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OCD absolutely does NOT tolerate me being human and making mistakes, particularly as a parent. If I make a mistake, or if I think I MIGHT have made a mistake, my OCD tells me I’m a horrible mom.
So I’ve been terrified of taking antidepressants due to my suicide OCD, but my mental health has gotten so bad I’m finally deciding to give it a try again cause idk what else to to, I’ve tried natural stuff and it never works. But my question is, when you’re already having really bad intrusive thoughts how can you know it’s not from the medicine? My main fear is the medicine making me suicidal for real and me not being able to distinguish between the two.. I’ve taken an SSRI before but stopped after a few days cause I got scared like well what if the medicine is causing and will make me act on these thoughts?? (Hope this makes sense lol)
Results were just released from the largest study of OCD treatment ever recorded. Validated by the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), one of the most respected journals in healthcare research, the study documented treatment outcomes of over 3500 people over the course of NOCD Therapy. What we learned was remarkable: NOCD Therapy members experienced a significant decrease in OCD symptoms: Treating the root cause of OCD also resulted in dramatic improvements in levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and overall quality of life. Results came sooner than in standard treatment: NOCD Therapy members achieved meaningful results in less than half the time needed for standard ERP treatment on average, resulting in potentially substantial savings in time and money. Why it matters: The study suggests that for many people with OCD, outpatient ERP therapy can be more efficiently delivered in a face-to-face virtual setting than in person. This means that virtual-first therapy may shift from the “alternative” to the “standard.” Rigorous, peer-reviewed research allows us to consistently provide our members with the best possible care for OCD and related conditions. Read a full summary of the study’s findings.
I am suffering from religious OCD for the past 32 years. When I am practising disregarding my OCD fires back with strong thoughts of until when u r going to disregard. When I say to myself God is with me it fires back with thoughts of what God has done until now. You will never recover. May I ask you what is this. Azhar from India
I've called my GP twice and the first time I just hung up and cried. I called again just now but as soon as they answered I hung up again. Is there anyone else I can talk to so I can ask for these?
OCD makes me feel so alone. These last few months I feel like I’ve been unable to be honest or open fully with anyone. I’m so ashamed of what’s inside me and I’m scared. I feel like everything is my fault and I’m lonely despite having wonderful people and things in my life. I am alone and feel so fake and disingenuous.
How do I get my family to understand some of what I am going through and how the actions that they do could make it worse? I wish they weren’t so judgmental of the things I do. I truly feel like I can’t help it.
Ok so it seems my OCD has resorted to being in my DREAMS .. I’ve had three dreams in the past 2 weeks about men I had small crushes on in high school (not even people I’ve HU with in the past.. weird)… and I just had one last night and we only did slight sexual things but what’s crazy is I could feel myself in the dream becoming anxious.. that i was comparing this guy to my boyfriend in real life and our sex life etc. it’s crazy how our brains do this. It’s SO HARD not to want to examine the dreams. Because it’s like .. why the hell am I dreaming this? why does OCD want to test me so badly? The dream is literally one big exposure and in the dream, I was checking/comparing my relationship to the person I was with. I couldn’t help it. I was dreaming! However, when I woke up, I felt anxious. I breathed deeply and told myself it’s just a dream and that there is no need to examine the dreams. Have you ever experienced this?
I have been avoiding so much, for years. I’ve had a lot of physical health problems on top of a divorce and Covid which have all been very triggering for my OCD which revolves around health primarily, but also a lot of other things. So a huge way I’ve dealt with it has been avoidance and also just keeping certain areas as safe spaces and not really going into other areas so they end up getting really dirty because I have two kids and they don’t clean a lot and then I don’t wanna touch those spaces and it gets really hard to be in those spaces so I’m in my room a lot and it’s also hard for me to cook because I worry about foods and their cleanliness and if they’re safe to eat and I have a limited array of foods I will eat and I also have just a lot of racing thoughts and I guess internal type rituals, but I’ve been getting out more and starting to cook more with the help of my boyfriend and just trying really hard. But last night I was out with my neighbors after I cook some food and my boys are out playing with their kids and we were out sitting in patio chairs in the in the lawn and one of my neighbors who tends to be really obnoxious and not have an understanding of social cues says some thing nasty about my house being messy and I got really angry because the past few days I’ve been busting my ass and actually not been in bed for extended periods of time and I’ve been really proud and my boyfriend has been really proud and I just really didn’t need her comments and she even made like a shudder about the thought of going into my house. It was incredibly rude and I got very angry at her. And it was in front of all the other neighbors and she’s the type of person who will be so nice to you but then use it against you, Wich is similar to my abusive relationship with my ex husband. I have talked to her about struggling with some stuff and she’s had her struggles, but I talk more to her sister who’s had a lot of struggles and I think her sister has shared some stuff with her so that’s how she knows about my condo because her sister has been in my condo. She has not. So anyway I got extremely angry with her and yelled at her in front of everyone like completely out of control the kids were way out of hearing range. But it wasn’t good I didn’t stay in control and I’m not proud of that. She had also been egging people on all night it was like it was her goal to piss someone off. And today I just feel really sad and upset and I don’t feel good about who I am because I went through a 10 year abusive marriage and she just is so triggering because she can’t empathize and it reminds me of some of the ways he was. I have so many supportive people around me but I’m just so sick of being her neighbor and just putting up with her saying crap and just smiling and pretending it’s fine and also watching her be awful to her mother and her sister as well. And everyone was on my side but I don’t think it makes it OK that I lost my temper and said a bunch of things I should not have said. But now I just feel like I can’t leave my house and I don’t want to go back into isolation because that makes everything worse with my OCD, but I’m feeling a lot of social anxiety and I just feel like I don’t do well in the world. All the other neighbors seem to be on my side and were really supportive of me and angry at her but that doesn’t justify me behaving that way. And she’s right next-door to me so I still to deal with her every day and she was really mad after I left and talking about wanting to beat me up and stuff, I’m 37 and she’s 60 so this is like really immature for both of us, and I’m not going try to beat up a 60 year old but she claims she could take me. Anyway I guess it’s good it’s rainy today because she probably won’t be outside and I’m just gonna sit inside.
