- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
I get you! I've thrown objects and have screamed at my husband. Now that we have a 1-year-old I don't want to have any more outbursts nor do I want her to be exposed to that. But I definitely have a hard time if my OCD is acting up I just didn't exposure and everything's going on around me. Maybe doing something like sitting down In meeting or giving myself 15 minutes of my own time a day would help.
Yes!!
Do you do anything to help calm down?
I feel like there's not enough breathing exercises in the world to stop my blood from boiling lol
Ummmmm well….i normally hit myself or inanimate objects which is a horrible coping mechanism, so don’t do that🤣 But for me reading helps and so does playing a game on my phone
What would I do for ERP if my OCD says because I didn’t do something correctly or remember something I will have panic attacks that don’t end?
Anyone have any tips on not making ERP a compulsion? I find myself sometimes wanting to do exposures in order to make myself feel better (feel my anxiety go down and feel relief). 😅
I had an "OCD episode" several months back from NOT doing the compulsion. Or at least not "resolving" / dealing with the intrusive thought. What if "Not" dealing with it creates an issue that never subsides or makes you worse? This sounds dramatic, but I literally feel and believe like I was psychologically traumatized by not doing a compulsion --- which for me has been ruminating and "problem solving" to "deal" with whatever "challenge" / intrusive thought comes up. When I wasn't able to "deal" with it properly in a kind of stalemate, the "anxiety" last for at least a month. And it was severe -- brain fog, sundowning, cognitive difficulties, I think maybe even disassociation. You could even call it a mental breakdown and burnout (from OCD itself). Even went to a neurologist 'cause I think thought there was brain damage or some sht. I'm STILL recovery from that. I feel worse cognitively, and even think it that episode pushed me into some type of clinical depression. So isn't that lovely that "not dealing with the OCD / not doing the compulsion" is actually a shtty choice (for me) as well.
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