#ocd healing

[cutthroatkindness]

It's truly so fucking OK to be scared.

It's OK to be young and scared, it's OK to be old and scared. It's OK to be scared of something big and bad happening and it's OK to be scared of something small and "insignificant" happening.

Right now, I'm scared shitless over something OCD related and a lot of people could see it as "dumb" or "weird" to be scared of but that doesn't take away the very real fear.

I'm 28 and I'm pretty scared right now over something that I DO logically know will be fine. That's OK! Be gentle with yourself too. 💛🌻

[rollingblakely]

If not talking to them brings you peace, you didn’t lose anything after all.

- My therapist

[skunkes]

looked for psychiatrists in my network (virtual care included) unfortunately it was just 8 pages of doctors with 2 star "this man didn't let me leave his office until i swallowed the pills he gave me" adjacent reviews. So.

[buds-and-baubles]

hello to everyone with ocd today. reminder that if you lost to an intrusive or impulsive thought, you are still loved. that if you didn't win this downspiral, that's okay.

obsessive compulsive disorder is a daily chess match and you don't have a guarantee of a checkmate.

there's always tomorrow. the 'what if' isn't a 'what is'. i love you

[landoposition]

backshots! sorry. those were the voices. no but seriously, his hair is gorgeous. what the fuck. also why does he have such a tiny waist.

[loveyourlovelysoul]

Be careful when during pms, as hormones may make your moods swings kinda hard to deal with especially on more stressing days (or if you have troubles sleeping/are drained for various reasons) and help your intrusive thoughts come up and take over you. Anxiety and panic attacks may also be more frequent and scare you cause of their intensity. Take care of you, take breaks, sleep, comfort yourself, and try to focus on nice things as much as you can. Go slow. Maybe take a break from news and socials if you fear they may give you bad news and help your mind move towards negativity. Be nice with yourself. Remember none of those thoughts are real, nothing of that is going to happen nor you really think those words. It's not you talking but your fears and insecurities. Reconnect with yourself and try to talk with people that make you feel safe and can help you ground and stay present. It'll be okay.

[krist-777]

Be Kind and Patient to Yourself

[sylveriasarcana]

i'm so emotional about Miss Beard once again

do you guys know how??? LOVELY her scenes are as a person with Real Event OCD???!!?!

Randy spends the whole movie like "I can never make my own decisions or do anything that makes me happy ever again because I ruined Miss Beard's life"

and then we meet her and!!!! her life is NOT ruined!!!!! and she's so sweet and kind and badass and she's so happy to see Randy again!

Miss Beard took everyone with debilitating OCD themes of shame and guilt by the shoulders and went "look! no one's life is ruined! no one's mad at you! life is complex and weird and you're gonna fuck up sometimes but what matters is how we grow into new people in the future!"

i just. i love her so much

Miss Beard says OCD is a liar and you're not defined by your past or your thoughts!!

[rollingblakely]

I feel anxious, I am not anxiety.

I feel lonely, I am not alone.

I feel scared, I am not fear.

I feel bad, I am not bad.

I am not my emotions, and my emotions are not me. They’re visiting; they don’t define me.

[verahatesglue]

idk who needs to hear this but there is not a single mental illness that makes you inherently evil or inherently a bad person. especially every single subtype of ocd. there is not a single subtype that makes you a bad person or inhuman or undeserving of love. if you don’t support all of us, you don’t support any of us. you cannot pick and choose the ones that don’t make you “uncomfortable” and ignore, judge or sideline the ones that do. mental illness is uncomfortable.

[fromsurvivaltosafety]

Hi everyone. I know posts like this are all too common, and I honestly hate asking for help-but this is the only thing left to try.

My mom and I are trying to escape an extremely unsafe and abusive living situation. We live in a small, broken-down trailer with my father, who is emotionally abusive, controlling, and manipulative- especially toward my mom.

The house itself is falling apart: mold, water damage, holes in the ceiling (part of it pictured above) broken flooring, and only one bathroom we can barely access. He refuses to clean, help repair anything, pay bills, or maintain even basic hygiene, and it's making us both physically and mentally sick.

My mom is diabetic and under immense stress here. I have been suffering with severe OCD for over 10 years, and it has only gotten worse from constantly being surrounded by filth and chaos. We have been trying to save, but every time we make progress, something knocks us back-car repairs, bills, just surviving in this space.

We aren't asking for anything crazy. Just some help to get into a clean, safe home. A place where my mom can finally rest and heal, and where I can start getting better, too. A place where our dog and cat can have peace and play freely.

Even if you can't donate, just sharing this means the world to us.

Please click the link if you’re inclined to check it out and read more about our situation. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day here. It means a lot!

[crxw1ey]

a little self congratulatory post because in 2024 I stopped doing one of my big OCD compulsions that took at least 40 minutes out of my night- every night,I stopped looking up my obsession,I don't freak out over small injuries on me anymore (big obsession is rabies/bats and i every small cut i didnt remember getting led to a whole spiral) and a few days ago I started off 2025 with cutting down my longest lasting compulsion (that I've had for around 4 years now) in half! not to jinx it but I'm really proud of myself :)

[rollingblakely]

Going no contact doesn’t mean they’re gone—sometimes, we’re still living in the house they built inside our minds.

So I’m renovating every room.

Wiping cobwebs from the corners.

Fixing the floorboards that creak with old memories.

Letting light in through windows I kept shut for years.

This time, the house is mine.

[awfullybigwardrobe44]

Dealing with severe religious OCD for 11+ years has left me fundamentally unable to even imagine having assurance of salvation 🙃

[2riskywhiskey]

And For Her

And For Her…

I would leave.

I would leave this

head full of doubt;

This head full of obsession;

This head full of lonely and controlling unforgiving thoughts;

I would leave it for the better.

I would pack it’s bags,

demand it never come back..

I would sign those papers and divorce the depression;

I would leave these disorders with nothing but a restraining order.

Because with her, I don’t have to fight for my endorphins;

I don’t have to spell “dopamine” three times to feel I deserve it;

And I don’t have to beg for mercy

For the girl I meet each day in the mirror;

I don’t have to pretend to be good at pretending.

And for her…

I would cut those strings,

Tied to this ring,

Woven in addictions and regret;

I would toss it in a lake somewhere,

And I would kill it inside of my head..

And I would forgive myself;

For every lash,

Every bruise,

Every scar,

I would apologize to that little girl,

For giving up on love,

Because she was given,

All the wrong love from the world.

And I will fight for her when she cannot fight for herself.

I will hold her hands,

And wipe her tears,

And tell her gently in her ear,

That there will never be a day…

That I will not be there for her.

-jlh

[obsidianwhipsers]

I’m the kind of broken they don’t put on posters.

Therapy is a joke, meds are a bandaid on a bullet wound,

and the truth is, some damage runs too deep to fix.

They say there’s hope,

but hope feels like a crueler lie every time I reach for it