Hi community, so I have a question. I’m treating OCD by myself, and I’m currently don’t giving my thoughts an importance that they don’t deserve while focusing on the present and avoiding compulssions. But when it comes to the term “exposures” by itself, does that means that I have to look for a quiet place and sit with my anxiety until is gone?, or an exposure can be done just by walking in the street and just making fun of my thoughts. Or are both different but useful techniches?
How can you tell if you’re healed? Like is it when there is no more anxiety? Bc it’s like my fear of not loving him seems true bc of how much I ruminated on it. I have no feelings for him or anyone else right now. I am unhappy I am unhappy with myself. My partner sometimes does things that upset me but not all the time. My friends said our mental state is what’s holding us back. That they want both of us to be happy. I don’t know anymore. I just know I am very unhappy with myself and I am tired of fighting. I don’t wanna break up with my partner bc I know I just want freedom from ROCD. But how can I tell him I am stuck believing I don’t love him? I want relief from this endless cycle of misery. Do you think this app will take Fedelis insurance too? I really want help. I know when I’m happy I love my partner. My friend said your brain is a huge mess right now and you need to get better
Hi everyone, My name is Alen and I am an OCD-patient in my twenties. This is my first time using this platform, so I hope I won’t make any mistakes. I was diagnosed with OCD five years ago. Back then, I struggled with cleaning, contamination, checking, and sexuality OCD. I started taking SSRI and all those symptoms almost disappeared. However, during this past years, I have still been struggling with relationship OCD. I currently have no official partner; however, I am getting to know someone, and my intrusive thoughts have exploded. I am anxious 24/7. It makes me so hard to distinguish “real” thoughts about whether this person is suitable for me, of the intrusive thoughts inherent to OCD. This anxiety has led me to kind of an avoidant behaviour. The idea of talking to the person I am dating makes me anxious. Which leads me to think I do not like them anymore. That makes me even more anxious. I am desperate. I feel like I was holding an enormous burden of thoughts that I can’t get rid of. I would appreciate if any of you who has relationship OCD could comment with their opinion or advice on this. Specially if you have had these intrusive thoughts while getting to know someone, instead of in a formal, long-term relationship. If you got here, thank you so much for reading.
Im 17, My pocd and incest ocd was getting better but then I went on a reassurance bender online and ended up reading a story from a 19 girl saying she had sexual activities with her uncle and describing it in detail and i poped a boner. I cant keep living like this ive already made so many excuses for myself im a sick f*ck
I think I really wanna break up with my partner!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😖😖😖 I am having very bad anxiety! I can’t breathe! I am still sick so it’s even harder!! This isn’t real!!! I know I love him!! This has to be ROCD!!! All I can think about is not loving him! I’ve been obsessing about it for 2 years and now my nightmare is coming true!!!
Hi everyone! Having gone through NOCD therapy to now working here full-time, I feel like I’ve had the pleasure of not only finally getting appropriate care, but seeing the entire process of treatment here from both sides. That being said, I remember how absolutely terrified I was when I first started. Is there something holding you back? Want to check in with someone who has done this first before taking that step? Ask me your questions below, I would love to do what I can to help you feel confident taking this incredible step towards overcoming your battle with OCD.💗
Asking as a college student. Can anyone relate?
I feel like I want this. I have so much junk in my head. I get these weird feelings in my head. Because it's such a mess 😔
Has anyone succesfully treated their OCD by their own? Currently struggling with some finantial issues right now (I live in a Latin American third world country) and I would like to hear some testimonies on self treatment
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