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No prob ! Trust me. The thoughts will come. But you have to remember they are just thoughts! If it scares you that means you are super aware of who you are
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Thank you! ? It helps me to know that someone else had been through these before. It kind of messed my mind up because I've never experienced such thoughts. I have OCD but I never had existential thoughts... Yesterday I learned about depersonalization and I had a massive anxiety attack cause I got reeeally scared.
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Thank you so much! I was feeling super weird because I never felt like I didn't know who I am. It was kind of scary
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I think at the time before, I was on a school break and going back to school everyday, with so much to do, it really brought me back to reality. Plus it was secondary school, so there was always friendship groups and blah blah haha. So currently I'm actually on a uni break and I think staying at home everyday not really seeing anyone has something to do with losing yourself you know? Being in your head too much isn't best. I hope this helps :)
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Yea I was depersonalized for a whole week and had panic attacks and existential thoughts the whole time. Don’t worry. You will be okay. I thought I was going to suffer forever with this. But I had a peaceful day today. And I think that that’s a sign we can over come this
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So weird you bring this up, currently going through this!!:// Luckily I have been through it before, So I know i can feel normal again, going through it is hell though :( really plays with my mood://
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And how did you manage to get over it?
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No problem! Sorry to hear that! :( it makes me sad because I know how you feel, it's so strange right?? Like the other day I just sat on my bed staring out the window like...wtf. Haha it's really strange and hard to explain! But today and yesterday I started going to the gym and really feeling back in touch, feeling clearer minded. If you need any tips, I suggest talking to people, keeping busy with life or just getting in touch with the world (e.g. go outside, go for a walk, touch the grass, feel the trees) haha I had an allergic reaction today and obviously it was scary haha and I hate my eyes swelling up but it reminded me that this is reality you know? I was like oh yeah I need to look after myself, this is my body, the world is outside not in my head! Haha :)
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Exactly!! And the need to be 100% certain is always present! Like I have to be certain it is me, certain of who I am, what I represent and so on... And it's sickening cause I know it is ocd but it keeps going on in my mind. Really hard to dismiss it. But as you said, when I'm around people it seems different cause I get distracted in some way.
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Wow this is happening to me these last days. Reading all of you makes me feel less scared ♡
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Glad we can help each other xx
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- totally agree with you miru! I know some people may think distractions are bad but in this case stopping yourself from overthinking is best because once you feel that grip on reality again then you can tell yourself "this is just ocd"
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yeah :) I'm glad more people are reading this, because I know it can be isolating sometimes x
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Depersonalization is an anxiety symptom Attached to it is Exsistenital OCD questioning who you are
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Yeah it's really no surprise that I've happened to have it recently just as I've become anxious with my life goals and school work....bit of a coincedence haha
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Yup
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Have you ever experienced it?
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Makes me feel lost. I feel like I don't know who I am anymore.
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This obsession is new, but feels so much more grounded and it’s so anxiety inducing. Since the ocd started I’ve lost my sense of self and confidence. I got soocd and it slowly turned into be doubting my identity on whether I want to identify or dress masculine or feminine. I don’t feel good in the clothes I would typically wear out before I’m constantly overanalyzing how I’m feeling , it makes me really anxious and like I’m preforming. So then I started doubting if I would rather dress masculine and it’s extremely anxiety inducing and idk if it’s the ocd now but it feels like that’s how I want to dress.. that’s not what I associated with at all before the ocd but now it feels like that’s what would make me feel fully confident and loose in the world, does anyone else experience this??
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Hi! It’s pretty difficult for me to get the courage to post this but I’m really struggling to figure out if what I’m experiencing is OCD or Anxiety or neither. I think I have the “pure O” type of OCD where most of my compulsions take the form of ruminating and trying to figure out something all in my head. When I hear this talked about in forums or online the intrusive thoughts don’t really match mine- I worry often about things that seem more “grounded” if that makes sense. A common one for me is my own identity- i will spend long amounts of time stuck in my head trying to figure out my feelings (often sadness or other real emotions I have and patterns I have) and why I feel that way and what in my life caused that and how it’s impacting other things in my life. I also think often about which parts of my personality are the real me and which aren’t. Sometimes this takes the form of strictly ruminating and sometimes I have fake conversations with people I know. It’s intense and I feel I have to figure it out but with no specific intrusive thought that says something like “you have to figure this out or all of your loved ones will die” but it’s very intense. I think also often of all of the decisions I need to make in the future and how they’re going to affect those I love and care about as well as how much I’ll regret them. I imagine all of the ways I think my actions will emotionally hurt others and how to make the least harmful decision, but to me this feels like a valid concern but go over and over and never come to a conclusion. I often just get scared and never make any move because I don’t see an option that doesn’t hurt someone somehow. But again I’m having a hard time identifying the intrusive thought behind it. But I also don’t choose to think about these things most of the time. This is almost all decisions but especially big life decisions. It’s such a struggle because they are things I eventually do have to make decisions about. There is so much more to it that would take too long to explain but in general a lot of my fears revolve around pleasing others/ understanding others emotions to ensure they’re okay, my own identity and personality, and work/school performance. Someone mentioned OCD to me because in my head it feels like I have to solve these things and will go over and over them but I seriously can’t figure out if it’s anxiety, OCD, or none of the above. It’s all very disruptive to my life. I am never not thinking or not trying to figure something out and I feel as if I have no control over it Anyone have any insight?
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