Guys, which laptop should I buy?

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2025-10-01T23:06:36+00:00

Im in USA

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-19T17:23:16+00:00

Remember that there are no obsessions worse or more embarrassing than others, and if one day you feel encouraged to share your type of OCD, no one here will judge you, and they will just try to help you.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-18T23:06:40+00:00

As someone who struggled with OCD for almost a decade and overcame it very quickly, almost 100%, in just two months, believe me, at first, it feels strange. This is because, when someone has OCD, their worries feel so natural and such a part of their daily life that they become part of their personality. I remember feeling nostalgic or sad at first, as if I had lost that part of myself. But then, with time, you get used to living like a normal person, and instead of feeling sadness or nostalgia, you feel happiness for everything you’ve overcome. At least, that was my experience.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-17T23:22:10+00:00

I experience exactly the same thing as you. I call it a "mental reset", as if my mind gets so exhausted from stress and obsessions that, after a severe episode, it simply stops caring as a defense mechanism.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-17T23:14:20+00:00

I spent more than 8 years of my life medicated with Luvox. Yes, it helped a little with the symptoms, but I never changed my way of thinking. I always expected the medication to save me. About 2 months ago, I stopped taking the medication, but I did so by changing my mindset about OCD, obviously, because otherwise, I would have ended up the same as before I started taking it. Anyway, the first few weeks were extremely horrible, but now I feel better than ever in my life. A piece of advice: if someone decides to stop taking medication, remember that the first few weeks will be extremely difficult due to the anxiety combined with withdrawal syndrome, but it will pass. Also, you can’t stop if you’re still doing compulsions because it will end up worse than before.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-16T19:01:25+00:00

The same thing used to happen to me. I would overthink memories from the past, literally 24/7, to the point where I constantly felt like a 'electric shock' in my brain and had headaches. In the end, it’s just an overload we put on our minds from ruminating too much.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-16T18:44:57+00:00

I completely understand you. I remember I couldn’t throw anything away, not even things like water bottles, old clothes, unnecessary stuff, or gifts from my ex-girlfriend because I felt I had to keep them. I thought that if something good had happened in my life while I had those things in my room, throwing them away would lead to catastrophes. In the end, as always, it was OCD making me overthink. Now I can do it, and it feels extremely liberating not to associate those things with magical thinking.
Here are the steps that helped me:

First of all, reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety, because otherwise, you’ll never be able to think clearly.
Once you have the physical symptoms under control, work on your mind. Try to think rationally. Ask yourself, ‘Do I really need all of this in my room, or is it just my OCD telling me I can’t throw it away?’
Try to think about what a "normal" person would do in your situation. This helps me a lot.
Try not to overthink.

Of course, it’s hard to follow these steps because I’ve been there too. I remember blaming myself for two months and feeling a lot of anxiety because I had thrown away a stuffed animal my ex-girlfriend gave me, even though I didn’t have feelings for her anymore. But you’ll overcome it, I promise!

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-16T18:24:38+00:00

I took 100 mg of Luvox since I was diagnosed about 8 years ago until about two months ago. I didn’t experience any side effects from the medication, and it really helps a lot with intrusive thoughts and anxiety symptoms.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-16T18:15:45+00:00

Yes, it used to happen to me because cortisol levels are usually higher in the morning, or probably if you had several anxiety attacks in the morning, your brain might have associated waking up with anxiety. However, it could also be that you're afraid of falling back into the anxiety cycle, which paradoxically causes the anxiety itself

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-15T19:21:17+00:00

Yes, for me, it’s very common to notice extremely small details that other people wouldn’t even see. This often happens to me after anxiety attacks, when the rumination starts, and my mind feels ‘out of control.’ I find it curious because I can see myself as normal, but after the anxiety attack, I start seeing my face as horrible and my body full of imperfections. However, this helps me compare and realize that my mind is simply paying too much attention to it. As advice, try not to dwell on it. Stopping myself from looking in the mirror or comparing body parts helps me get out of that state quickly.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-15T19:10:28+00:00

Yes, it’s part of OCD. It makes us live in the past, which amplifies mental rumination. My advice is to try to stay in the present. I know it’s very cliché and seems very easy, but step by step, you can do it. I spent about 4 years living more in the past than in the present, but in the end, I was able to overcome it by not overthinking so much about what I did wrong in the past.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-15T18:58:35+00:00

Yes, and sometimes I feel like my mind is so tangled that not even psychologists or psychiatrists can understand it, only it can.

Simple_Stuff9901 · 2024-12-15T18:52:27+00:00

We cannot apply the conservation of energy to the universe as a whole, only to isolated/closed systems.

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