#sensorimotor ocd

[turi4turi]

2nd batch of the OCD subtype/obsession/theme blinkies! you can find our other OCD blinkies we've made so far here and here (links). more will be posted soon, thanks for waiting ! 🐇

(like/reblog/credit NOT required. dni TCC + anyone whos anything but firmly anti contact for paraphilias where it'd be harmful otherwise.)

[disability-shout-outs]

Shout out to folks with Somatic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder!

[matchlocks]

there’s always some weird bodily sensation for me to focus on that ruins my life

[painted-kneecaps]

!TW TO OCD FOLKS, this post talks about my experience with “contagious” obsessions and OCD triggers within my family !! if you tend to “catch” new obsessions easily, proceed with caution !!

having OCD in a household with other people who have OCD is an absolutely bonkers experience. the other day i was eating in the living room and my mom was complaining to my dad about how her OCD makes her fixate on swallowing while she eats, which makes her panic and choke.

IMMEDIATELY i was unable to swallow my food. i literally had to sit there, sweat beading on my forehead as i ate, and choke down the rest of my dinner because my mom talking about HER obsession immediately triggered that same response in me.

and then my little sister walked into the room and asked what we were talking about, and we couldn’t tell her because she has OCD as well, and already has panic attacks at age 9 because sometimes she thinks she can’t breathe.

OCD triggers are wild.

[traumarama04]

anyone else have sensorimotor ocd?

i can’t remember the last time i slept through the night :(

i have constant anxiety about having to pee. my sensors go off like crazy if i have even one drop in me. i’ve always been a person who pees more frequently but it has gotten soooo out of hand

help? advice? anything?

[prinsesa-ng-musika]

"you are now aware of your blinking" jokes on you, i have sensorimotor ocd, so i am always aware of my blinking! 🙃

[youve-reached-vera]

Hi everyone! So I've been wanting to create a space for me to talk about my struggle and journey with Sensorimotor OCD for a while but never had the courage. Sitting here in quarantine has given me a lot of time to think about stuff and how little I see this type of OCD spoken about.

So, I wanted to create this page to share the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. I wanted a space so that I could finally share my experiences and hopefully help others also suffering from this form of OCD to reassure them that, no you're not crazy and most importantly - no, you're not alone.

[ocdsucks]

Do you have any advice on how to distract myself from compulsions/rituals?I am beginning again with a muscular twitching ritual involving symmetry obsession that I hadn’t done in years.I think it might’ve been fought on by stress but it’s really starting to bother me.Is there any way I can physically distract myself so I don’t pay attention to which of my muscles twitch?That will hopefully force me not to obsess over getting everything symmetrical.Thank you.

the tricky part of obsessions and compulsions are that the more we try NOT to think about them, the more attention we give them. I’m not personally too familiar with sensorimotor (body-focused) in OCD but I know that treatment methods such as  Mindfulness and Exposure Response Prevention therapy are often very helpful for those who deal with Sensorimotor OCD.

For a more in-depth explanation of Sensorimotor OCD,  Mindfulness and ERP check out THIS LINK. 

Hope this helped:)