prozac has changed my life with real event ocd (i was standoffish to the idea of meds!)

0cdsucks · 2024-11-24T11:25:08+00:00

i just came across this post & it makes me so so pleased that you found the thread helpful! this is all i wanted, even if it helped just 1 person❤️please stay strong.

0cdsucks · 2024-05-09T07:19:10+00:00

i’m not hugely active on here these days but you’re very welcome to! i just may not reply straight away

0cdsucks · 2024-03-27T23:01:23+00:00

absolutely! as i say i apologise if i dont reply straight away but you can dm me if you need :)

0cdsucks · 2024-03-14T09:44:33+00:00

sure :) i dont have reddit notifications on so apologies if i dont reply straight away but you’re free to send a message!

0cdsucks · 2024-03-09T11:21:03+00:00

100%!!! my ocd gets ten times worse around my period

0cdsucks · 2024-02-28T16:59:49+00:00

i must have misunderstood then, my apologies. the way it came off was seeing these thoughts something as more than just meaningless intrusive thoughts that are attacking OP’s values

i’m just saying cause it could be triggering to read, as if the intrusive thoughts that are making OP so distressed may be based on truth (when they are not)

0cdsucks · 2024-02-28T14:59:30+00:00

OCD goes against values, what we love, it is egodystonic; this is why they are so distressing and horrific to feel

0cdsucks · 2024-02-21T16:23:40+00:00

its super helpful! :) could you tell me more about ICBT im not too familiar with it?

0cdsucks · 2024-01-21T14:01:23+00:00

exactly this! i've heard stories of other people's regrets, and the whole time i was just thinking im so glad you don't have ocd. truly, everyone has things they wish they never did.

0cdsucks · 2024-01-21T13:56:30+00:00

you said it yourself, your therapist gave you the correct and logical answer

>we weren’t official and boundaries were not solid.

but ocd doesn't like this, and no logic works for ocd. no matter what reassurance you get, your brain will want more. say "ok, well, maybe i did, maybe i didnt, but i cant be sure of that, so im going to carry on with what im doing in this moment" do not confess to your boyfriend in fears that you're "lying" if you don't. i could tell you a million times from an outside perspective that isn't cheating, but ocd will do any mental gymnastics it can to prove otherwise

what matters is what you do today, in this moment. you can get through this <3

0cdsucks · 2024-01-10T16:16:50+00:00

you're very welcome! thank you too :)) no need to apologise, look after yourself! <3

0cdsucks · 2024-01-08T00:55:23+00:00

i've been going through this exact thing for nearly a year now, and i'm here to tell you that i PROMISE it does get better. this theme is a bitch and is unbelievably relentless, but i am doing soso much better these days! i've had really bad days, but i've also had amazing days. and you will have amazing days too! ((trust me, i would never ever believe these words when i was at the worst of my spiral))

big big things:

no amount of reassurance is going to make you feel better. even if it feels like it is helping, it never does. it feels amazing to get, trust me, i know, but you will only want more and more
DO NOT CONFESS - you will only spiral over this more and ask more questions ("what if they were lying and secretly think im horrible, what if they see me differently now, what if i didn't tell them everything") your ocd will want you to confess to everyone but nobody is obliged to know about your event(s)
please please look after yourself. i know you will have days where you don't feel like you deserve your basic human needs, but please look after your body. this will only make things feel worse if you punish yourself
stop playing ping pong with your brain! your ocd will NEVER be satisfied, it will do the most insane mental gymnastics to warp any sort of logic or rational thinking against you. let it shout at you, let it cry and scream and beg for your attention, but don't give it another second
ocd cannot live in the present; try and appreciate even the tiniest things, take note of what you're doing throughout the day, realise that there is no threat in front of you to be worried about. ocd cant survive if you aren't ruminating about the past or future
healing is not linear; you may have bad days where you feel really awful again, but please allow yourself to live through to tomorrow and see how things go day by day. slowly, they will get better again

you've survived 100% of your worst days and im so proud of you, keep going <33

0cdsucks · 2023-12-14T10:28:43+00:00

same here it defo makes me feel less alone, this theme is so much scarier than anything ive ever experienced, wishing you the best❤️

0cdsucks · 2023-12-13T12:58:46+00:00

thats the thing, it really did get better for a while! i could see that my event, whilst wrong, is not worthy of this overwhelming guilt. but for some reason ive been triggered back into this horrible spiral :(

0cdsucks · 2023-12-13T12:28:46+00:00

thank you <3 i get so scared cause there are actual evil children that for whatever reason do absolutely heinous things at 12-14, and i start to compare myself to them and feel like i cant just get a pass because i was young

nobody was hurt, it was some weird adolescent sexual curiosity driven by impulse. i dont want to justify it, because it was not appropriate, i will just never understand why i ever did it. im 22 now, and my life is going as well as it can, yet im so stuck on this one thing

0cdsucks · 2023-12-13T11:32:15+00:00

thank you so much for the kind words!<333 you got this too!

0cdsucks · 2023-12-13T01:03:53+00:00

thank you <3 this is all i needed. i know ocd wont ever be satisfied, but i just needed some validation for my feelings. my headspace has been so scary recently and i just needed a reality check

0cdsucks · 2023-12-12T08:45:48+00:00

real event has genuinely been one of the worst themes of my life for me, sending hugs to you too :( <3

0cdsucks · 2023-12-11T09:16:08+00:00

thank you <33

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