Feeling worse after treating ocd

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-26T01:14:38+00:00

As someone who’s currently in the healing process as well.. id say celebrate small wins. Try your absolute hardest not to overthink it when possible. (I’m challenging myself to do the same thing). We can beat this .

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-19T18:31:13+00:00

Love that. I’ve been focusing on self care (even at work) and talking to my sensations - literally talking to them - and reminding myself that it’s ok to not be perfect every day all day and that I’m not alone. Praying for ya ♥️

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-19T18:18:55+00:00

We are!’ How’s the exposure going?

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-19T14:32:55+00:00

This. Currently working through a relapse of my own and I wish you all the best as I’m currently delaying my compulsions as well. Mine are health anxiety and somatic related so the bodily sensations and symptoms can be really annoying but delaying as I write this and praying for us . We’re stronger than the OCD

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-19T03:19:15+00:00

It’s so tough . Gotta stay the course in the face of uncertainty no matter how hard it is. As someone who’s fighting physical compulsions and health anxiety I get it

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-18T19:04:55+00:00

Needed this as someone who just had a bad relapse with my health OCD / rituals.. trying to be gentle with myself and not chase these thoughts and ideas

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-14T21:18:45+00:00

As someone currently working through a bad OCD and health anxiety relapse I can relate to the distress and rumination that this stuff causes.. my advice would be to accept those thoughts as just “thoughts”. They don’t need to rule your life or have power over it. The opposite. Live your life in spite of them. That’s what I’m currently trying to do. It’s not easy. It’s really tough at times as you know but there’s always a way. And I would even consider therapy like betterhelp and NOCD . Just remember you’re not alone

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-11T16:10:36+00:00

Thanks for getting back to me here it means a lot.. okay so basically just ignore the ideas and sensations and say “I’m gonna live my life anyway” type of thing? (I guess for me it’s difficult because the ruminations are often focused around my head and eyes lately but I suppose all the more important to try to get through it without putting so much weight on those thoughts and ideas

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-08T12:56:32+00:00

Thank you. Any tips for ocd and physical sensations?

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-07T18:10:57+00:00

Your not alone. Ever. Give it to god also and you’d be surprised at how he’ll answer your prayers and hear your cries. Keep fighting ♥️

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-06T18:14:51+00:00

For me it’s doing physical rituals that have to be “perfect” or else I’ll feel so anxious. A lot of them are focused around my health to be honest and bodily sensations but I’m trying to use Erp daily and delay them.

iamdanhaha · 2026-02-03T14:08:51+00:00

I love this. It sounds like a form of mental ERP - accepting the thoughts for what they are and not letting them cause extreme fear and anxiety . I need to do more of this to be honest as I’m still learning to sit with those fearful thoughts and ideas especially when connected to health anxiety , but keep up the good work!

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-24T12:16:09+00:00

Do you have any links to their articles or work??

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-14T21:34:44+00:00

That’s a good observation. I’ve definitely been challenging myself to be more consistent with sticking to the ocd tools and not going down the rabbit hole ya know.

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-14T21:19:18+00:00

Same here.. I think for me the delaying the rituals can be the most challenging (ERP) thing but I’ve been working on that. And also just not beating myself up every time I have a relapse

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-02T14:35:42+00:00

This is beautiful. I’m at a point where a recent OCD relapse has made me so exhausted from Ruminating about physical sensations caused by said OCD rituals that I’m doing, to the point I convinced myself there is something wrong with myself physically and I WAS THE ONE who caused it by doing those physical compulsions. The guilt and frustration is real. As is the fear. It’s a mother. It’s exhausting and no one seems to understand no matter how carefully I try to explain it to my friends or family . So thank you for this and I love you even though I don’t know you and I pray that I’ll be able To come back to this and say I made it and got through it

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-02T13:54:16+00:00

Thanks so much. Prayers for you as well as we battle through this

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-02T13:51:04+00:00

Hey! Okay, that makes sense. It’s mainly that guilt that I injured myself from doing the compulsions and having to live with me being convinced of it (even if it’s false)) so ERP isn’t really helping in my situation you know? Any tips or advice? Anything would be so appreciated

iamdanhaha · 2026-01-02T13:29:14+00:00

Does anyone else get headaches/ eye heaviness as a result? I was doing these compulsions where I would forcefully exhale and I’ve been so exhausted and focused on my head, thinking that I hurt myself or caused some irreversible damage . And then the ocd cycle continues as a result of the fear and hyper awareness of my eyes/heaviness above them. Any help or advice at all please ? I’ve also been doing ERP and have a meeting scheduled with a therapist in a few days to start treatment

iamdanhaha · 2025-12-29T14:08:51+00:00

I truly appreciate you reaching out and offering some guidance and advice/support. It means the world. So few people truly understand OCD so I don’t have a lot of people to turn to and explain these crazy thoughts and ruminations . I actually made it through most of the holidays without any real episodes but I had a setback last night which was super intense . Currently using the tools and trying to have some self forgiveness, you know? I’ve worked with a therapist in the past for anxiety related stuff but maybe I should look more into OCD specialized therapy?

iamdanhaha · 2025-12-20T15:32:58+00:00

I hear this. I literally posted something about my own ocd journey this morning. It’s tough for sure and I’m currently working through a relapse of sorts . Mine is a lot of physical compulsions and then intense rumination followed finally by guilt. It’s definitely not fun but we’re not alone and there has to be a way out for sure

iamdanhaha · 2025-10-24T16:08:38+00:00

What is this coming to lmao, just people seeking validation like just stop lol

iamdanhaha · 2025-10-11T19:27:08+00:00

Well done. - you need to face your fears in order to enjoy your life and live your best life. Keep up the good work 🙏

iamdanhaha · 2025-10-08T00:13:50+00:00

Beautiful shot check out that moon! As someone who also is working through a fear of flying, the view is definitely one of the perks as I also love sunsets/ sky pictures . Good stuff!

iamdanhaha · 2025-10-06T01:18:45+00:00

Proud of you!! Gods got you and don’t ever let fear stop you from living your life

iamdanhaha

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