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So I’m going to a new psychiatrist tomorrow and asking her to switch meds. I hear Zoloft is good? Anyone else have a good experience on Zoloft or any other med?
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So I’m going to a new psychiatrist tomorrow and asking her to switch meds. I hear Zoloft is good? Anyone else have a good experience on Zoloft or any other med?
Can I talk to someone about my hocd?? Please!!! I'm very anxious
anyone here have to go back to school and have anxiety about going back because of like ocd, anxiety, depression? i just don’t want to go back to school, anyone feel the same?
Can ocd make you have false feelings for someone ??? . I don’t like my ex none what so ever and I was listening to a song in the car and it made me felt like I missed her when I know I don’t . I am in a relationship with my new partner and it makes me feel guilty please help 😔
everytime i get worried or anxious i come onto this app and i think it’s for reassurance so i think i’ll take a break from this app for a bit and only post stuff like music and art…
Hey y'all! My OCD has hit hard the last 2 days and just wanted to give some encouragement. You will have victory! OCD is LYING to you. It takes what is important to you, twists it all up and serves it back to you in the most wicked way possible. You will make it through this and most of all - YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Blessings! Jeremiah 29:11
Is Body Dysmorphia Disorder related to OCD or are they completely different disorders?
OCD changing themes I had SO-OCD for years and years. I eventually got over It and am now constantly distressed by a different issue: esophageal rupture. Every time i cough, hiccup, swallow something funny i am filled with dread i have perforated or ruptured my esophagus. It is extremely tiring and i know its OCD but i cant handle the intrusive thoughts
Does anyone feel like your thoughts could actually happen? :/
Are the NOCD support groups a Harm ocd free group? I just watched the welcome video and it seems like Harm OCD subtype was not welcome
If I didn’t do this thing I feel like I could have recovered from OCD.. now there’s no hope
What to do if something triggers the ocd episode again? Like a specific word or event and then it spirals out of control?
Hi everyone! Does anyone think that anytime can have a heart attack? I have this obsession in my head and I repeat good things to make me relax, but it doesn't work.
Hey everyone, I wanted to share a thought I had hoping it’ll at least help one person. tw spiraling about uncertainty a little I was thinking about how much anxiety I get from thinking about life’s uncertainties, how in an instant life can be forever changed or a problem can be presented to you randomly. It really affects me, I literally wake up with anxiety most mornings feeling like something life altering could happen any moment. But then I thought to myself, that’s very true and extremely evident. what’s also evident is POSITIVE life altering things. Positive things that can happen out of no where too, and it’s just part of life! we worry so much about negative uncertainty but what about positive uncertainty, like winning the lottery, getting in contact with a lost connection, starting a family, finding a stray animal to take in, the lost goes on. positivity and negativity come and go and flow. it’s natural. it’s okay❤️ i hope this doesn’t come off as toxic positivity. our negative uncertainties are still terrible and not easy to live with but it’s pretty easy to forget about the positive things when life is hard.
One think OCD has not taken from me is occasional moments of joy. No matter how bad it got, there was always a time where I could laugh or smile.
me: i’m straight i know that also me: *watches fear street and sees deena and sees her and sams relationship* me: wel-
HELP I don't know if it's really the ROCD talking or it's reality, but I always liked to stick my lover and now it's made it difficult to be close and kiss ... is like i don't care if this is over and this is the end i need help
I gave into a compulsion to ask my partner for reassurance. Ugh.
Anyone know where to get free ocd resources in the UK. Anything like books or even online help?
Working on one of my top fears for WSC. I am trying my best. My fear goes deep. One sentence at a time. What helps you write your wsc?
Anyone else get stressed when their horoscope says stuff like “be true to yourself” or “hiding your true self is Damaging” I feel like it’s telling me I’m in denial ...
i hate myself even more everytime this immature boy refuses to repay what he owes me.
Omg . I think I actually accidentally saw Legininate cp. I was super tired and was on my insta and I saw a pretty fourteen year old and was like “pretty” cuz I looked at her face . I kinda noticed she was wearing a low neck shirt and then I noticed just how much of her chest was visible and how sexual that picture was and backed out immeadietly. But I feel so guilty cuz it took me 2-3 seconds to register cuz I was tired
I really want to talk to my mom about an ocd issue right now but I can't tell if it would be a compulsion. Is there ever a time when you should talk to a friend or family member about it? Or should you not. Thanks
Having so much trouble with my OCD since coming back to college. Got really bad again yesterday. OMG it’s only been one day but it feels like forever
I’m afraid to confront my best friend and her family about body shaming me. They want me to have a reaction and feel less beautiful, which is exactly the message I’d send if i stood up to them. I tried being apathetic and they only got worse. I also tried subtly knocking their egos to where they got angrier and more aggressive in the body shaming. I don’t want them to win, and in a previous post people were telling me to just cut them off…it would suck to cut my bestie off but she’s become a more bitter person over the years
i’m taking a sociology class and i saw that one of the topics we’ll be learning is about sexuality and i feel like that’ll be a huge exposure for me. even though it’ll be days until i learn about it, im worried.
