#I need an ocd therapist

[youremyonlyhope]

Living with Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Me: *Is super stressed over life.*

Trichotillomania: Time to pull some hair! C'mon. You won't even notice you're doing it. It'll make you feel better.

Me: NO. *Spends 4 days putting hair in a mini twist protective style* There.

Dermatillomania: Hey. Your hands are free. And restless. And dry... Pick your skin. Bleed. Bleed.

Me: Stop! *Starts up a new crochet project to keep hands busy.* Ok cool.

Onychophagia: Hi hi. Your nails are.... perfect biting length... you should do that.

Me: Noooooooooooo *Paints nails.*

Dermatillomania: Oh look, you got some nail polish on your skin. Pick it off... now pick some more...

Me: SDJAKFDSJFKLDKAFDJKLAFJDKSAKLFDASL

[hidefdoritos]

I just cleaned the fridge un-completely.

Milk spilled. I let it crust up, then I wiped it all out. I wiped down everything it got on.

And then I...stopped.

I didn't go through the condiments to throw out everything my landlady let expire.

I didn't wipe down the upper shelves or the door shelves.

I didn't deal with the veggies I should be cooking up for dinner.

I. Just. Stopped.

And I crossed it off my to-do list anyway.

:)

[batfamfucker]

There are four main types of Batfam fans in regard to how people interpret Bruce Wayne as a dad (/Joking. This is mostly satire and should not be taken seriously):

Fans that think Bruce is emotionally constipated and isn't the best at being a parent but still tries (Differs per person). Don't necessarily think he's absuive but thinks he can be toxic or have unhealthy expectations for the Robins. Can smell the Oldest Daughter Syndrome coming from Dick and have Family Line (By Conan Gray) as their top song on their Dick inspired playlist and Daddy Issues (By The Neighbourhood) for Jason.

Fans that choose to believe Bruce goes to therapy in their own canon. Love B:WFA. Thinks the comic can be cheesy at times and so find a balance between B:WFA Bruce and Please Go To Therapy BruceTM as their middle ground. He struggles. They advocate that Bruce is not a bad parent, he just has bad writers that seem to forget Bruce wouldn't hurt kids, especially not his own. Love the humane moments and scenes he has in BTAS and the early JL cartoons. He may not be perfect but he's not literally abusive. Whores for Bruce being able to admit when he is wrong and for Jason and Bruce reconciling. I recommend Grow As We Go by Ben Platt for this one.

A mix between the first two. Was fine-ish when Dick was younger. Didn't help him in the healthiest way but eh. Still emotionally constipated but that happened more so after Dick left and Jason died. Started getting better when Tim came back but was still closed off. Should probably go to therapy with the kids so they can drag his ass about all the things he's done that have actually affected them negatively. Understands his mistakes and is also able to admit when he's wrong, eventually. It's not easy but he starts to do better and learns to be more emotionally available. Still has to get chewed out by Alfred sometimes but definitely better than he used to be and it shows. Reconciliation is slow and gradual but progress is made for everyone involved.

The one's I personally avoid for my own sanity and wellbeing:

Think Bruce is a complete bastard and abuser. Want him to choke. Hate any and all interpretations of him. Some of which will refuse to understand how anyone could have a different interpretation. Will point out comics where, in all fairness, he is a dick but forget that characterisation can significantly differ from one series to the next, as comic characters are constantly passed around to different writers and have been for decades. Not to mention movies, shows, etc.

[locowolf]

once a month i get the urge to completely purge my social media presence and confess to all the sins i’ve committed that i completely made up in my head to “start fresh”

[honeycollectswhump]

man. my ocd is really kicking my ass

[tobytost]

OCD urge to take off my skin and wash it from the inside out and scrub it like a dirty rug until it feels clean

[unconditionalcaretaker]

I’ve talked about this before here, but there is a state at which OCD has closed off all the exits, there is no right action possible, I am certain to do the wrong thing, etc. “It’s wrong to do X but it’s also wrong to do the opposite of X but it’s also wrong to do nothing but it’s also wrong to die aaaaaaaaaaaa” <- that state of mind. Does that have a name? It feels like it should - it’s pretty specific.

If anyone knows, please tell me. Maybe it’s really just pure O, because there’s no compulsion at that point. All compulsions have failed and yet the thoughts just keep going. Does that sound like pure O? Or something else?

[famewolf]

speaking of ocd, I think I'm realizing that I truly don't have anxiety and it's literally just my ocd. im not anxious about anything until it involves me and suddenly I'm spiraling

[roundaboutnow]

OCD folks, what is your advice for people who are probably undiagnosed? how do you take care of yourselves and combat the thoughts/impulses?

im pretty sure and im pretty sure my therapist knows it too, but im not ready to admit it bc i know theyre going to agree and im not sure im ready for it to be real

[arcadequeerz]

gOD I need to go to a therapist.

[07170]

just finished kristen ghodsee’s why women have better sex under socialism and i must say it bordered on mediocre. i liked the first few chapters before she got a little libral with it all. hopefully red valykrie is better since i like the format of history books/memoirs more than opinion based books.

if anyone has any good books on the troubles/the IRA plz reccomend⬇️⬇️

[musical-chick-13]

OCD: We don't know what the qualifications of "being a good person" are, or at what point you stop being one, so we're just going to avoid everyone all the time so we don't hurt them :)

Me: But if. You avoid people. How can you help them. Also what about the people you already know who have a vested interest in continuing to talk to you? Wouldn't this hurt them? This doesn't make any sense.

OCD: No :) It doesn't :)

Me: But then--

OCD: Good luck :) :) :)

[thebumblingbee]

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[hussyknee]

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Can't see or hear anything about Gaza or the ICJ anymore without having anxiety attacks. I think I've finally hit that hyperempathy wall after three months.

I hate being mentally ill. It's one reason why I can't handle either journalism or decolonial academia, my two great loves. Every good trait I have is a double edged neurodivergent sword. Even my empathy can't just be normal. It has to be a mental illness symptom out to kill me.

And now to contend with my scrupulosity OCD. I can't engage with the Palestinian genocide anymore because my brain is about to implode and I need to focus on my own health like a responsible person? Fie! Obviously I'm a callous bitch who is personally letting people die! Time to self-flagellate into a breakdown!

What is it like to be a normal person. I want to know.

[xxlethal-lunaxx]

If anyone relates to this even just a little bit, then I'm so sorry.

[the-everqueen]

i would greatly appreciate if the ocd would stop expanding the limits/shrinking the parameters of my wardrobe so that i could stop having meltdowns about my outfits on a daily basis.