- Date posted
- 31w ago
Need for Certainty
Hey guys. Just a reminder that regardless of the subtype, our need for certainty is the enemy. I hope you guys are doing okay today. Any victories or grievances that need to be shared?
Hey guys. Just a reminder that regardless of the subtype, our need for certainty is the enemy. I hope you guys are doing okay today. Any victories or grievances that need to be shared?
This is such a good post thank you so much for this reminde
Yeah, very true I'm currently in a very reassurance-seeking mood. My brain has me pretty much convinced that I'm a zoophile, or becoming one, and it wants me to run through recent and past events and like all of my beliefs to see if I am. I'm doing pretty good at ignoring it, but it just sucks to be in that anxiousness cuz it really wants me to be sure I'm a good person, and it wants me to find explanations for things in the past that I don't have clarity on
The reminder is right on time thanks š.I have been dealing with an important issue over the weekend making my pros and cons list mainly between 2 choices to resolution of a problem I have to decide on . And you are right in spite of the choice or the outcome , you can be certain or sure and it is best to just make your peace ā®ļø with that and welcome the outcome in the end as a learning experience.
Typo missed the word canāt
Thank you for that reminder, a victory that I have had is that month ago I had trouble even stopping rumination at all, troubles leaving the house, being present now I can go 30 minutes with ruminating and bring present in the moment
hi! i often fear im going to lose my job because i made a āmistakeā (not really) that my manager caught and is waiting to tell me about or i fear im going to be kicked off the roster of a team im on for small mistakes that everyone makes. this often compels me to ask those people if i did good or not and gauge their reactions to see if theyre going to remove me and i fall into a cycle of asking and asking. how do you guys deal with these feelings / compulsions? when im flaring i often just spend as much time around these people as possible to gather āevidenceā of their opinion on me, but then i get nervous that they hate me for being clingy. i also abandon other duties / tasks so i can spend time with these people to make sure they like me. what do you guys do? anyone else experience the sentiment?
I need tips on how to really accept the uncertainty the ocd causes, even if it feels so bad like I might get in trouble for something , do I wanna be okay with that?
Whatās one small win or act of bravery youāve had this week, even if it felt really hard? **OCD recovery isnāt about perfectionāit's about progress, even if it's tiny. Maybe you delayed a compulsion by 30 seconds. Maybe you showed up here today to express you struggles or support others. These are wins, and they matter. Letās celebrate them together.
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