YoureNotAlone
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- 3y
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
Yes, I completely agree. Its so frustrating and hard to deal with. Especially when the poster isn't willing to do the hard work to recover. It seems like a lot of people just want to whine and complain. I understand OCD sucks. But I find it really hard to have sympathy for someone who knows what they need to do, but just won't do it.
BritDBritD
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- 3y
There is a lot of reassurance seeking. I think just not giving the reassurance is all we can do
HJOxHJOx
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- 3y
Yep! 100% agree! There is deffinately recovery for everyone, yet people post on here now for the sake of it. And it’s always the same people posting TRIGGERING posts asking for the reassurance. I’m sick of coming on here and seeing ‘I’m now gay’. Well if your going to post that then please leave the community, because OCD isn’t like that. It’s not fair anymore to the ones who are trying so hard and consistent to overcome this hell theme.
LilyrosalyndLilyrosalynd
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- 3y
but people sometimes feel like they have become their obsession, doesn't mean they are. they're just venting, and most of them put trigger warnings on there
HJOxHJOx
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- 3y
@Lilyrosalynd Yeah, but people who consistently post are not helping themselves? In therapy, your therapist tells you to not seek reassurance. If you know you’ve become your obsession and it’s ticking in your mind 24/7, doesn’t that tell you it’s OCD?
LilyrosalyndLilyrosalynd
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- 3y
@HJOx all that i'm trying to say is that for some people it's hard, especially if they're not in therapy for many reasons.
Lms526Lms526
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- 3y
@HJOx You would think so.
HJOxHJOx
- Date posted
- 3y
@Lilyrosalynd Which I totally understand. I started with this theme in July and I honestly didn’t want to be here anymore. But in order to get better, you have to push through and face your fears head on. I still HATE the thoughts and get them, but I know that it’s not ‘me’ and we have a brain dysfunction. I honestly considered brain surgery because I’m 27 and pregnant, in an amazing relationship! It’s horrific I 100% know hun.. but ERP and pushing through is legit the only way forward. Posting on here 24/7 only keeps the cycle going. It feels like someone has taken over your mind. I couldn’t even look in the mirror because I felt sick from the thoughts! But OCD is the ‘doubting disease’ and if you continue the doubt, it will always have the last word. How old are you if you don’t mind me asking? X
LilyrosalyndLilyrosalynd
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- 3y
@HJOx i know. i felt this way in the beginning but as it lingered i started getting more and more feelings like for example liking the thoughts and liking women and not liking men and it feeling like true questioning. i am 17 and can't really have access to therapy
LilyrosalyndLilyrosalynd
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- 3y
@Lilyrosalynd like I used to be in panic mode 24/7 but now it's so weird because most of the time i feel like i like my thoughts and barely any anxiety and it just doesn't feel like ocd anymore
HJOxHJOx
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- 3y
@Lilyrosalynd How long have you had the theme? Have you had it before? X
LilyrosalyndLilyrosalynd
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- 3y
@HJOx no, but for about 7 months? can't quite pinpoint
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