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- ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
- Username
- Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Your behavior is the RESULT of your OCD not the cause of it. OCD is believed to be caused by a malfunction in the brain. Its not something you can create. That being said, can you do things that make your OCD worse? Absolutely. Every time you do a compulsion, you increase the intensity and number of intrusive thoughts and make your OCD worse. BUT that doesn't mean that's its your fault you have OCD. Its really important that you find a therapist that specializes in ERP and understands OCD. Traditional talk therapy does not work for OCD. In fact, it does more harm than good. Prior to realizing I had OCD, I did about 10 years of talk therapy. I went weekly, opened up, and did my homework. But I never made any progress. Even changing counselors didn't help.
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Cbt didn't work out for me I just have one psychiatrist and she is pretty good
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- ocdisrealocdisreal
- Date posted
- 3y ago
It's not your fault!!!
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Definitely not your fault. No one is waking up and thinking "I should get OCD". View it like this: Your brain is a harmless thing inside your head, trying to "protect" you, from irrational things and is going all in and over the top. It’s a trained reaction, which you can unlearn. This process is called neuroplasticity.
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Neuroplasticity that's a fancy word what is this process and how is it learned did you learn it in cbt
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Been dealing with OCD for quite some time now. Doing a couple of online courses and a ton of researching. Because I am from Germany and OCD isn’t a thing over here. Therapist aren’t familiar with it yet. First two therapists I have been to made it even worst. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt and form new patterns. As you "learned" reacting with fear/OCD to certain thoughts you also can "unlearn" them and form new behaviors and thought patterns.
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- RooftopDogRooftopDog
- Date posted
- 3y ago
It is! Also meine Therapeutin weiß zum Glück was eine Zwangsstörung ist, aber ja glaub allgemein hast du da schon einen Punkt 🥲 da gibst noch viel zu tun
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@harabix Kommt vielleicht auch noch ein bisschen darauf an wo man wohnt;) Wobei ich kurz vor Hamburg wohne und irgendwie ist der Wissensstand um OCD hier noch sehr dünn bzw. denkt man hier eher an Zwangsstörungen und so. Sowas wie ROCD kennt keiner der Therapeuten bei denen ich war. Die wollten immer ganz viel reden und analysieren.
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Olaf Okay now I am curious about what y'all are talking about 😂😂
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@ammu123 Just about how Germany needs to up their game in terms of OCD hahaha
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Olaf Dude Germany atleast has free health care nd stuff...even though OCD is common in india the health care system sucks it's too costly 😬
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@ammu123 It depends. In the end it’s not really for free. We pay for it by taxes, a part of our income is used for it. But I get your point. I myself am self employed and need to pay it myself. For my health insurance as well the therapy sessions. German bureaucracy is so wierd and unnecessary complicated hahah
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Cool y is OCD not a thing in Germany it's pretty common where I live even though I barely know anyone with mental health issues
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I don’t know. It’s like living behind the moon😀 But I see/know quite a lot of people with OCD behaviors getting misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.
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- ammu123ammu123
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Olaf My OCD doesn't even feel like OCD it's like I have a lot of werid annoying thoughts that's it...😂😭
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- OlafOlaf
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@ammu123 I know absolutely what you mean. If remember correctly it’s called meta OCD. Obsessing if you have an obsession.
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- PlzH3lpMe
- Date posted
- 2y ago
My ocd makes me feel like I’m a shitty person, like I’m worse than other people and in a dark times like maybe it would be better if I wasn’t existing (I’m not gonna commit suicide don’t worry it’s just a feeling)… idk maybe I’m just looking for support and also coping advice Like I always hear/see the statement “people with ocd are usually very kind and sensitive and would never do any harm knowingly” and then I’m like maybe I’m worse than most people with ocd because I’m not that kind I can be quite irritable and angry and I feel pretty bad about myself
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- amber.b2
- Date posted
- 2y ago
OCD?
I don’t know if what I have is OCD or just severe anxiety.. I’m really confused. Every time I do something that I feel bad about I will think about it for ages and it will ruin my day, and feel guilty. I keep getting emotional all the time and feel distressed , as if something is off but I can’t explain. Occasionally I have the urge to confess things and if I don’t they will be In my head making me not feel present. And I keep focusing on my partner and getting the urge to break up when I don’t actually want that (of course I have doubts like everyone does) but it’s more of a urgent upsetting feeling which hasnt left for 5 months, the only time it seems to go away temporarily is when I’m with him. and I’m soooo confused. My therapist told me I would have had OCD as a child so I can’t have it (I’m 20 years old but I don’t know what is going on with me). Starting to think I’m going insane as this has been going on for several months now!
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- lcc1999
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Obsessing over the cause of my OCD
Has anyone spent time thinking of what might have caused their OCD in general or their current episode to start. I thought about all the times I used to self harm by hitting myself in the face or previous accidental concussions and I sometimes beat myself up about it. I briefly thought about a brain tumour too. I just think "Why me?" "Why now?". This summer coming is suppose to be the best one I've ever had and OCD decided to rear its ugly head at the worst possible time. I wish it came up when I had nothing to look forward to and no hope because at least then I wouldn't fear it ruining everything. Now when I started to build my life back up I have to deal with this. I just hope being with the love of my life and travelling with her will take my mind off all the memories and thoughts.
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