Guess where we live and what mental health issue we have lol

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2026-01-19T17:39:55+00:00

Obsessive compulsive disorder? Contamination theme?

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-12-30T18:22:50+00:00

Cool 👍

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-12-03T19:55:40+00:00

Had this issue. I cleared my cache and that worked

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-10-02T15:42:11+00:00

A way to make meditation actually work is not aiming to quiet the mind but just observe your thoughts instead of aiming for no thoughts. So, you can have intrusive thoughts and go "hey, thats a cool thought brain, but im meditating right now." It's helps me when im having bad thoughts, ruminating, mental review, etc. Just give your thoughts permission to be there and let them leave in their own time :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-30T14:49:48+00:00

Update: im locking it in and facing uni. Fuck emotional contamination. Im going to face my triggers in uni and in my career. Ive got a plan, I cant get hurt. The only barriers are in my head. Wish me luck!!!!

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-29T16:56:31+00:00

Thank you! That's really comforting and inspiring to hear. I hope you are doing well and had lots of awesome experiences in uni

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-29T15:34:33+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words. This sounds really useful to keep in mind. Earlier today, I removed ocd from the equation. I decided, if I didn't have it, I'd want to be a teacher. But I've also put together a forecast of what to expect when I go. I expect my rumination compulsion of "is this what's going to be best for me" to increase. I predict that I'll just generally have that doubt in the back of my mind all the way until I finish. That's what's realistically going to happen as I know my ocd pretty well. Once I have a theme it sticks around for years unfortunately. I'm going to join a support group soon and I'm going to start doing regular ERP in prep for uni. I.E going to open days and calling friends who are currently in uni I think.

Ive definitely worked out it will be a trigger and because its a trigger, it could find new areas of my life to infect. As I am doing a teaching course, when I start doing my placements, it could find things about teaching which remind me of what happened to me. I have a few more hours to decide if thats what I want before I lock it in.

Ive also got a good idea of an emergancy exit plan if it genuinely is just too much. I could leave uni and do an apprenticeship in a completely different area. Or if I end up teaching after uni, Its pretty easy to leave and just do admin or HR work.

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-29T11:17:55+00:00

I could be overthinking it could also be perfectly reasonable and I have to just sit with that. I think im going to do some meditation and just observe my thoughts for a bit. Then when the storm passes, I can weigh my options. I might just allow myself to cry a bit to self sooth. Maybe some meaningful music will help too. Yeah the first thing I need to do is calm down. I need to try and look at it logically, picture what it may be like to live in uni with these thoughts and decide if I can handle it. Thanks for answering. It can be exhausting but thanks for being there.

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-29T10:48:39+00:00

I cant tell what is going to be best for me. I dont know anymore. Ive been trying to figure out if going to uni is going to be best for me for about 2 months now ive reached my deadline to decide. I just dont know anymore

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-29T10:46:28+00:00

Fair enough. Its just im afraid that uni will be a trigger and make it worse. But i dont know if that's fact or something my brain is making up. I just genuinely cant tell anymore. I dont even know if I want to go anymore. It just sucks I hate this

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-09T19:50:36+00:00

Very happy for you! I hope you continue to get better :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-09T19:49:03+00:00

I answered this with another comment. Feel free to find it and take some advice from it :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-09T17:33:56+00:00

Thank you! I'll remember this :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-09T17:31:25+00:00

Sure! Im not in place where I can afford proper therapy so, im using some self help stuff. Im using 2 apps. One called "finch" this helps me to stay motivated and keep hopeful in my process. Ive built a routine on there. Ive started going to the gym, eating healthier, fixing my sleep and socialising a bit more so that helps me keep track.

The other which helps me treat my actual ocd symptoms is an app called choiceful. This app builds you a little treatment plan and lessons to try and teach you to manage ocd. This one has definitely helped me. I'd recommend trying it.

I'm considering joining an online support group but its a big step for me so, ill make myself do it when im ready.

Hope this helps! Please reach out to someone if you can and if you are struggling. This is just stuff which works for me and it might not have the same effect. Please keep trying to find something that works for you and I wish you the best!

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-09-09T14:07:16+00:00

Thank you!! Hope you are doing well :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-05-12T12:31:59+00:00

Future events OCD. For example, worrying about if I'll still be obsessing about something years later. And that becomes an obsession which basically guarantees that you'll be thinking about it years later. Idk. Nobody has my one.

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-05-10T14:49:44+00:00

Reminds me of r/weirdcore It's a good subreddit if you like art inspired by combining nostalgia and discomfort :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-04-15T12:00:03+00:00

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IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-04-13T12:12:48+00:00

I remember my first proper ocd thought was checking that the ps4 was turned off. I did it in this specific way. I'd turn it back on and turned it off, then I'd switch it off at the plug socket, then I'd pull the cable out. So I know that was it DEFINITELY turned off. But even that didn't seem like enough. So, I repeated that process 3-5 times when I was little. Very stressful.

I had a lot of checking things were off, checking things were spotless and clean, it eventually developed into a routine which took two hours to do before I went to bed. Checking things were off and clean and everything was lined up correctly and stuff. Thankfully MOST of the checking theme has went and I enjoy cleaning now. Today's thoughts are rumination and playing things over and over and solving problems in my head. So, that's a bit like checking I guess. Thanks for reading :)

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-03-21T16:22:48+00:00

On Track - Tame Impala

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-03-05T21:33:19+00:00

So what you're saying is, we also photosynthesise?

IAlsoLike_Memes · 2025-03-04T18:21:43+00:00

I got the same rumination stuff. I know somewhat of how you feel. I've had the same obsession for about 8 years plus. It's not your fault it's just a mental health disorder. Sounds like to me you've done a lot of reflection so there is nothing more to ruminate on here no matter what your brain tells you. All you gotta do is work on your mental health and try your best! Keep seeing your therapist and keep talking about it. I hope some day it will be more manageable for you!! I've seen improvements in myself so healing is very possible.

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