- Username
- Anonymous
- Date posted
- 18w ago
- Username
- AprilNicoleAprilNicole
- Date posted
- 18w ago
Yes, I feel it's so triggered at night. It feels easier to handle during the day but as soon as nighttime hits, my OCD gets worse.
- Username
- hanysm@gmail.comhanysm@gmail...
- Date posted
- 18w ago
Do you know why? Because at night you have nothing else to do, and you can't escape the jail of thoughts to other activities. That's why sleeping early and waking up early, make sure you can interact with reality. Walking outside in the sun, meet people...etc. and overall your routine, to overcome your addictions and hence compulsions, are part of the treatment.
- Username
- Vee4444Vee4444
- Date posted
- 18w ago
YES I feel this. It sucks because then I feel like I can't sleep from it. The other night I stayed up until like 4 or 5 from real events OCD. Its bad during the day when I'm around people but at night it's like I actually have time to think about it. You're not alone man. :)
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 18w ago
Thank you and sometimes when it gets real bad the obsession and the thinking keeps continuing in my dream..it's like I can't even rest properly 😩
- Username
- Vee4444Vee4444
- Date posted
- 18w ago
@Anonymous Oh my god I hate when I have dreams of my obsessions. They scare me so badly and usually just kinda ruin my day. Ocd suckssss ☹️
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- daltonb.971
- Date posted
- 24w ago
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It seems to me, that, OCD really flares up in times of idle, lonliness, boredom, etc. Perhaps its a result of lacking hobbies during down-time - too much time to just think. I'm a university student and it always seems to be the worst during the break periods like summer and winter break. I'm in a weird spot where the OCD feels normal and doesn't really bother me, but does at the same time. I don't find myself consumed by fear so much anymore, but more annoyed and frustrated at the presence of OCD thoughts. I experience religious OCD mostly, and yesterday I was less fearful and more just genuinely angry that I was having thoughts about hell and the afterlife. So it still feels like it can consume me at times, but I suppose ERP is also working in stopping the fear response. Perhaps, the anger I'm experiencing nowadays comes from being too hard on myself and impatient. I'm not sure. I'd love to know the community's thoughts on this.
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- Username
- bribean
- Date posted
- 21w ago
OCD worse on my period ??
Does anyone else get worse OCD symptoms (for me it’s my obsessive and intrusive thoughts, my two big ones that i struggle with). These thoughts seem to bother me so much more the few days before my period and throughout it and it feels like clockwork that is slowly gets better as time goes on. This week was so bad. Some of the worst. I have nearly made life altering decisions that I would not normally make due to these thoughts that feel so real at the time. It is hard to work on them since they are really bad for about a week every month. I cannot explain it very well. I have obsessive thoughts often but on my period they become extremely debilitating. please does anyone else have this. PS i’m 21 and have had issues with my period and my doctors think i may have endometriosis so idk if my period and hormones are just awful and the reason for this.
- Username
- Tee10
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 21w ago
Ladies
Hi ladies! Do any of you notice a spike in your OCD during the time of your period? Mine always seems so get pretty bad a couple of days before, and during the week of my cycle. Curious to see what others may experience during this time.
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