GingerMC
- Date posted
- 3y
SarahšSarahš
- Date posted
- 3y
I totally understand what you mean. For me it's difficult to sometimes emotionally understand the ups and downs of OCD. Some days I feel so calm (I will still have intrusive thoughts) and I question whether I have OCD or not, but I'm not necessarily having an anxiety/panic attack and other days might be more difficult to manage. I asked this question on a Youtube NOCD live session one time and the therapist that was talking on the live session said there is no right or wrong time to seek therapy. If you have questions, worries or doubts you won't lose anything by talking to a professional to gain more perspective on the next step you could take. It ultimately goes back to your decision. For me even when I feel calm I still remind myself of the important skills that I need to learn in order to manage my intrusive thoughts because at the end of the day I still struggle to manage them in general. Even if I feel calm, I can still learn how to manage my intrusive thoughts in throughout my life in general. I hope this helps. Wishing you the best.
Diana_805Diana_805
- Date posted
- 3y
Itās great that you donāt have that much anxiety. Iāve heard that itās hard for some people to adjust to the lack of anxiety and feel a void. Is that you? I donāt think thatās me but Iāve been really good about controlling my ocd and think about this to though. But when I do have phases anxiety I wish I had a therapist who already understood me, or think that maybe I wouldnāt have had that phase if I did have one. I decided even if itās weird at first Iām going to get one. Iām looking right now
GingerMCGingerMC
- Date posted
- 3y
My anxiety waxes and wanes. Ok, so currently I have a lot of obsessions and compulsions surrounding the fear of my mother dying, but these fears do not feel as terrifying and torturous as my Pure O obsessions
jazzyjayjazzyjay
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
My anxiety has also tended to wax and wane and that kept me from seeking therapy for years. When it was really bad, I'd tell myself I would start as soon as the anxiety felt manageable enough to engage. But of course when that happened, I would feel like maybe I did not need therapy or was close to recovering on my own. I'm a few weeks into therapy now and, fwiw, I wish I would have started years ago.
Lms526Lms526
- Date posted
- 3y
Lately, my OCD has been telling me "You don't deserve to be in treatment because your OCD is moderate. You should quit and let someone whose symptoms are more severe take your place.
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- Date posted
- 24w
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- Date posted
- 16w
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- Date posted
- 15w
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