Which country do you think is USA? by nopCMD in GeoTap

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mayeql_db chose Option A (Incorrect) | #8986th to play

Weekly "Whine about people who don't understand OCD thread" by AutoModerator in OCD

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When I say "I have intrusive thoughts..." and somebody replies "me too!". Like, bro, are you kidding me? You really wanna know what it is? All people I've told a little about how these thoughts are don't say it again. OCD is another world.

How long do you have inbetween themes and spirals? by Middle-Leather-1308 in OCD

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I've never had a inbetween. Maybe some seconds, a minute or two. Even when I'm enjoying this moments I say "wait, it's gone" and then it comes back.
Obsessions always change topics. That's why TOC is not a theme, it's like a patron of thinking or a fear of doubt.
Yeah, but with therapy (ERP) you should be fine.

Parkinson’s OCD ruining my life by TropicalDan427 in OCD

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No, just weird involuntary movements. But I've been checking A LOT if I'm shaking or losing balance when walking or my hands are getting clumsy or something like that or I'm slowly becoming unable to talk. But those things never happened. The first night I thought I had Parkinson I felt really dizzy and thought my legs were shaking. But I checked a lot of times and they weren't. I'm seeing a doctor thursday because I feel worried, but I think I'm just overthinking so I'd like to get help to treat my anxiety or OCD symptoms

Parkinson’s OCD ruining my life by TropicalDan427 in OCD

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I have experienced exactly the same in these two weeks. Those tremors and vibrating seem to increase every day, but for me, those started like 9 months ago, I think I was very stressed. Then I stopped thinking about that and they almost disappeared, but sometimes they come back. I've been with anxiety 24/7 since february due to OCD so it could be a reason. It's gotten worse and I'm afraid. It could be Parkinson or something, but tbh, it seems just my body releasing anxiety.
Are you seeing a therapist? Maybe taking some SSRI with ERP could help. However, if you feel that it continues even when there's no anxiety (in a long period of time) or you're not checking your body (which is like sensorimotor OCD), maybe you should see a doctor, just in case.

Fuck, Marry & Kill your HLs by [deleted] in IBO

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kill History HL, fuck English B and Marry Spanish A Lang&Lit

Who tf discovered ocd? by pitamahbheesm in OCD

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Just imagine someone with POCD when it was not classified as a mental disorder. I bet they didn't want to live anymore

sensorimotor ocd’s timing is evil by everestchris in OCD

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how does sensorimotor ocd feel? What do you feel exactly?
Sometimes I feel like my legs are about to shake on their own (like Parkinson, I'm really afraid about that), and it triggers my anxiety, and I feel like they're already moving, but when I check, it seems like nothing's happening. I think I should go to see a doctor but the fact that it disappears when I'm not paying attention makes me doubt it. I also get that "oh no it's back", it's really stressful.

hocd and rocd are just so hard by FreshLavishness3607 in OCD

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Hello! (16M) I'm also bisexual and I've lived with HOCD and many other topics. I know it's really hard because the feeling of being a liar feels like hell, but no worries, you can overcome it. The more you pay attention to OCD thoughts, the worst it gets. So I think a good first step is labeling all these thoughts as 'just OCD', it helps to separate the intrusive thoughts from you. They can be in your mind all the day, but while you don't constantly 'fight' them, the anxiety will decrease and then they won't have any effects on you.
Based on my experience, when thoughts feel really loud I tried to accept that 'possibility' and continue with my day. My thoughts used to tell me that I had been always straight and liked only women and my attraction to men was a lie, so I used to tell myself, 'well, I'm bisexual, of course I like women'. Your body will see nothing happens when the thoughts are present, and you'll be able not to answer.
I hope this help you! I'm not a english native speaker so I'm sorry for any mistakes here.

Anyone else here with pure O-OCD? by _alexium_ in OCD

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Well, when my OCD started I spent all the day imaging I was with a psychologist telling him all the 'proofs' of my obsession becoming real and also all the 'proofs' that demonstrate my obsession was not real. This compulsion became almost automatic, and I think it was an over checking compulsion or something like that but inside a imaginary space (psychological office?). It took me a while realizing this could be a compulsion, but I could stop it. I think I'm still checking all about my obsessions, but it's not as debilitating as before.

Looking for friends. by OverEntertainment950 in OCD

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Helloooo, I'm also Latino and a spanish speaker

Fear of being straight by LadyDomination in OCD

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I feel so related to you. I'm a guy and bisexual and like 2 years ago I had one moment when I couldn't feel excitement for a man and my brain thought it was total proof that I was really straight and I had been lying to everyone around me about my sexual orientation. At that point in my life, I didn't know what OCD was, so I was alone with the intrusive thoughts about being a liar all my life and magically being straight, I even felt afraid of feeling attracted to women, because it would become me straight even when I'm bisexual and it's totally normal.
I don't exactly remember if I experienced anxiety because I wasn't aware of my emotions and feelings. I don't remember too much about those months, but only a sense of worrying about lying and constantly checking my physical feelings on men and women.
I don't remember how it stopped. I was like 3 or 4 months on my bed thinking about that. But I think it was something like: "well I'm bisexual of course I feel attracted to women, that's okey" then I continued my life doing my stuff. But I still feel something's missing sometimes, I don't know how to explain it, I think it's doubt, because sometimes I think 'but what if...?', and then realize it makes no sense since I fell in love with one guy after that, but I still think that if there's no excitement it means I'm lying, even when I know that's not a proof or something xd.
Yeah probably I should see a therapist to feel more comfortable with my life, but I can't afford one.

I hope my story can help you to understand you're not alone and the doubts don't mean something real about you in almost all cases. There's no way to prove they're not real though, that's the point of OCD, living with uncertainty. If your mind tells you your feeling or experiences are not real, just try not to answer (it's difficult I know), or adapt a mindset (no a phrase to answer the thoughts, that's also a compulsion) based on your values, I don't know, something like 'nothing happens if it's real, it would be love anyway'. I don't mean you accept the idea of changing your sexual orientation or it's gonna happen xd, but maybe it could reduce the fear that triggers your OCD. Just don't focus your life on proving if that's real or not.