disassociation help

idk if this is my ocd but for the past couple weeks i’ve been disassociating and getting anxious if i look in the mirror too long or look at pictures of myself. like i can’t comprehend what i look like and don’t think im real. i also have difficulty changing simple things abt my appearance like today i put in a hoop in my nose piercing instead of my typical stud and it’s making me feel weird. i feel weird taking pictures of myself, posting pics/videos of myself and like i said even looking in the mirror too long. why don’t i feel real? i feel so weird

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Username: sixela99sixela99

Date posted: 23w ago

omg yes. i just got glasses recently and i feel like im tricking everyone or something by wearing them now. i feel weird for wearing my OWN glasses with a real prescription. like somehow me wearing glasses now is promoting a false version of myself that everyone can see through or something. it’s such a weird feeling i sometimes feel like that wearing jewelry as well, like what am i trying to do by wearing this jewelry everyone going to think im fake, but all i did was put on an extra necklace. it’s like my brain wants absolutely no attention drawn to me EVER and by doing something different with my appearance im shining a big spotlight on myself and everyone thinks im wearing a costume or putting on a façade

Username: matchalover123matchalover123

Date posted: 23w ago

@sixela99 this is exactly how i feel. i find it hard to dress up sometimes because i don’t want to seem like im begging for attention, i just want to look good. im so used to wearing sweatpants that wearing jeans makes me feel like im not real

Username: Courage2ContinueCourage2Cont...

Date posted: 23w ago

Yeah, I get that! Sometimes I don’t feel like I look the way I thought I would, or different body parts will seem larger or smaller than I thought as well. It’s unfortunately typical with derealization and depersonalization, which is a form of dissociation. Usually anxiety makes it worse too, so I wouldn’t be surprised if your OCD latched onto it, and is using somatic stuff to get you to respond and stay in the anxious loop

Username: monica<3

Date posted: 24w ago

ocd is controlling my life

hey everyone. i’m not sure if this app will help me or not, but i feel the need to try anything because i can’t keep living like this. i struggle with obsessing over everything in my life. it feels like everyday my brain picks a new thing in my life to obsess over. for the past couple days ive been obsessing over my interpersonal relationships. for example; “do i like the people im with” “do i like my friends as more than just friends” “do i actually love these people or am i lying to everyone”. it’s been really messing with me and making me question my support system. i can’t stop stressing. i’m even afraid to talk about it with my therapist because i have those thoughts about her too. i’m new to my OCD diagnosis (got diagnosed last month) i was hospitalized for a week because i couldn’t function. i also obsess over my sexuality and nothing i pick for me ever feels quite right. i recently started a relationship with someone who’s trans, so maybe that’s why? does anyone else go through this? my brain tries to convince me that i do this to myself and that im making it all up. but who would want to feel this way? uggghhh

Username: kenzieisfound

Date posted: 22w ago

does anyone else deal with this?

i could be fine one day and then all of a sudden go into this long period that lasts a few days, sometimes even weeks where i feel so disconnected from everyone and everything. i will be talking to my boyfriend and think to myself “ is this really my boyfriend do i even like him “ or i’ll look at my family and be like “ is this really my family “, i feel so out of touch with reality and it is so scary. things look distorted, i feel like i am behind myself 24/7, like i am watching myself through a movie or something. it is so scary and i feel like there’s something wrong with me, and what sucks is i cant even explain what i feel, and i feel extremely alone. my birthday is coming up and i feel like i wont even be able to have fun because i will feel so weird and not present at all, i dont know what to do and i will feel this way out of nowhere. some days its worse than others, idk i feel like im genuinely losing my mind or that im gonna lose my mind and go crazy. is this normal?

Username: limbo2

Date posted: 16w ago

obsessing over appearance

i can’t stop obsessing over how i look and thinking about how ugly i look i feel like i’m going insane i keep looking at pictures of myself and i just feel so disgusting my lips are so small and without makeup i literally look like a man and i just compare myself to my friends and people i see online all day i literally cant take it anymore like i just feel so worthless all the time bc of my appearance i would literally do anything to feel beautiful

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