Has anyone taken risperidone? If so how did this affect your OCD and did you have any side effects/did it alter your mood or functioning at all?
My ex had texted me and he said bro what are those people looking at a field of freshman and then I said a freshman event and he said what time is it going to end and I said 8 I think and then he said you’re capping and I said nah and then he said come play soccer with me and I think I said nope but my ocd is making me believe that I said something flirty to him but like I didn’t especially Bc when my ocd flared up it was after he had left me on open and he wouldn’t have left it on open if I had said something that interested him. I don’t even know what I would’ve said like I wasn’t interested I feel like this is very much a compulsion but I got so panicky and I began looking up how to see what I sent to him online but there is no way to see the image and then I sent another picture to him asking him what I sent to him but he has not responded. I don’t know if this is Rocd but I just need some help right now. I’ve been in a new relationship and I am scared I said something that could ruin it.
I'm starting to obsess over whether unconditional love really exists. If I'm being honest, superficial things like appearance affect how I feel about people. Yes, there may be other reasons why I like someone, but am nonetheless more inclined to like someone with positive superficial qualities.
my head feels really confused right now guys i hope tomorrow is a better day for all of us 🤍
I’m feeling ready to tell my parents that I think I have ocd and need help, just waiting for the next moment I break down, but right now I’m too numb to cry😂👍(I express everything better when I’m crying thats why I’m waiting until I can cry)
I am not a religious person, religion has always made me curious. But right now I could use the help of a higher power. I'm trying my best to stay strong, but today my OCD has really just taken me out. My period really amps it up 😅 If anyone could pray for me I'd appreciate that :) or just offer some kind words and encouragement to keep doing the ERP, anything would be super nice ❤
I just asked someone I've been talking to if they still love my "comfort character" and I don't know if that was reassurance seeking or not
Whenever I get over one thing I have to ruminate about another. It never ends
i feel so guilty over something i didn’t even intentionally do or even did actually but my mind keeps convincing me that i was trying to do smth by making me feel guilty i hate it
Could someone describe Real Event OCD to me?? I'm afraid I don't have it 😞 I looked up what it was and it was talking about different scenarios such as "you helped a student on an essay once and OCD says you contributed to cheating" things like that. Mine is more of a different thing I think. I just want to know if it is real event ocd or something else. I can't stop ruminating about it
i hate to be this person, but i want some advice! i posted something earlier today and was hoping someone could help me out? ps: you have to be willing to read a very long message 🥲.
people always say that it's ocd because you know you're straight and obsess about being gay. at first i knew i didn't want the thoughts but now i don't even know if i want them or not :( i can't even tell. and why am i not freking out enough over this????
Having a lot of doubts about recovering. Just don’t see how ERP could work :/
Anybody with a SO Have you noticed your s”x drive has been low from OCD/Anxiety?
I see lots of people struggling today and just wanted to let you all know that you’re not alone and I’m on your side for this battle against OCD! Stay strong! 💙
I feel like I have no support system I feel like everyone’s problems are always more important than mine or I’m an annoyance to them I feel unwanted and alone and I just want someone to put me first for once. I’m so frustrated and this app brings me more comfort than the people around me rn.
ever since i broke up with my s.o in february i’ve been stuck in a thought loop about her and about the breakup and it’s extremely obsessive and i don’t know how to stop. my ocd brain can’t stop ruminating over why did she leave why wasn’t i enough i don’t understand.. and just other aspects about the breakup. it’s a constant cycle of trying to analyse and understand the things she said, and constantly going over the pain of the breakup and things she said and did in the relationship. it’s exhausting and depressing as rationally i can tell she treated me like shit and i should move on but my ocd won’t let me. i can’t stop obsessing and ruminating. was wondering if anyone has ever had a similar thing and if anyone has any tips to stop this ruminating as it drives me insane. thanks xxx
Today I read something that I would usually be avoiding and would make me anxious, and it didn’t make me anxious today. At first I thought maybe it was because I like it now and I want it. But I think it’s actually the ERP starting to make a difference and take away the anxiety from the thoughts. I’m a little scared I like the thoughts even though there is no reason I should think I like the thoughts.
