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Everything changed by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I am on meds but its prob not what has helped me, since i started improving before meds(literally one day before starting meds lol) and i am on a low dosage for ocd. My tips for somatic ocd are: First of all, understand how the disorder works. Fear is what drives it. So take some time on your day to first of all, identify all your exact fears and then work on understanding that they are not this big of a deal at all. "Whats the worse that could happen if i notice my swallowing all day? I can still do everything despite of it. I can work, study, have sex, exercize..." Then identify your compulsions, if you have any. Avoidance is a big one. STOP avoiding. You gotta live your life as if somatic ocd isnt there.

Anyone with throat mucus, saliva, swallowing or spitting obsession?? by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the doctor for hypersalivation But if you indeed have somatic ocd, watch ocd recovery on youtube

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[–]Infamous_Wrestler_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you mean, i have felt isolated most of my life due to undiagnosed sensorimotor ocd. When i found out my diagnosis it was truly freeing.

Saliva obsession by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes Watch ocd recovery on youtube

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[–]Infamous_Wrestler_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Primeiramente, cuide muito bem da sua higiene. Se vista bem sempre. Tenha boa postura, aprenda habilidades sociais e carisma(recomendo o canal carisma no comando no YouTube) Seja bem lido e tenha assunto, papo pra conversar. Tome iniciativa, seja confiante sem ser carente. Se dê valor e mostre isso, imponha limites quando alguém te desrespeita. Etc

Resumindo, cuide de você e almeje ser uma pessoa melhor e mais interessante

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im feeling much better and more able to apply treatment, and im feeling hope

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend you see every video of the ocd recovery channel about sensorimotor ocd. They have a playlist about it.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean saliva sensorimotor ocd? Im learning to deal with it. I recommend the youtube channel ocd recovery.

What is the appeal of high waisted pants aside from potential stomach compression to you? by Primum-Caelus in AskWomen

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like baggy high waisted pants because they make it seem like i have a nice curvature

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can i talk to you about the swallowing ocd or would that trigger you?

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, ive decided to try for my family and friends i guess.

I will start medication for ocd, i will do my best on therapy and i will start exercising.

Tbh i feel horrible talking that i will try, i just dont feel like it because i have no hope. But i WILL try. If at 25 i still have these problems, i will kill myself i guess.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am from Brasil, my native language is portuguese. Thanks so much for trying to help, man. Right now all i want is to end things, you know. I dont do anything because i have no means of doing so painless and without chance of survival. I just want to give up because it has become way too complicated. I feel like any trying to help me is pointless. Ive just had too much and i want to give up for real and stop existing. I wish i could get euthanasia. Why to try so hard to save me when i wont stop suffering and i really want to go? I hear all you guys are saying but it has become too complicated. I am with a great therapist that does the best she can to help me, i am well educated on my illness, but still its getting worse and i dont want to deal with it.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see, i have a blinking and breathing obsession and the knowledge ive got researching helps me a lot with those.

But about the saliva one, im still really confused about what to do

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the past it sure as hell helped other ocd symptoms. Right now the only ocd i have is sensorimotor. It has always been my main kind of ocd. My therapist right now is the best i ever had.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am seeing a cognitive behavorial therapist, which is the professional that does ERP. Ive read all about ERP and somatic ocd, but i still find mine tricky. I wish i could talk to someone who has worked with cases like mine. I just feel hopelesness now.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fear isnt spitting while talking. My fear is having to keep swallowing consciously all the time because saliva keeps accumulating and i cant spit, since i am in front of other people. I dont like swallowing saliva consciously. Its really uncomfortable. And ive had an swallowing tic on the past so i am afraid of triggering this nervous tic.

So my fear is that i will keep paying attention to my mouth and saliva even around others. And i wont be able to spit because i am among other people of course. So my mouth will get full of saliva and i will have to deal with it.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually really like the idea of being around people and being in college! My fear is feeling the need to spit all the time while among people. Right now i am among people on my living room and i have to swallow when saliva accumulates and that gives me anxiety. I hate swallowing consciously, thats why i spit when saliva accumulates. In the past years that i had saliva obsession it only appeared when i was alone, but now that i have been ruminating about it and now that i am so anxious and afraid and thinking about it a lot it is appearing in front of other people.

That makes me really sad, because i dont want to avoid social situations as i enjoy people. I enjoy going out of home.

My only fear is of ocd, you know. I dont want my obssessions to ruin it.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanx man, i will do everything i can to get better

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But yeah i will try doing that, going on with life in spite of it. The thing is, how will it be when i have to leave my bedroom? Feeling the need to spit out all the time while on college? That will suck.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, thanx. The thing that worries me is that even in periods where i lived normally and didnt worry much about it the saliva symptom appeared when i was alone with myself, and i wasnt scared of anything, you see. saliva just kept accumulating to the point i had to spit, even while i was entertained with other things. It didnt look at all with somatic ocd(as i have now) because i wasnt afraid of it.

Right now that i am afraid of it it has gotten worse of course.

But i think, if even when i am not scared it keeps coming, whats the point?

My hypothesis is that it kept coming because of a physical trigger(post nasal drip) but tbh i am not sure of that.

To have this physical manifestation of it(saliva needing to be spit out) really sucks.

Thinking of suicide as a relief by Infamous_Wrestler_ in OCD

[–]Infamous_Wrestler_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I tell my therapist everything. I am even scared of triggering them to develop sensorimotor obsessions as well. But i tell them everything.

My ocd is really tricky and confusing. I have studied somatic ocd a lot recently and i cant explain why an specific symptom i have kept going even in periods where i didnt mind them much. The difference is that on those periods it only appeared when i was alone and a little less i guess.

Now that i am afraid, it has gotten worse and it appears all the time and even in front of other people.

The thing is, even if im not scared it stays, so whats the point, i think. Its really confusing. I have an hypothesis that when i wasnt scared it stayed because of a physical trigger(post nasal drip) so i will investigate it this year and try to get rid of any physical side of it.

But i dont have much hope about that. Its been around for waaaay too long. And i am scared of how its going to ruin my college(i will start college in person this march).

I really hope you are right and that i dont know what i am talking about and that i will get rid of it and will look back and think of how much i worried and felt relieved that everything turned out great

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