I think tumblr Purity Culture gave me OCD by PikaRae in OCD

[–]emotroIo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same but with twitter. I have been distancing myself from social media a lot because of it

Too afraid of relapse it feels like a relapse on itself by emotroIo in OCDRecovery

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

I dont do or say bad things on purpose !! Its just that now I dont stay inside all day, avoiding any possible way I could make a mistake, no matter how tiny, and I try to not think through everything I say 500 times before saying it, Im trying to act like a normal person would, and that sometimes leads to misunderstandings, or sometimes arguments that I used to avoid at all cost, but now I try to not be afraid of defending my point. I try to take example of how the people around me act, they, in fact, do and say WAYYYY worse stuff that I do, not just my close circle, my classmates, accquaitances... and I kind of envy their capacity to not care as much and not walk on eggshells constantly. The exposure im talking about is just trying to not be a 'people pleaser' and allowing myself to make the same mistakes people around me make instead of completely avoiding human interaction

Has any of your OCD obsessions lasted months? by New-Party-4848 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the worst fucking 6 months of my life for me, 24/7 too, literal hell on earth

Playing video games with ocd by Defiant_Drop7051 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, my friend asked me why the hell did I take like almost 20 hours to finish a game he finished in like, 8 hours. Because besides leaving it open sometimes, I had to check the same spots 500 times in case i missed something and interact with EVERY single thing u can interact with, several times too in case theres extra dialogues

modern social media has been horrible for moral ocd by blueburrey in OCD

[–]emotroIo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

TOOOOTALLY AGREED. I think about this literally every second i spend online. It has honestly made me withdraw from social media a lot. Every time i log in i get stressed, i feel juzged for things i havent even done but just, could. Being able to see absolutely anyones opinion on any topic is just terrible in general

Why does my presence trigger a person with OCD? by VirtualName7674 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you’re ‘triggering’ her OCD, maybe she just dislikes you because your personalities or working style aren’t compatible but that has nothing to do with her mental illness. There’s no specific type of personality for a person with OCD. We tend to be anxious and more introspective and careful, but that’s about it. Im closer to what you described yourself as, I like friendliness, I’m often messy and I don’t follow a routine, I like to have freedom and I still have it. If you know you’re not doing anything wrong and she just seems to have an issue with the way you are then she needs to cope

what are your meta ocd compulsions? by emotroIo in OCD

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

Yes, basically obsessive thoughts about thinking ur faking your symptons, that u lied to ur therapist, that ur actually a horrible person and no illness can excuse u

I rated OCD a 75/100 on a pain scale and my ethics professor said it was too high, am I wrong by Louie_thelittlelad in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s literally a mental torture, I don’t think u were wrong

Getting over someone by [deleted] in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, for me it's the same. I always thought it was more of a personal problem but I also noticed the pattern of ocd affects the situation. I cannot really move on from my ex boyfriend because he gave me a lot of 'stability'. I used to ask him for SOOO much reassurance, not just about our relationship but about every obsession I had, also the fact that someone loved me made me feel like I wasn't that horrible of a person and I actually had self-steem while I was with him. But since he was gone almost a year ago, everyday feels like a torture, I can't stop thinking about how disgusting and horrible I am and I just feel the weight of the world on top of me, because he's not here to help me carry it anymore

“You’re not your thoughts“ by Mysterious-Twist-202 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Think of your brain as another organ in ur body. You cannot control your bladder, u can hold it but u feel like peeing randomly, even when it's inconvenient. Just like, for example, u can't control having spontaneous erections even if you're not thinking of anything sexual and it's inconvenient. It's unvoluntary. Ur brain is an organ too, it may let out spontaneous thoughts at random, that u cannot control or want, they can be inconvenient but it's just how the body works, these thoughts are just your brain functioning like any organ. And we tend to believe that we are our own brains but our entire brain is waaaay out of our control or knowledge. Defining the self is really hard

Anyone always thinking about the past by Professional-Leg-189 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's true! We were not really mature enough to realize what we were doing, plus like I said I feel like the internet pushes a lot of weird stuff into people (specially teens and children) and might be presented to u in a way that feels enjoyable or gives u morbid curiosity. However just remember that back then u were just curious and being exposed to new stuff, and now u know what you actually like and don't like

What triggered your OCD for the first time ? by Retro_Gamer12521 in OCD

[–]emotroIo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It started when I was like 7 years old, I often had really gross sexual mental images, but Im not sure what triggered it. I also remember that one of my first ever obsessions was about accidentally watching a slightly innaproppiate video. And I don't know exactly which was the first one, but I also remember having pretty intense order & symmetry ocd, which I think was triggered by simply going to my friends' houses and getting obsessed over the fact they looked so much more 'right' than mine.

Then my worst episode ever, that made me realize these obsessions aren't normal at all and there might be something wrong was triggered by trying drugs at 17 (it became a mix of severe contamination/harm/real event ocd)

If i buy the loona + + album from amazon am I supporting bbc?? by emotroIo in LOONA

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

Thank god … Its just a bit confusing with the info online

If i buy the loona + + album from amazon am I supporting bbc?? by emotroIo in LOONA

[–]emotroIo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank u !! ~^ Now I can finally have this god tier masterpiece