I do have lots of thoughts regarding my daily activities it just comes as a compulsion like what I did yesterday by this time what was exactly happening it just give me lot of anxiety
I’m the same way and can get caught up in my own thoughts. Try and do things that keep you present like meditation, video games, or just whatever you enjoy. I’m not sure if you take meditation but Prozac has helped me to stop the overthinking and it gives me way more energy thus making me more productive and happy. Just don’t give up, with time will come understanding, and with understanding will come peace. You’re not alone so stay strong! You got this!!!🦍
Thank you ... Currently I m on escitalopram
@Anonymous I’ve heard good things about escitalopram. I would say stick with the medication for a few months and see is there’s any changes. If not then talk with your doctor about maybe switching or upping the dosage. It’s really just about finding what works for you then sticking with it.
@Dreyco Jones Thank u
@Anonymous For sure, have a good day today! I’m here if you need anymore advice or just wanna talk.✌🏻
@Dreyco Jones Whats ur age ? Are u struggling with ocd ?
@Ishwarya I’m 19 and I’ve had ocd all my life but it’s gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. What about you?
@Dreyco Jones Actually I started to get the symptoms just before 6 months I think so it's just started very gradually and now it has turned my life upside down and completely new to this and I am from India so here people don't understand what is exactly happening with me they just say don't over think and do the work this is what it happening daily
@Ishwarya I completely understand how you feel, it has completely changed my life as it’s gotten worse. It’s just something we have to learn more about and do the best we can with it. Even though im from the states and more people understand why im the way i am, I’ve been in the same place you are with not feeling like anyone gets it. Just know you always have this platform with hundreds of people that are going through the same things. On top of that I can relate to your constant overthinking so just know you’re not alone!
@Dreyco Jones Yeah thank you so much you are in the age of my little brother I am so glad that you are replying to my post Yeah let me deal with the thoughts and just trying not to respond to any of the thoughts but some of the thoughts I'll get into severe urge and I will find out .. few thoughts I can able to delay responding oh God I am just praying for the life before OCD I couldn't able to concentrate much on my work Trying really hard
@Ishwarya Of course! I’m very happy to help. Just take things one day at a time and don’t overwhelm yourself. Remember that we have to get better the same way we got sick which is a slow process sometimes. I’m not sure how many medications are available where you are but medication has helped me to stop the obsessive thoughts sometimes and allows me to focus on my work better. Also things like meditation or praying before work could help you get into a positive calm mindset. Just stay consistent you got this!!!
Yes bro thank yew
i’ve unfortunately fallen into the cycle of trying to figure out my thoughts and find answers as to why i feel so distressed. this still pertains to the situation regarding changing my room for those reading who have seen my multiple posts over the last few days. i’ve been so distressed and in so much panic about it. i’m also panicking over my other room looking so different from when i left it. it’s been making me feel crazy because to me there’s no reason for my anxiety to latch so hard onto something that seems so minuscule. i was thinking i was having anxiety over change, but it’s like symptoms of ocd too that’s making it really hard for me to let go. SO i started thinking maybe it was perfectionism ocd? i’ve realized over time that i do compulsions to where things have to feel “just right”, but i also do that with any environment i’m in. like it HAS to feel cozy to me and provide me comfort in order for me to feel at ease. and this change is causing me to panic because there’s something wrong that i can’t find an answer to. maybe the different colored carpet? but it’s also more than that it feels like. however, now it’s spreading into other areas of my house where i’ve always been fine in and possibly to just any area i’m in at all. hence why it’s making me feel crazy because there’s no reason for me to be THIS distressed over that as i’ve never really had this problem before. and when i did it would last maybe an hour to a couple of days at most, but this has been going for over 2 weeks with my really bad anxiety being this week. i’m doing a little better, but it’s still hard when i can feel that panic waiting for me to acknowledge and just engulf me in the ocd cycle. i’m also analyzing basically any feeling i have so i just feel off in general and like i’m going insane. i’ve been so hyper focused on how i feel and that will send me spiraling too. multiple themes then start coming in like existential ocd and fear of solipsism. not to mention my harm and contamination ocd that just adds on when i’m this vulnerable. then i worry if no one is real, then no one feels the way i do. or just in general that what if no one feels the way i do. honestly, i think being out of college and in my house with nothing to do is causing me too much time with my thoughts. which is why i’m so distressed about everything that pops into my brain.
Anyone else have repeated thoughts that play that are negative. Basically a back and forth of you telling yourself you don't want X to happen but having a thought that slips saying you do. Like being stressed out one day and saying "man I wish I were dead". But instead of letting it roll through your mind and thinking nothing of it, you obsess if you actually want that outcome for yourself and you are now scared you'd fatally harm yourself whenever you feel anxious or stressed even though you know you wouldn't. So now I repeatedly get I wanna die stuck in my head and I feel the compulsive need to say no I don't to combat the thoughts and it happens throughout the day and even when I wake up.
I don't know if this is exactly a compulsion, but for a few months I had this mindset of "I have to be anxious so that nothing bad will happen." It was mostly when I went out in any way. Sometimes it was for other people too. For example if my mom went to the store/to get food without me. This was mostly during the time when I had been staying inside constantly for a little over a month. Idk if it was an exact cause but I had seen someone who FOLLOWED me last year, hence why I was staying inside. I guess I just want to know if this is common? I know that the whole "if I do this, then this won't happen" thing is common in ocd, but idk how common it is to somewhat force yourself to be anxious.
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