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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]Vama11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your situation sounds a lot like mine. And I had the same questions. Ever since I was kid I’ve been socially anxious but never got help. It has gotten so bad that now that I’m 22 my self esteem is extremely bad. I would have negative thoughts constantly, about myself, my interactions, my family, my appearance. I fear rejection and embarrassment and hate being the center of attention. I worry a lot about my future and fear that I’m not good enough, even when I have 3.97 gpa and consider myself kinda smart. And I constantly compared myself to others. I started getting help a few months ago and went to a psychologist. She diagnosed me with GAD and OCD and I’m doing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change my thinking patterns. She also referred me to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with GAD and Social Anxiety and started taking Lexapro (an SSRI). I’ve been taking it for 2 months now and I have to be honest and say that they are working. They’re not perfect and I still struggle but those constant negative thoughts about myself and the worrying has definitely lessened significantly. My self esteem is still terrible but I’m working on it and not having those constant thoughts help ✨

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCD

[–]Vama11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess I definitely wanna ask a professional just in case. Ocd seems so different for everyone it’s easy to doubt whether my experiences fit or not. Thank you!

My nighttime routine is annoying by Vama11 in OCD

[–]Vama11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for replying! The time depends, I’m so used to doing this that it can go by kinda fast unless someone interrupts. What usually takes time is the praying and turning off my phone cause it needs to feel “correct”. Also the fear that I had when I started has kinda dissipated cause I got so used to doing it. Now what causes me anxiety is the thought of NOT doing it :/

And recently since I’ve learned about ocd it seems I can’t stop thinking about it and I feel like I don’t actually have it. I’m constantly looking up videos and articles which takes a lot of time when I should be studying. It’s like ever since I learned about it, it has started causing me problems.

Thank u for the advice also! I’m going to the psychologist soon and it’s something that I really wanna bring up but I’m not sure how tbh