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It helps to think of it simply as a brain malfunction. It also helps to observe the thoughts with non judgement. Easier said than done, I know, I struggle with the same thing. Lastly, if you do judge your thoughts as "bad" or "good" just remember that the thoughts you hate to have are not truly yours to bear, they are alien from the true you and should be viewed as such. Again, easier said than done. But it helps to reframe it. Hope that helps
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Thanks for your words of support! It’s so difficult!
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I hear ya. Some days I feel great and others it feels like the whole world will collapse.
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Yes, exactly. It feels like “ok this time it’s really true”, but there is still a missing piece, so I am just hanging in between. And then, I’m waking up the next morning and thinking “ok, let the thoughts come and get me, I don’t care, we can coexist.” This is so ridiculous 😭💆🏼♀️
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You took the words right out of my mouth! Just that feeling of being trapped! For me it's like I feel like I can't talk about it because then I'll make my problems sound worse then they are. OCD sucks!
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- 24w
I feel like I’ll never lead a normal life again with OCD, my thoughts have begun to be convince especially about POCD. I feel like so sad and down that this will be my life forever. I’ll never get to fall in love again without intrusive thoughts. I’ll never be worth falling in love with. I can never be intimate again. I’m just done, my life is over. I can’t even look at my nephew and niece anymore without the smile fading. It feels like I’m so nasty and then my brain convinces me this is how I feel. That there’s some part of me that is a p*do and that’s it. I’m a disgusting human being for that. I just feel hopeless
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I can't live with OCD anymore. It's ruining my life. I feel like I'm being constantly bullied in my own mind all day everyday. I don't know if what I think and feel is ever real or normal or okay, what is me and what is the OCD thoughts. I don't know if any of my experiences are normal. I'm exhausted from picking apart every single conversation I ever have with anyone until I'm strung out by a vague and ambiguous feeling of guilt. I'm tired of feeling like I'm a bad person and feeling scared all the time and not knowing why and having my brain spin me out on an endless spiralling train of thoughts that never goes anywhere and just makes me feel disconnected from everything and everyone around me. I don't know what I feel and if what I feel is normal or if anything I am doing is real and actually me or if I'm 'losing my mind.' I don't even know if this makes any sense. I get into these states of mind where every thought in my head and everything I feel and perceive makes me question my own sanity. I don't know if anyone likes me because I have absolutely no concept of what I am actually like. I feel completely lost and confused CONSTANTLY.
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- 16w
I think when people are saying OCD is egodystonic is really triggering me and I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I’m going through a really bad relapse and right now I’m trying to figure out if my thoughts are truly egodystonic, like I how do I know I won’t act on them, how can I trust my emotions and everything. I feel really confused and I feel like I don’t know who I am anymore or how I carry on with life because it’s so long and I’m so unsure of everything that’s going on in my head. Like how do I know that this is OCD and true desires/urges. I’m so confused.
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