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Lost_in_a_Dark_Maze

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  1. 57 minutes ago, Ashley said:

    It's hard Lost, as you saw yesterday I wasn't completely sure myself.

    Anything you want us to help you clarify?

    Thanks Ashley, and thank you to Snowbear who has been giving me a lot of support lately when I've been panicking.

    I feel like when it's people's lives at risk, if I'm in doubt I should assume it's not OCD. Some of it I know is irrational, like when I thought maybe I should kill myself to prevent getting the virus and spreading it, but when it comes to whether I should go out for a walk, I'm not sure. My support workers keep trying to persuade me to get some fresh air, but then I read someone saying it's selfish to go anywhere if it's not 100% necessary and my mum thinks I should stay in.

  2. 22 hours ago, Ashley said:

    I had seen something a week or so backĀ that suggested wiping commonly touched areas like door handles once a day, but I can't find it now and not sure if that was for everyone or just high risk households.

    I live alone so haven't bothered doing that.Ā 

    I'm hearing a lot of mixed messages and feeling confused about what is OCD and what isn't at the moment.

  3. On 11/03/2020 at 11:58, Ashley said:

    I thought I would share this from one of our followers on social media replying to one of our posts on the subject. I thought she made a fascinating point that the population are acting because of a global crisis, and how that's how she's behaved, like she was in a serious crisis, for years, but for her the imagined crisis.Ā  Such a lightbulb moment can really be a catalyst sometimes for making changes (arguably this is the perfect time to engage with a therapist or implement previously learned therapy). Never ignore the lightbulb!Ā Ā 

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    I had a similar thought.

    I thought I was doing really well with this until a few days ago. Several things have combined to make me more stressed and suddenly my OCD is back with a vengeance and I had my first proper panic attack for ages. Now I'm afraid to mix with people in case I have the virus and make them ill or worse. I feel ill and am finding it hard to breathe, but I think it is anxiety as it eases when I do manage to distract myself.

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