marcygirl23
- Date posted
- 34w ago
Recovery
Do you think one day in recovery they’ll be a day I don’t think about the fact I even have ocd?
djfloriodjflorio
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 34w ago
It's certainly possible. It used to completely run my life. Now I have my ups and downs but a majority of the time I barely think about it at all.
Ocdsucks56Ocdsucks56
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@djflorio Im glad to hear that you’re doing better
marcygirl23marcygirl23
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@djflorio Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear you’re doing well
Ocdsucks56Ocdsucks56
- Date posted
- 34w ago
Hey, I had harm ocd and I recovered from it, like it went away completely, and I went months without even remembering a single harm thought. Two months ago it came back stronger than last time but that’s my question too, like I know I’ve recovered from it before but for some reason since it came back stronger and it’s getting worse, I feel like I’ll never recover again.
Anonymous 💭 Anonymous 💭
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@Ocdsucks56 I dealt with harm ocd too and it sometimes comes and goes but I always know it will go again. I constantly remind myself that it doesn’t matter whether it’s harm, relationship, or any other theme- they always feel like “the worst theme”, when I’m in them. Regardless of the content- it’s all OCD. That sometimes makes me feel a bit better. I imagine myself in water. Do I thrash and panic or do I lie on my back and let the waves take me along to calmer waters. This is just another wave and one you can overcome before. Ride it out, better days are coming!
djfloriodjflorio
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 34w ago
Sorry to hear that you're having trouble again. Recovery isn't a straight line, it can be a bit of a roller coaster. But each time you face difficultly, there is an opportunity to learn, and to practice the tools that helped you before. Each time you come out of it, you'll be that much stronger. I strongly feel that the skills and tools we learn to overcome things like OCD make us better than "normal." I feel that I'm better equipped to deal with difficult situations than people who never worked on this stuff, even those without anxiety disorders.
marcygirl23marcygirl23
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@Ocdsucks56 You can do it AGAIN!
Anonymous 💭 Anonymous 💭
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 34w ago
Absolutely, and there will be periods of time where ocd isn’t as loud, or you’ll even find you’re managing better and it doesn’t have the same impact on you. Keep up the good work, thoughts are temporary. Instead of “what if I don’t have recovery”, try telling yourself “what if I do?” Imagine how good that feels!
marcygirl23marcygirl23
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@Anonymous 💭 Thanks for the encouragement
OCDFamilyOCDFamily
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 34w ago
Yes i do. Probably you will have bad days too. Remember the tools you used last time and keep doing the recovery work.
marcygirl23marcygirl23
- Date posted
- 34w ago
@OCDFamily Thank you for the encouraging words
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Anonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 25w ago
? for those who consider themselves “recovered”…
If you suffer from taboo themes, and deal with groinal responses… Do you feel they have disappeared? Do you still notice them? For myself, they have become so engrained/automatic , so while i do not get “anxious” by them anymore i still can clock them & it can feel discouraging … What are your experiences?
Andrea Wells
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 13w ago
My OCD Journey
Looking back, I realize I’ve had OCD since I was 7. though I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 30. As a kid, I was consumed by fears I couldn’t explain: "What if God isn’t real? What happens when we die? How do I know I’m real?" These existential thoughts terrified me, and while everyone has them from time to time, I felt like they were consuming my life. By 12, I was having daily panic attacks about death and war, feeling untethered from reality as depersonalization and derealization set in. At 15, I turned to drinking, spending the next 15 years drunk, trying to escape my mind. I hated myself, struggled with my body, and my intrusive thoughts. Sobriety forced me to face it all head-on. In May 2022, I finally learned I had OCD. I remember the exact date: May 10th. Reading about it, I thought, "Oh my God, this is it. This explains everything." My main themes were existential OCD and self-harm intrusive thoughts. The self-harm fears were the hardest: "What if I kill myself? What if I lose control?" These thoughts terrified me because I didn’t want to die. ERP changed everything. At first, I thought, "You want me to confront my worst fears? Are you kidding me?" But ERP is gradual and done at your pace. My therapist taught me to lean into uncertainty instead of fighting it. She’d say, "Maybe you’ll kill yourself—who knows?" At first, it felt scary, but for OCD, it was freeing. Slowly, I realized my thoughts were just thoughts. ERP gave me my life back. I’m working again, I’m sober, and for the first time, I can imagine a future. If you’re scared to try ERP, I get it. But if you’re already living in fear, why not try a set of tools that can give you hope?
lovemybf ❤️🧿
- Date posted
- 11w ago
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