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- student
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I also feel that I am constantly wasting or misusing time. If I take a break from school I start to feel guilt y and as if I will be to behind to finish a task.
Yessssssss.... ? it’s effecting my work. I was looked over for an AP job because of it... “time management” was one of their reasons...and this is the reason why?
I can relate obsessing with my work over and over again thinking I will do something wrong and I am not good enough a person where I am currently employed and this habitual negative thinking is affecting my work most often and also taking a toll on my health. Sorry for my bad English
I think I may be starting Luvox. Anyone else tried this?
I am trying to tell my self “so what” when facing my obsessions. If I don’t finish the work I need to do...what’s the worst that could happen. I get fired? I’ll find another job. Any job that would fire someone over missing a few deadlines is not worth working for. I don’t know if this helps, but I’ve been trying it. It my be a mild compulsion to tell this over and over again but it’s quicker and interferes less.
Yikes @ahmed... I do the same thing.. like with making phone calls. My therapist gave me a card that says “TAKE ACTION” I put this card in places i will find it when i need to take action... for exposure she had me call for my refill just out of the blue without rehearsing... the anxiety only lasted a short time AND , I didn’t run out of luvox...that month ☺️ so taking action was better than the compulsion of going over and over and over the phone call before I actually made it. That takes a lot... but I would try it more often if I was losing hair... (hair...another obsession)
@Tijeras do you find that Luvox has any extreme side effects?
How is it affecting your health?
I think negative and over thinking causes muscles fatigue, hair Loss, etc
I’m on luvox! I like @student. What sucks is when you run out... I obsess over making phone calls and rehearse all the possibilities b4 I dial a number so... I often run out????♀️
None so far... at first I was sleeping well when I took it at night then the more I took at night I wasn’t sleeping... so I started taking it i. The morning... I’ve also gained 10 lbs but it is said NOT to cause weight gain??♀️ I’m also 41 so that could be it? No nausea or headaches though.
I need help. Does anyone else with mental compulsions get confused about which thoughts are obsessions and which are compulsions? Sometimes thoughts I’d considered compulsive start to feel intrusive. Then I don’t know which thoughts I’m supposed to try to stop (mental compulsions) and which I’m supposed to allow (intrusive thoughts/obsessions). I get so confused and overwhelmed about what I’m supposed to do when this happens and it feels horrible. The confused feeling gets so strong my head feels like it’s buzzing and spinning. Does anyone have any advice?
Hi! I have OCD in a few different subtypes. Even when my brain isn't stuck on those scary obsessions and compulsions, it seems like it is getting stuck on every thought that comes in. Like my brain is constantly and very intensely trying to find problems to solve all throughout the day no matter what I'm thinking about, even if they aren't specific OCD thoughts. It's super exhausting! Is this a common thing with OCD? Does anyone else experience this?
Does anybody else feel like they are CONSTANTLY doing mental compulsions to suppress thoughts
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