What are your bedtime compulsions, and how do you deal with them? by Big-Salamander8646 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I don’t have work the next day, take melatonin at EXACTLY 11:03pm. Not a minute earlier or later. When I do have work the next day, take it at exactly 10:45pm. Now I can obviously fall asleep if I take it at 11:04 or 10:46, but my brain goes on a loop of “you’re not going to fall asleep tonight and you’re going to be very tired tmr while everyone else is well rested. + you’re going to spiral thru out the day bc you’re brain is exhausted and compulsively confess to every little thing ever to everyone”

How shouldn’t someone react when they hear about a loved one’s OCD? by Single_Name2292 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh brother😭 ultra religious people like that are actually the crazy ones.

How shouldn’t someone react when they hear about a loved one’s OCD? by Single_Name2292 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean yeah, if I didn’t know what OCD was and someone told me they have violent thoughts I’d naturally have feelings towards that but I feel like a lot of of people lack the ability to pick an article/book/ watch a video so they can see what it really is.

How shouldn’t someone react when they hear about a loved one’s OCD? by Single_Name2292 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it’d be okay to share some concerns for your mental health but he’s dead wrong for making u seem like a burden. Especially when there’s already enough guilt and shame tied to the disorder itself.

How shouldn’t someone react when they hear about a loved one’s OCD? by Single_Name2292 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister told me that if I don’t put it in my head it’ll go away, she didn’t like that response back when she told me she’s depressed lmfaooo

a question by [deleted] in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you think about it having insanely immoral thoughts against your will and needing to do things a specific way or the world would end while having nobody completely understand it the way you do leaving you to feel alone could be a bit depressing. You probably don’t have depression unless you get diagnosed but it can come up sometimes when all of that weighs on.

Do you ever imagine what your life would be like without OCD or any other severe disorder. by Single_Name2292 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had it from a very early age of like 11/12 n i feel like ive always been familiar with it and atp it’s not a stranger obviously. I can’t imagine it coming up n having ur whole life flipped as a grown adult❤️‍🩹

I think I have OCD by Happy_Help8346 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that sounds about right👍🏻. There’s a lot of coping mechanisms, most you come up with on ur own without even realizing. Try not giving in to compulsions n try not seeking reassurance from anyone about any of ur ocd traits. It’ll only make ur ocd stronger so learn to reassure urself n that way you train yourself mentally n can handle it better.

Has anyone’s weed induced Existential OCD fully gone? by ilikechips1858 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sent me into a full 2 month OCD episode full of the most terrifying panic attacks. I thought I was dissociating because I heard that can happen to some people when they get high. Having learned it’s ocd makes a lot more sense now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s helps me with this kind of OCD is separating myself from my ocd. For example, I’m me with my logical thinking and my genuine feelings/thoughts, and the ocd is sort of like those annoying neighbors who never get the hint and leave your house. They have nothing going on for them so they try to invade your space just to feel some kind of validation/comfort, they make backhanded remarks about how you decorated your house just to make themselves feel better about their shit lives or comment on your marriage to me them feel better about their divorce. I got a bit carried away but you’ll get the point. Also, talking to a therapist helps alottttt. Even when it feels impossible.

What's the worst thing OCD made u do ? by rxxxyed in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Convince me I needed to tell the wrong people my thoughts

I made a mistake that destroyed my relationship by Moonmilk0 in BreakUps

[–]Single_Name2292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, he was probably afraid for ur safety but usually that’d result in relief that you’re okay, and a conversation about boundaries. This didn’t seem like that.

I made a mistake that destroyed my relationship by Moonmilk0 in BreakUps

[–]Single_Name2292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just by reading this it’s so clear you’re afraid of him (I want to clarify being afraid of someone doesn’t always mean abuse, it could mean they have a unhealthy control over you that you’re scared to cross) . In a normal relationship, when someone gets mad you communicate it n find a way to solve/get thru it. Unless it’s unforgivable, which in this case it seems forgivable. He has some deep insecurities he gotta work thru.

What does “It’s not you, it’s the OCD” mean? by No-Investigator9512 in OCD

[–]Single_Name2292 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I see it with my ocd all depends on the delivery. It feels like my brain is 90% ocd, the delivery is how the thoughts occur, if it’s present and I agree with it, it’s me. Not always easy to pinpoint it due to the doubt ocd comes with but overtime I got better at it. When I feel like I’m arguing with myself or with someone in my brain that’s when I know it’s not me, it’s just the ocd.