterday was really hard and I feel like today might be too. Especially since I keep tossing and turning with fears of my actions and my intrusive thoughts
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@Anonymous🤷🏽♀️ Go about your day and enjoy yourself today because you deserve it. Keep yourself busy and do something nice . Go have FUN.
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Our goal isnt to make the thoughts go away. Its about learning to manage the thoughts in a new way. The more you struggle with the thoughts, the more they will hurt you. You have to learn that thoughts arent dangerous, they can be uncomfortable but not dangerous. Seek help, there is hope for you too.
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Do you think I should do that? Go to the mental hospital because it’s super bad and I’m afraid of myself. I’m awake and everyone is asleep and I’m scared I might do something. I thought I had it under control but I think I’m traumatized from last night. I just want to leave my house
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Everyone has in intrusive thoughts. The thought itself is not the problem. The problem is how we react to them. We give intrusive thoughts more weight and meaning than they deserve. You need to find a therapist who specializes in ERP and understands OCD. Doing ERP is terrifying, but it really does help. I have both harm and suicide OCD. So I know how terrifying these types of thoughts can be. But recovery is possible. When I had my 90 minute assessment with my therapist, I was terrified to tell her about some of the thoughts that I had. I thought for sure she would have me involuntarily committed to the hospital or that she would call the police on me. A therapist who understands OCD will not bat an eye at anything you say. They have heard it all before. They will recognize the difference between an intrusive thought and true intention. They are NOT the same thing. I received this in my email yesterday. I hope it helps you as much as it did me. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/how-to-tell-a-therapist-your-scariest-thoughts?src=email_%5BClone%5D%20OnlinedERP_vs_InPerson_091021
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I got a therapist through here and I’m just waiting to start ERP but I think I did too much research and I convinced myself I’m something I’m not and I’m freaking out. My intrusive thoughts come as commands most of the time and it scares me. I feel like I just want to get the help already because I don’t know how much more longer I can hold on for.
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Ok first of all how old are you? If you are an adult you can leave whenever you want unless you tell them you are suicidal or homicial with a plan and intent. And if you are a minor, you can’t leave when you want but if you are not suicidal or homicial they won’t keep you, they’ll just keep you for an average stay. And nobody gets put in a psych ward for life for having OCD. You usually stay like 2 weeks. Second, this is how you stop https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/how-to-stop-ruminating/
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I’m 22 years old and scared. I just want to stay home but I have two jobs and I can’t afford to miss both. It’s just so hard because my mental health is really bad and everyone keeps telling me I seem better when I’m not. I feel like I’m getting worse and everyday feels like it’s getting harder
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@Anonymous🤷🏽♀️ Ok so since you are 22 you can leave any treatment center at anytime unless you plan to hurt yourself or someone else. I know it’s hard with work, I totally get it, but your recovery has to come first. Are you at least doing weekly therapy with an OCD specialist and meds? If so can you increase your sessions?
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@Anonymous🤷🏽♀️ Also look into the free support groups on here.
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Staff in mental hospital are very rude. I witnessed violence and things that made my ocd worse. They could not help me. Coffee is not allowed plus there are people running around, some people yelling and laughing loud., some people hallucinating walking around fighting and arguing with the wall , one guy pretending to be a helicopter running around the hallway. After lunch there is something called “ Quiet Time” where everyone has to go to their room for mandatory 1hour nap time. I shared room with guy that was hearing voices . They removed me from that room told me it’s not safe to stay there because of him. If you don’t take your medication when they give you , you will never get out. It was just horrible experience for me. I would never check myself in again.
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Wow wtf???? I’ve never had that experience. But if you have OCD it’s best to go to an inpatient OCD center rather than a psych ward.
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Omg that sound me terrible I’m sorry you had to experience something like that :((
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@Anonymous You’ve been to inpatient treatment?
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@Anonymous🤷🏽♀️ I have 4 times but not for OCD.
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i haven’t been diagnosed with ocd but I have anxiety about harming other people/family members and it’s like urges and im scared I actually want to do it? I don’t think I’ve ever been violent as a kid (im 21 now) and the intrusive thoughts don’t go away so im just stuck all day everyday for the past few weeks just thinking and being scared about it and im having all these weird emotions like being irritated and angry I don’t want to hurt people I don’t think idk why my mind is making me think I do I’ve had intrusive thoughts before that I could brush away sure it took like a day or two but this one is different it doesn’t go away and leaves me with the worst fear imaginable and nothing I look up that should be giving me relief is giving me relief + I feel like im not in control of my body and that im just gonna lose it and act on these thoughts it’s just all on a loop and im not sure how im supposed to live the rest of my life when im in constant fear of my self
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I dont know whats going on. I dont know if its OCD anymore. I know it was in the beginning. Ive been through a lot of trauma and had one little scary thought of killing my sister 4 months ago that has blossomed into this giant idea of me being a serial killer and wanting to hurt everyone (I never had any social issues growing up but I have had some trauma). Recently I’ve been having urges to just give in. And my mental images have been horrible and I can’t stop checking if I like them or not. I think I’ve convinced myself I have. This morning I woke up a shaking mess with an urge to unalive my family and when my mom left for work I was alone with my sister and couldnt stop vomiting uncontrollably. I dont know if i’m upset because I cant hurt anyone and I want to, or if I’m scared and just want my old life back. I was an avid horror and gore lover and now I’m convinced I want to do the things I’ve seen in the movies. Someone please help. I’m ready to check into the psych ward.
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I have been really really struggling for the past 3 months and haven’t been able to stop intrusive thoughts/ rumination and confessing. It’s making me question my entire life, my relationship and even who I am as a person. It’s mainly effecting my relationship, I am so afraid that I did something or think things that are definitely hurtful to my partner. I know my brain is contorting my own memory and making things seem so much worse. I also know I haven’t done anything bad, all my things I’ve confessed about have been considered “normal” and I’ve been told that “you’re normal, you didn’t do anything wrong”. But I have felt this intense sense of guilt and shame and it doesn’t go away, I can’t even be a normal person anymore. And I keep searching for “just one more thing I need to tell” and I don’t want to keep searching my brain of every time I’ve said or done anything that I can distort and make seem 1000% worse. I’m isolating myself and just feel like I’m a bad person. I keep confessing my thoughts, feeling, urges, etc. to my partner and while I know I would never do any of these I feel like my ocd is trying to convince me that maybe I would because “why else would you think it or feel guilty” and that makes it so much worse. I really need guidance on how to handle this. What do I do to stop feeling like this and heal?
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