Daily Struggles with OCD

This is a blog where I both discuss my own struggles with OCD and reblog useful resources and other peoples stories of their own day to day struggles with OCD

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More information about OCD here

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More information about OCD here

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my ocd after it’s convinced me to perform a compulsion in public:

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OCD paid study

Hey I wanted to let everyone here know that there is a paid OCD study going on right now, I believe it’s taking part in most places in the USA. I know for a fact it is in Seattle as I had signed up and got a appointment tho I had to cancel it for the time being since I was Just going to start therapy soon and they seem to need people who’ve been doing consistent treatment and not recently starting/stopping things

https://ocdtrial.org/

Or if you’re in Washington state near the Seattle area they told me you can call their number directly at 425-453-0404  Just say you’re interested in the OCD study.

I hope this helps someone out there struggling! it’s extra nice that they compensate you for your time too!

[dailylifewithocd]

OCD paid study

Hey I wanted to let everyone here know that there is a paid OCD study going on right now, I believe it’s taking part in most places in the USA. I know for a fact it is in Seattle as I had signed up and got a appointment tho I had to cancel it for the time being since I was Just going to start therapy soon and they seem to need people who’ve been doing consistent treatment and not recently starting/stopping things

https://ocdtrial.org/

Or if you’re in Washington state near the Seattle area they told me you can call their number directly at 425-453-0404  Just say you’re interested in the OCD study.

I hope this helps someone out there struggling! it’s extra nice that they compensate you for your time too!

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Take Photos of Stove Dials Before You Leave for Vacation

If you’re the kind of person who spends the first ten minutes of the Lyft ride to the airport worrying that you accidentally left the oven on—even if you didn’t even use the oven that day—you can quell your anxious brain with a quick smartphone precaution.

…before leaving the house, take a photo of your stove and oven dials—or your thermostat, or your iron, or anything else you worry about accidentally leaving on. If your brain starts to play the “Did I really turn it off” game, you can simply tap your photo app and see for yourself

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Reblogging to save a life

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this is a good strategy

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I can imagine this being incredibly helpful for some people with OCD, as well as folks like me with anxiety disorders combined with ADHD (so lack of executive function which leads to frequently forgetting things which leads to legitimizing the fears from the anxiety since a lot of the time I DID forget The Thing…)

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One of the worst things about having OCD for me personally, is that even in my dreams I can’t escape, in my dreams I have to listen to it, I just want a single moment of silence where my brain isn’t screaming at me to do something I don’t want to.

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'Matilda' Actress Mara Wilson Calls Out OCD 'Joke' on Twitter

"Shit like this invalidates our very real experiences."

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I always have such difficulties in group settings, like at parties or bbq’s, I just feel awkward and out of place because I can’t eat anything there (I don’t know who made it, if they did all the “proper” steps to make sure it’s “Safe”) I can’t shake hands with people or hug them (And so many people are so huggy now a days it feels like!) So I worry people end up just feeling like I’m being rude or standoffish or having a bad time

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Has anyone else had this happen, for one reason or another you have to tell someone you have OCD and what kind of ocd it is/what bothers you. And they just... IMMEDIATELY do the thing you said triggers your OCD and go “Oh so this bothers you/does this bother you?”

This is why I have trust issues

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Sorry for the lack of updates on this blog! My OCD has gotten, really Really bad lately and I admit when my OCD really flares up I avoid even thinking about it or looking up things about it, I guess I try to pretend it’s not there in hopes if I ignore it it’ll go away? (Spoiler it doesn’t work)

I’ve had a lot of asks, people who’ve needed help or someone to talk to, I’m very sorry to those I haven’t answered, I hope you’re doing ok out there and I hope you found someone to talk to when I wasn’t there to respond.

I’m going to make a real attempt to be more active on this blog both for myself to be able to vent about my problems to those who’ll understand, and to be here for people struggling with OCD themselves and feeling like they’re alone

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​I’m struggling with really severe thoughts about quitting work or doing something stupid to get myself fired. This is a new obsession for me since I recently started working. Is this normal, for new obsessions to pop up? Sorry, I have only been recently diagnosed .

I’m no expert so I can’t say with 100% certainty it is, but I know I myself have had my obsessions/compulsions change and shift over time and have had new ones pop up!

My ocd has also lead me to nearly quitting or just wanting to get fired, my best advice for this is when those thoughts start piling up, try to find a distraction, something to redirect those thoughts, think about the positives of having the job and focus on those! OCD sucks butt to deal with but with time you can learn to cope with it and work through it!

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I saw you have contamination OCD. I do as well, I think about the cleanliness of people and won’t touch them, or things they’ve touched. I worry obsessively about STD’s and struggle a lot with food in fear of getting sick. The thing is, I go through stages where I’ll be really pedantic about my house, and other stages where I don’t care how messy it is because it’s my ‘safe’ place and only my germs exist in it. Is that normal?

Oh I’m the exact same way! sorry for the late response anon! But I get exactly what you mean my house is often quite messy but I’ll still have “safe” areas so I think for contamination OCD that relates to people at least in my case and other people I’ve known thats pretty common!

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Help A Trans Woman With OCD Get Treatment

My 28 year old sister is currently in an extremely severe OCD state, and we are trying to get her the treatment for it.

Hey everyone, it would mean a lot to me if this fundraiser could get around. 

“My name is Ahava/Adrien, and I’m starting this fundraiser to support my older sister.

Hayley is a 28 year old trans woman diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and in the past few years it has been at the most severe point in her life.This started with her leaving her studies to come home and live with me and our parents again, and since then, though she has had her ups and downs, it is  clear that the therapy and support from us she has access to are limited, and her needs are far past our current budget.

Supporting this cause would bring such a dramatic change to my sister’s life, and greater ease to my family’s as well. My dad work’s a minimum wage job, and my mom’s job has been extremely shaky in terms of how much she brings home recently. I am currently in my final year of high school and working on my studies as best as I can, and cannot afford time to do much money making work at the time. 

I do believe that every dollar counts, and taking the time to read and share my sister’s story already makes a large impact. We are already working on getting a percentage of the money covered by other family members who can afford it, but we definitely need all the help we can get! Thank you for reading.”

Please share this, even if you cannot contribute!