Losing control

[Mydogb]

Hi I have had a good week, but now a have woke up full of anxiety! That I will lose control of my thoughts the fear of acting on me thoughts has made me ill av had this feeling be for but it passed with in a few hours! I try to tell my self it's just the ocd making me think like this and the " what it's " that come with it, av had to get up and take my dog for a walk, is this normal to feel like this with ocd? Some one please help a young girl out, why does my ocd make me think I might lose control and not know what i I'm doing? And end up in a mental hospital!

[LuvSun]

It’s definitely the OCD- just keep trying to ignore the thoughts - you’ll be ok💪

[Mydogb in reply to LuvSun]

Can it also make you think your Are going to do it? It feels so real and a part of me says a want to do it but a keep try g to remind my self it's just the thoughts and it's all in me head xx

[LuvSun in reply to Mydogb]

Just the OCD wanting you to believe- you have to just ignore, ignore, ignore!

[Mydogb in reply to LuvSun]

Thank you so much for us time to reply means a lot to me! Thank you LuvSun

[LuvSun in reply to Mydogb]

You are so welcome- I just feel so happy that we all have each other to confide in and receive support from each other since we know what it is like to live with OCD everyday.

[MyOCD123]

Hi!

OCD can actually feel like urges - this is normal and has happened to me before. But they’re not actually true urges, it’s just the OCD trying to trick you. Fun fact - people with harm OCD are actually less likely to harm people than the average person! Let yourself have these thoughts. The more you try to push them away, the harder they’ll come back. Observe the thought and just let it pass, I know it can be hard but it is possible to do with practice. There’s many ups and downs with OCD recovery and don’t feel bad for having some anxiety and intrusive thoughts after a good week. This too is normal and the fact that you had a good week is a probably going to make the OCD worse because it sees you escaping and wants to keep you captive. Sometimes it’s one step forward and two steps back but you got this! OCD is nothing more than a big fat bully and recovery is possible!

[Hidden in reply to MyOCD123]

I love your response!

[MyOCD123 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! I hope it helps someone!

[Mydogb in reply to MyOCD123]

Hi MyOCD123, this has me ill with fear I have never been so scared in my life! I feel sick because of this ocd, some times I have really really good days, but then I have really bad days, my doctor told me this is normal to have good and bad days with ocd, and I am not alone on this. The thought of it though has got me really upset. I try so hard to remember it's just a thought it will pass, I will never act on my thoughts, know body with ocd has will a hope not! Thank you so much for your reply you have give me a bit hope 🙂

[Wheeloffortune]

Hi! I have had these exact same fears!! You’re not alone. As strong as they are, you have to tell your brain they’re just thoughts and feelings. Don’t respond to them. Say “yes that thought is here- I’m just going to sit with it and let it pass”. It will go away. OCD is so dumb- it gives people the same thoughts over and over. It tries to scare us into thinking everything is scary!! Tell it to go to hell! And then live your life.

Prayers for you 🙏🙏

[Jellybaby4]

I’ve started taking Prozac after resisting

taking meds for years. After 6 weeks now I feel a lot better. The initial 4 weeks were rough dealing with the side effects but the benefits outweighed the minor side effects I was dealing with.

I also bought the paperback book “Brain Lock” by Jeffrey M. Schwartz MD. It is a 4 step self treatment method to change your brain chemistry for OCD.

I just started it and already I feel hope and encouragement where as before I had none. You can beat this. We can beat this.

You can get the book off of Amazon or at a book store. Get the 20th anniversary edition. Good luck and don’t give up. Help is out there.