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recently I have been having some bad OCD flare ups and I was wondering if anyone else gets a drunk kind of feeling when having a flare up. Like nothing else matters, you’re in a zone and everything else is a blur. I struggle to concentrate and everything feels hazy. Like I’m so focused on a certain worry that you kind of separate yourself from reality. I know that probably all sounds really strange but I was just wondering if anyone else experiences the same kind of thing.

OCD can latch onto things that you have done yes.

Thank you Gemma I’ll take a look at that.

I have an appointment with GP and them hoping they refer me to IAPT but I checked my local IAPT website and couldn’t find anything in relation to OCD which has worried me. I’m always a bit wary talking to GP as I feel like they think I’m stupid. I ordered it last night after reading so much about it on here, I’m looking forward to it arriving. I’ve been dealing with this now for too long and I want my life back!! Thank you for replying

Wow this is literally me the amount of times I’ve googled, how do speed cameras work, have I been caught speeding, penalties for speeding. I’ve been taking a portable charger to work with me in the car so I can keep an eye on it so it doesn’t catch fire. Because I worry it will blow up at my house and my pooch will be harmed. I have also been known to start being irrational and done this, last week I made my partner empty the black bin in the garden and the hoover so I could find something that I knew deep down probably wasn’t in there but you feel like you have to. It’s almost like I’m drunk with it sometimes it fully takes over Its almost like you know deep down that this is all ridiculous but you physically cannot help it. Have you found anything to calm it down? also thanks for sharing

By work for me what do you mean? Sorry I am slightly new to the fixing it part, I’ve lived with it for a while but never attempted to resolve it until now.

Well done for taking the first step!! ? I myself have recently started talking about it (I am not officially diagnosed but am waiting for an assessment). i also spend hours a day worrying to the point my life becomes a bit of a blur because of it. I find that using these forums and reading up about it can be really good, it’s important to know that you’re not alone in this and you will get better. in my personal opinion (others may be different), I think talking about it really helps as it kind of helps coming to terms with it and allows you to move onto the next step which is recovery! ? you’re gonna smash it!

Hi, this is my first time posting here. I have been under the impression I have OCD for a few years now everything fits and I have done a lot of research and reading up on it. I do have an assessment coming up soon so we will see then. BUT recently my worries have been changing almost regularly, for instance, one day I will fret that I have been caught speeding and I will spend days worrying and googling and thinking of the worse possible things that could happen. Then a few days later I’ll be over it and onto the next thing, for example I’ll be worrying that I’ve left a plug on at home and the house will burn down and my dog will die, I’ll then spend the next few days turning off all plugs before leaving and doing checks. Then a few days later it’s on to something else. I know that all types of OCD are different but the majority of stories I’ve read, the person only worries about one or two things repeatedly whereas mine changes from day to day, week to week. am I just a worrier in general? I am going to mention all of this to my doctor in my appointment but wondered if anyone else suffers similarly?