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Username: MyLifeIsOCD

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD 24/7 for years

For 13 years, OCD is not just a part of my life; OCD IS my life. I cant work, Im having intrusions all day, anxiety all day, afraid of my own mind, it even caused me chronic fatigue syndrom because I did only sleep a couple of hours for years because of the compulsions I did on repeat every awake hour of every single day, no pause, not even for 5 minutes. Ive had a couple of months where it was better, like I was able to live life a little more and not being tortured 24/7. Sometimes I feel like Im the only one with OCD for so long and the only one on whom OCD has such a big impact... 😔

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

You’re not alone! Many people on here have been dealing with OCD for decades. I started experiencing OCD symptoms about 9 years ago and it’s been on and off throughout the years. I never knew it was OCD until last year because of the stereotypes in the media, which is pretty damaging. So I completely understand where you’re coming from. I hope you get better and heal from the pain OCD has caused you ❤️

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

I’ve had ocd for 13 years too, pretty severe right now. I’m starting iop soon

Username: BayliespeaksBayliespeaks

Date posted: 1y ago

What's iop?

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

@haylienovalkowski Intensive outpatient , basically you go tot her apt five days a week for three weeks, 3 hours each day

Username: Matthew L.Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous Interesting

Username: HannaCross97HannaCross97

Date posted: 1y ago

Fear will kill you you can’t fear anymore you can’t be scared you need to show your brain irrelevance and show your brain You’re not scared. It’s a false alarm you’re perceiving a false threat. Once you’re able to change your relationship with your thoughts, that’s when your healing will begin and once you’re able to say you’re not scared, you’ll be good to heal. Your brain is trying to protect you. That’s why the anxiety feels so real but it’s a false sense of danger. Intrusive thoughts can’t hurt you and you’re in no physical danger and no one else is either. It’s a false alarm. Your brain is on lock good news you can get it off lock you have to learn how to put all this power you put into the ruminations and anxiety into other productive activities then you can accomplish amazing things.

Username: HannaCross97HannaCross97

Date posted: 1y ago

Check out some of my most recent posts understanding the anatomy and science of your brain and this condition can really help.

Username: GoAwayOCD1060GoAwayOCD1060

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

You’re not friend. 39 years old, been suffering since age 7

Username: MyLifeIsOCDMyLifeIsOCD

Date posted: 1y ago

I feel so sorry for you!!! ❤️ Even though it always feels "good" that "im not alone" it really touches my heart when I hear someone suffers from OCD so bad... I wish OCD could let you alone! How is life for you, do you feel understood by others? 😔😔 Dont feel pressured to answer if you dont want to!!

Username: Matthew L.Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I’ve been suffering about 30 years now. Been on antidepressants. I can’t do everything I used to, but at least I’m functioning, which is difficult too.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

Have you done erp?

Username: Matthew L.Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous Yes, although it’s not easy.

Username: mkveg

Date posted: 1y ago

My Experience

I'm curious if anyone experiences OCD how I do. Somedays I barely have any intrusive thoughts and if I do, they cause me minimal anxiety. Other days I'm so anxious and tortured by my thoughts I feel I can't go on. I've gone months with constant turmoil and months without. Anyone else?

"Pure" OCD

Username: juliarenee11

Date posted: 1y ago

Severe health ocd

I’ve struggled with health anxiety for about 11 years, and it’s been horrible the last 3 years. Health related stuff wasn’t my first theme though. It started out with contamination OCD and magical thinking, and then I was diagnosed in 2015 after being hospitalized. Throughout the last 5 years or so, I’ve been hospitalized a few times for debilitating health anxiety OCD, been on countless meds and struggled to find an OCD specialist. I just want this nightmare to be over. I’ve been convinced of having breast cancer, lymphoma, bladder cancer, brain tumors, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, cervical cancer, and many other health issues. I’ve been to the doctors multiple times, I’ve demanded tests, I’ve compulsively gone to the ER and urgent care to “check” for reassurance, I’ve been convinced that doctors aren’t looking good enough or are lying to me. I do a lot of body scanning, and reading and rereading doctors note for reassurance. I also call the doctors office a lot. Again, I just need this to end but I don’t know what to do because I am so burned out.

Username: Lizzie

Date posted: 46w ago

24-7 thoughts

A big worry for me is that the thoughts are 24-7, no matter what I’m doing. Sometimes the thoughts are more in the background and sometimes really noisy, but they are always there. I worry that because the thoughts are constant it means they aren’t OCD as i read a lot about thoughts coming and going. They also keep evolving, it’s like when I get more used to one lot of thoughts, new ones come to create more anxiety and that feeds another thought and another thought. Anyone relate? I’m exhausted and broken.

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