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Hey! My OCD is always MUCH worse around my period. That’s because it’s connected to your hormones. You are going to be okay, and you are not always going to feel like this. ❤️ Try repeating this to yourself: “I see you OCD. You don’t have a place at my table.” Then, smile like you’ve won something. (Smiling changes your body chemistry!) Next, try repeating your fears to yourself with a maybe - “maybe I will do this thing, maybe I did do this, etc.” Try to not react emotionally to this - stay calm. If you refuse to listen and respond the way OCD wants you too (fear, guilt, trying to fix of understand things), it‘ll stop talking. This always helps me calm down!
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Thank you 💗
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Are you in therapy? On meds? Sounds like you must be doing a lot of ruminating.
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Um I’m on meds. I haven’t started therapy yet. I’m struggling because I almost acted on a thought and I’m scared. I keep gettin a bunch of intrusive thoughts. I’m really afraid that I’m the future my mind will twist it into I did do it even though I know I didn’t. I’m just really struggling and I just want to go away to get better or just go away. It’s so hard I don’t see it getting any better. I’m on my second breakdown of the day and I feel so terrible for worrying so many people. When all I want to do is give up. It’s so hard
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@Anonymous:,( I understand. I experience this too. It’s very painful. And yes, your mind may convince you that you did something at some point, it’s called false memory OCD. But the more you ruminate on something the more your mind is going to think it’s real. You have to let the thoughts come and go with out giving them attention. I know how hard this is but we have to do it.
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@Maybe,MaybeNot But I know it didn’t happen and it goes the what if’s and than after that I get the same intrusive thought repeating itself in my mind. And I don’t want and I feel like I’m going crazy. I just can’t no more
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@Anonymous:,( I know. I get the same way. It’s like we logically know what’s true but we still doubt ourselves. We can’t ruminate on it, that’s what makes it an obsession
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I'm going through the same thing right now. I'm on medication to help but it doesn't always help. Mine comes and goes and when I experience intrusive thoughts it makes me sick as in vomiting, shakes, Insomnia. I start my first therapy session next Tuesday and I pray that I learn coping skills to deal with this. 🙏
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I’m on medication too it was working but now it’s not I’m still on a small dosage. I have mine monday but it’s just super hard. I just been crying so much. This only started for like a month and it’s hell. I hope your first session goes well!!
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I'm sorry 😞 I hope it gets better. Thank you!
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