Oh… the internet. Internet articles and INFORMATION OVERLOAD. Are parts of my OCD theme, and it hasn’t given me a break in the past while. Does this bug anyone else? I’m trying my best to stay present and just pretend I never read certain triggering information.
Close the book “turn off the phone” the same info will be there tomorrow plus new theories. You need your rest. When I’m overwhelmed I think something like this and also pray it out. Breathe
@Humble8 Thank you. Needed to hear this today 🙏:)
Yeah I get this a lot as well when you read some information and you hope to god it doesn’t start up another intrusive thought loop / rumination thing
i’ve made adjustments to how often i use technology there are settings on your phone that can help especially the DND feature which is customizable. i have certain settings and things i allow myself to consume based on how im feeling. Best thing i’ve also done was just sit in the sun. I absolutely soak it up and just play with my puppies write in my journal.
@Boosboots That’s great. I love to journal too. Thank you. :)
I feel like there’s no way out of this. everyday i’m anxious and depressed from these thoughts. i feel like i have to constantly question if it’s OCD or not. the panic attacks are insane and i freak out. and a compulsion i have is looking eveything up on the internet when im stressing to know that it’s just my OCD and im not in danger. but looking things up add on to my thoughts and i start thinking “what if” actual suidcal people think. do others with this theme whenever they do something like if im taking a picture it’ll be like “yeah you look happy people will wonder what happened when your gone” LIKE i DO NOT want to end my life. or even as simple as cleaning my room, “yup keep it clean so when your family goes through your stuff” then i panic and can’t even do anything. those thoughts distress me so bad. i’ll sit there and think how good my life is or when im having a good day my thoughts will be like “NOPEEE what if your just saying that to convince yourself” it never shuts up and genuinely makes me think i have SI or something. i hope this reaches the right people just to know im not alone. Even when i do get better in the back of my mind it’s always “people who want to are the same a day before too” im genuinely scared and im scared one day im going to just snap and do it because its “too much” do i need to go to a mental hospital! i feel insane.
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
so i was on instagram and it came up with other signs of ocd then someone commented this doesn’t mean you have ocd now im stressed that its not ocd background - i had so-ocd for a few years then got treatment for it but am now on the waiting list for further treatment for other stuff but i dont have another theme which makes me feel like its not ocd my day to day life consists of touching the door handle every time you go past it or someone will die, and inability to send emails without re reading loads of times and getting other people to check because im scared i wrote something bad but the what if it’s not ocd thought is triggering me now and i don’t know what do
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