I don't know what PMS does to the brain, but it's not good. My real event ocd is on 🔥.
If I haven't been formally diagnosed with OCD (yet), do the NOCD therapists provide an evaluation/diagnosis as part of the therapy sessions? Just curious as to how that works. Thank you!
I'm kind of afraid to tell people "It will get better" now, given my little tantrum yesterday. It makes me feel like a hypocrite. (Especially since, when I'm in *that* kind of state, being told "It will get better" doesn't even help me. I'm unsure if it will help the person or just make things worse.)
When you hear a word and rhyme something or think negative, it’s not intrusive thoughts, it’s a habit, ocd?
Anyone felt like their Summer was wasted on ocd? Like literally I see everyone being happy and I'm just struggling with my head for the entire Summer. It literally started since the last 2 weeks of school till now. It was my first year at this school and I hate everyone there, brought me alot of anxiety everyday because of unrealistic standards and I was begging my parents to send me back to my old school. I was doing well at the end and acceoting it and even the people there but got to study way too many lessons for finals. Can this be the reason why I had my WORST ocd cycles ever this Summer?
Does anyone know basic rates for these services without insurance?
I've been obsessing over saying my thoughts. Like I'd say a sentence related to my thougts and I'd freak out! It got to the point where I'd consider muttering "words that don't come out of my mouth" as talking! It gets really scary when it feels like I mean the thought or believe it. Anyone dealing with this?
I’m scared that if I try to get diagnosed they’ll just tell me that I’m a ped0 :( what kind of questions do they ask
This one obsession is really freaking me out . Public restrooms scare me cuz what if I see someone’s private parts or see them Tjrlugh the stalls . So I keep accidentally looking at the cracks cuz I am thinking about it . (I was 4 feet away ) then once I was going to the stall I had this thought “no one can see anything right “ then glanced at the crack in another stall, it felt like an automatic checking compulsion but idk now automatic it was . I only saw light I didn’t see anyone though there was someone in the stall. Now I’m obsessing over whether I did something illegal or sexually wrong . Whether I have committed some sexual immoral act
Not exactly OCD related but I should find out this week if I was approved to get a dog to help me with my anxiety - fingers crossed! 😬
If I have intrusive thoughts that cause really bad anxiety but not necessarily have OCD (I’ve never been officially diagnosed so idk yet) does that mean my intrusive thoughts are real and I’m just in denial? 🥺 I obsess over my intrusive thoughts but don’t always have compulsions but my intrusive thoughts also fit some OCD themes so I’m confused
I feel i have some kind of this hair ocd where i constantly check it out in the mirror to see if any of it is coming out or not or just simply if it looks and feels good or not. It takes away a lot of my time and energy. I recently buzzed it off but still thoughts of checking it out in the mirror and touching it to check keeps coming in. I start to freak out when i see some hairs falling out. Any help will be appreciated
Can living alone potentially lead to Pure O getting worse?
Even just trying to pick a NOCD therapists is sending me down a research rabbit hole and endless thought spiral.
it doesn't just feel like i want it, it also feel like i would do it. like i always say that i could just not act on it, but then i feel like i would. i really don't think this is ocd. i feel like i am actually just in denial and can't accept my sexuality
When you can’t get your family or whatever out of your every thought is that ocd or anxiety gets a hold of you?
I hate when I have a thought I wrinkle my nose and it's obvious something is wrong, my mom saw me do it once and asked whats wrong lol, I guess it's a compulsion? I want to stop that idk how tho
How is ERP supposed to help me become okay with uncertainty? How am I supposed to live with knowing I could be wrong about something when there is an immediate way to know if I’m right or wrong??
Hello everyone, I've always been coping with my ocd with avoidance, to the point where I avoid expressing emotions about it when I'm alone. I actually do this when I deeply care about something, I don't show emotions because if I do I'd make it valid and I always chose to escape. But today I actually cried for the first time about my ocd, Even got it on camera! I was having so much anxiety that I could've just dumped as always but I felt the pain and acknowledged it.
I didn’t give into one of my compulsions today and despite my anxiety flaring up I feel really good about it.
