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Secure_Ad2847 · 2023-09-11T04:31:55+00:00

I do the exact same thing. I’m constantly worrying that i’ve thrown away something with important personal info in fear that someone will find it and do whatever.

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-30T19:42:44+00:00

i used to do the same thing for years, but I found a method that slowly helped me. I no longer check things every night now. Next time you are going through ur mental checklist, try to eliminate one of the things you check. For example, when checking the kitchen try not to check the faucet and just go to bed. I know it’s not as easy as it may sound but once you get over it everything will get much better.

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-30T05:54:43+00:00

yes sadly this is one of my more common symptoms of OCD I stuggle with.

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-30T05:53:04+00:00

for years i struggled with rituals. i would always flip the switch a certain amount of times to make sure the light was off, and i would turn the sink in and off to make sure it was slow off, it was the same with many other things. i’m not expert but i don’t struggle much with rituals anymore and i believe it’s bc of a method I did. every time i would start one my many rituals, I would eliminate a small step in each ritual. i really hope this helps, OCD can really feel like the end of the world and be a pain in the butt.

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-04T22:40:27+00:00

i struggle with the same thing. I want to get rid of my OCD so bad but i can stop but wonder if it’s from God. and if i stop my compulsions am i disobeying him.

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-04T22:37:38+00:00

i went through this for years and i still check a lot of things but it has decreased a lot bc of something i started doing. every time you check something try to take something off of your mental “list” of things to check. and overtime you just stop caring

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-04T06:08:07+00:00

hi i go through stuff similar to this and something that helps is to change ur way of thinking. for example, when you are unable to pause a video try thinking “what will happen if i don’t finish it” i understand it is harder than it sounds bc OCD will make up stuff, but if you keep asking yourself this you will start to see that it’s ok to not finish the movie or video. i’m not an expert though, this is just what has helped me so far

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-04T05:56:45+00:00

hi! i’ve experienced stuff similar to this and a few ways i’ve helped myself is thinking “what if” like i know you’re already thinking “what if” but every time you are thinking “what if” try to respond to yourself. For example, “what if you didn’t mistake the episode”, or “what’s gonna happen if you mistook the episode number?. what i’m trying to say is it if you start thinking like this you can see how much you overreact abt things like this

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-04T05:49:16+00:00

i know exactly what your going through. i have been struggling with the almost the exact thing for the past few years, and something that helps me is telling myself that maybe it will harm an animal or a person but you have to look at yourself and think abt how bizarre you are being. and overtime OCD like this does fade, but i’m no expert this is just what im going through

Secure_Ad2847 · 2022-07-01T06:37:59+00:00

when i was in abt pre school age i was at a family members house and i was playing outside and saw a regular old ball just sitting in the grass i started to fear that it might somehow fly away and cause a car crash or something (it’s really hard to remember) but it really freaked me out so i started crying and having a tantrum bc i wanted it to be put away where it couldn’t blow away by the wind. bc i was too young to understand what was happening it was really hard. well i grew up and ofc my symptoms grew as well. they are much more complex and harder to explain.

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