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- karliee
- Date posted
- 1y ago
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- chey1421chey1421
- Date posted
- 1y ago
personally taking a moment to calm down using safe space, and working with a therapist or the resources on here to not act on the compulsions. It can definitely be difficult but you are not alone in this!
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- karlieekarliee
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@chey1421 yes that definitely does help a little. i’ve been feeling INTENSE guilt over something i did more than a year ago and i can’t seem to get it off my mind it’s there 24/7
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I’m in the trenches with you guys tonight. You’re not alone. I’m not sure I have advice because I’m really struggling and just fighting my way through weeks of an OCD flare up and it’s like you said the guilt is INTENSE. Like my brain makes me question if it’s even OCD sometimes. And it’s there 24/7. Sometimes it helps me to look at art made by people with OCD, cus it can be validating and quiets my brain for a moment, but the art can be intense and might be triggering so just a heads-up. I know that might not help with your specific situation, I just don’t want to give reassurance and make your OCD louder and also I’m still figuring out what helps mine but I want you to know I’m here and I see you.
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- karlieekarliee
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous just helps to know im really not alone. i feel you 100%. it is so difficult and i am here for you too
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@carlyp Something that helped me out finally at 9am, at the 11 hour mark of my flare-up (which was an acute flare-up within an OCD relapse I’ve been in since like October) was when a friend was able to talk and heard everything (which was some confession compulsions) and told me, “Dude, this is your OCD. And I might not be an expert, but I think the best thing you can do right now is at least act as if this is your OCD and proceed accordingly with what you learned in ERP.” And that helped a lot and got me to stop my compulsions and try to not attach to my thoughts. Maybe it was reassurance to hear it was just my OCD. But given I’m still waiting to have my second session with my ERP therapist through NOCD cus it was on pause for weeks, and we were going on hour 12 of acute freak out, sometimes I think if a reality check that it’s your OCD helps, then dang it, it helps. So maybe ask your therapist if that is a strategy that you could utilize: having a person who can just remind you it’s your OCD and guides you away from compulsions without judgement. Or if that would be too much reassurance, that’s fair. It’s hard with real event OCD too cus my brain gets stuck on the concrete thing that happened that I cannot change and what it means about who I am/my values/whether people should be around me/what decisions I will make in the future/on and on. I hope this is helpful. Again, if nothing else, still thinking about you and this thread.
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- karlieekarliee
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous thank you so much. no yeah just hearing that it really IS my ocd and that im not crazy definitely helps. i so appreciate you giving me this advice it really means alot. i am always here too and know how incredibly tough it can be.
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- JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain
- Date posted
- 1y ago
hey there, i'm really sorry to hear you're going through a tough time with real event ocd. it sounds incredibly challenging, and i just want you to know that you're not alone in this struggle. even though my own battles with pure o have different obsessions, the intensity and the frustration can feel so similar. i'm here to listen anytime you need to vent or just talk it out. 🤗 i wanted to share something with you that my therapist recommended and has honestly been a game-changer for me. it's a free ai ocd therapy tool called "unstuck" (www.AIOCDtool.com). i think it could be really helpful for your unique situation because it's designed to guide you through the tough moments, specifically tailored to what you're dealing with right now. it's like having a mini-therapist in your pocket, helping you step-by-step when ocd tries to take over. you just type in what's bothering you, and the ai adapts to your needs, a bit like erp therapy would. i totally get how annoying app promotions can be, but i promise that's not what i'm doing. this tool has genuinely made a difference for me, and i hope it can offer you some relief too. if you have any questions or just want to chat about it, i'm all ears. remember, we're in this together.
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- karlieekarliee
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JenniesOCDBrain THANK U🩷 i appreciate you answering and giving all this advice i will 100% try out the ai therapy that sounds like it will help. thank you so so much. i am always here for you too
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- JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@carlyp - of course! :)
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- Anonymous321
- Date posted
- 25w ago
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- ghost
- Date posted
- 22w ago
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- blueberrybush3
- Date posted
- 14w ago
anyone with ocd knowledge can help me?
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