Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
Ocd
My OCD has never been this strong, it's so real, it feels like it will never go away, it's never been this strong for me and it's very scary.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
I think it has something to do with the fact that it's so strong and true to life because I live in my head and I don't have a social life. I'm at home all day and I'm not around other people outside of my family, plus the depression.
jlieb21jlieb21
- Date posted
- 20w
There’s always opportunities for change. If you feel like you want to add more social things into your life , you can. Volunteering is a great place to start. You’ll get some social time plus the added benefit of helping others. I also think focusing on helping someone else helps you get out of your head ( it usually does for me anyway ) maybe share how your feeling with your family for some extra support right now too
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
I'm actually just hoping that once I'm working and not at home and I'm around people every day, I hope this will all go away or at least ease up a lot.
jlieb21jlieb21
- Date posted
- 20w
You can always reach out to your therapist for more support too
ScintillaScintilla
- Date posted
- 20w
i feel you and i’m sorry to hear that. I’ve been isolated at home for the past 3 years with occasional short outings. Isolation and not being social definitely amplified OCD and mental health issues as well as health conditions. Sending lots of love and hugs <3
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
The problem is that since my girlfriend left me, I haven't been walking at all. When I still had my girlfriend, I was on the street and among people and there was no social media. Since she broke up with me, I'm at home and I'm very I rarely go out when I meet my friends, unfortunately I rarely get to meet them and that's why I'm at home all the time and I think that's why my OCD is so strong and that's why I feel like this I guess this feeling never gets old.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
The problem is that I'm afraid to go out with people because I know I'll have intrusive thoughts about everyone and they'll get stuck and it'll only get worse because it's so lifelike.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
I simply have no sense of the real world, I live in my head, I think that's why this whole thing is so lifelike and bad.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
I'm afraid it won't go away and I won't be able to live anymore, I just can't.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
When I was with my girlfriend, I had a social life, I was always in the city with my girlfriend among people and then there was no OCD at all, but since she broke up with me 3 months ago, there is simply no I don't have a social life, I'm always at home with my family and I live in my head. I think this is a big reason why OCD is so real and strong, and depression is something I just found out about.What is all this nonsense? If I had known this a long time ago, I wouldn't have let it get bad.
Lit555Lit555
- Date posted
- 20w
Since he broke up with me, I've only been in town sometimes when I'm meeting my friends or going with my parents, and so since then I've only been living in my head and I don't have any social life or anything, and people.I'm not even outside of my family and I've simply forgotten what it feels like to be without OCD.And let's just say, being among people and being with people, I've simply forgotten what it's like to be out there and be among people. It's like I'm in a prison, in a prison of my own head, and I'm the cause of it, but unfortunately it's become so strong that I don't think it'll go away.
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- Date posted
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