I have obsessive thoughts. I broke up with this guy about a year ago because we weren't growing...there was something missing. I wanted to be with him but it had been 3 yrs off and on and i had nothing to show for it. He would go back home all the time and never took me...thay bothered me. I ended it. 8 months later i see he is having a baby shower SURPRISE!!! The girl is pretty and petite. She is wearing red bottoms (i dont have that). He posted the pix to instagram. He never posted me. I have become OBSESSED with them. I want to know why not me? What did i not have? Am i ugly? Is she cuter than me? How does she move? What kinda car does she drive? Was my car too basic? He says he wants to be with me...but it seems to be secretly. I'm like, will you tell your family we back together? Will you tell her you're going to coparent? Its driving me insane!!!
why do i feel almost okay with liking girls???? i don't want to accept that or to like them :( saying that sounds like denial and like i am lying. i really feel like i am just struggling to accept my sexuality. i want to lash out on myself and tear myself apart
Lmao my ocd is trying really hard to make me think I'm suicidal haha as much as I want to figure this out, I know I won't be able to, so *inhala, exhala* let it go. Whatever happens happens. Maybe, maybe not...
just wrote something in my notes about all my intrusive thoughts and themes, think it helped me feel like i got most of it out like the weight/ baggage of it
I think it's messed up that most of the time Medicaid won't pay for special psychological services like OCD specialists. Some of us need help and can't afford regular insurance or to pay $100 per session right now.
This might sound kinda weird but I'm having massive anxiety that gonna get my period soon. I am going swimming in TWO DAYS. what happens if I get it on the pool?!?!? Omg I'll never be able to look my friends in the eye ever again oh my fucking god. Worst part is I already had my period this month, but I also did last month and I got it on the 29-31st I don't remember, and it's only the 16... So Im hoping for the best but I do not even own tampons and leaking in a public pool is worse than a nightmare
Gospel music has been helping me a lot lately. It reminds me that God wants us to be happy and enjoy life. Anyone have any songs that have helped them?
Is anyone talking to an OCD specialist with medicaid? It seems hard to find an rocd specialist that does take medicaid. Especially online. I need help and my regular therapist isn't helping. I don't want to lose my boyfriend over this.
Anyone have those moments where you’re able to live relatively normal, but then wonder if you were ever faking your OCD to begin with? I’m experiencing intrusive thoughts and me not seeking reassurance is sort of bothering me because I’m not sure I ever had this.
Does anyone else continue to fall into the same mind-trap over and over again?
Bruh my OCD going OFF today saying I’m a stalker for wanting to talk to this one girl in class to get to know her and be her friend since it’s the first day back at school. Like can I not just want to make a friend fuckkkkk :((
trying to stay positive today, so if you want please comment some of your favorite musical artists 🤍
Can somebody explain pure OCD to me? What does it mean exactly??
Idk whether to ask my ex gf (dumped me last week)to not tell anyone about the ocd because apart of me thinks I'm doing it to just talk to her again
I finally talked to my psychiatrist! I'm so happy. I was so stressed and go back and fourth letting my thoughts feed themselves about this appointment. But my psychiatrist fully agreed on me seeking ocd treatment through a psychologist and upped my medication :D He was also happy to hear I found a nice place on this app to talk without falling too deep into my thoughts and asked what it was called haha
Can anyone give me a real event erp? I had something said yesterday about something and now I keep ruminating over the situation and what I thought in the past and how naive i was. What can i do??
To anyone currently spiraling, please check out this link: https://www.pixelthoughts.co/# This is a cute little personalized animation that focuses on an instrusive thought of yours and runs it through a 60 second meditation :)
You know what the worst thing of it all is? Trying to describe your anxiety/OCD to somebody close to you in hopes they would help you and they only say “everyone has thoughts like that” or “everyone has anxiety”.
I just got into a relationship and I feel like my ocd is definitely affecting me. I’m having fears of many things and I feel super overwhelmed. It’s making me want to become avoidant. I’m am happy in it, but there’s just a lot that I’m not ready for and worrying about.
I feel like I manage my OCD better when I'm passionate about something, and lately I've really been into watching movies! What are some of the best ones you've seen lately? I'll add them to my list 😊
Does anyone feel like they are doing really well for a while, and then one day it's just like SIKE...... instant overwhelming Intrusive thoughts & you feel like you're back to square one. That is kinda where I am right now. What has worked best for you when this happens?
The mountain to recovery may be steep, but know that you can conquer anything. I hope you all are having a good day!
OCD is making me resent everything and everyone. I'm afraid I'll become a bitter person who no one would want to talk to.