- Username
- j
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Eating and drinking are essential so you CANNOT avoid those activities like other things OCD wants us to avoid. A couple tips for the mean time. You will have thoughts no matter if you eat/drink or not so eat/drink anyways. If you are having a rough day have some foods they give you minimal anxiety and eat those. I like soylent and huel premade shakes when I’m in a rough patch so I am getting all the essential nutrients and I can drink multiple. For water you have to drink it wether it be glasses or bottles have a goal of 8 cups by the end of the day
If you’re not eating either, have something more than just water. My therapist liked to remind me that, “An empty bag won’t stand up.” I know it’s hard. But as another commentator said, your OCD will have the contaminated thoughts whether or not you ingest anything. Sending you so much strength and comfort right now to help you through it. 💪🏼💜 If you like dogs, mine sends you comfort too.
Thank you for your comments. I’ve given myself an ED because of my avoidance it’s so hard to eat and drink. I just feel like I’m up a creek with out a paddle. I’m trying very hard to break out of it. It’s just overwhelming of knowing where to start.
You might want to have a specialist or therapist help you with this if you’re really struggling. They are so helpful for any theme of OCD, but you need to take sustanence into your body. You aren’t alone, and you aren’t stuck in this situation forever. You’re already acknowledging it and its severity and reaching out in this community. These are excellent signs that you are ready to do some work and get better. I believe in you!
I don’t normally make posts like this but if anyone can relate or has advice so I don’t feel so alone I would appreciate it! I feel like crying and I’m so anxious. So I’ve been dealing with an ocd flare up since February. It started out as contamination and harm after I had a really bad experience on a edible. The contamination mostly centered around the fear of someone accidentally giving me an edible to someone putting it in my food or water. Then it went from there to my Brian going you know what’s worse than edibles? LSD. So then I obsessed over that and it’s been like that on and off. I’ve had an extremely hard time with it it’s been one of the worst themes I ever had. I don’t eat certain things. Especially sweets. I avoid them. I avoid taking medication Bc I’m scared. I limit myself. I’m horrible about opening water bottles and if it doesn’t open just right I won’t drink out of it. I know it’s crazy I know it’s untrue but the panic I feel traces back to that night. I don’t ever want to feel that out of control again it scared me so bad I got diagnosed with ptsd (to be fair I had a lot of unresolved trauma that caused my glass to overfill) well, I’ve been going to EMDR therapy it’s got my ptsd under control but the ocd is louder. My ocd is clawing to stay alive. I’ve started to have intrusive thoughts now about my boyfriend might slip something into my water even though ITS NOT TRUE. So then I panic because the thoughts are so irrational that I get scared like why would I ever think that about him???? But the intrusive thoughts are so jarring and I don’t want my ocd to focus on him now! I need advice! I’ve been prescribed pristiq but haven’t taken it Bc you guessed it.,.. I’m scared to! I can’t go on like this! The thoughts are so irrational it scares me even though the rational side of me knows it’s not true but I guess that’s ocd. We get scared of the thoughts even though we know it’s not true and I know it’s my brain trying to keep the ocd going. I know therapy must be working otherwise my theme subjects wouldn’t have changed so fast. I’m so tired of this.
I genuinely think I contracted food poisoning . I had barely eaten throughout day until I got home from work . Had a sandwich and fries. I felt so stuffed afterwards , that I started to feel shortness of breath and nauseous. I felt better a little agyer but still felt full, I then stupidly continued to ate despite that. I had a pint of ice cream I had been saving since I got home. My main symptoms I’ve noticed have been Alor of dehydration, nauseo, and shortness of breath. Drinking water isn’t helping . I’m scared I’ll die in my sleep. I don’t wanna have to ruminate and get anxiety and possibly have to ask parents to rush me to hospital .
My OCD has been a total Hell. I literally was stuck trapped in bathroom for 15hrs straight no food water or rest for days. When ever i shower/brush teeth anything of washing it takes forever! I was up for 18hrs total i started crying i was soo exhausted then i still couldn't drink anything all day my anxiety was soo high i couldnt. My severe contamination OCD stops me from everything including drinking n eating. Sooo miserable!😭
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