seb79 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Today has been the final straw...all day long my ocd has been around, from 7am to 10pm while I’ve been at work... constantly checking everything I do... every minute of the day checking my work..worrying I’ve missed something...scared of making a mistake... it’s so exhausting... I can’t take this anymore... this ocd is no longer going to rule my life... no longer will it take away all my attention...from now on I’m willing to make mistakes... not be as perfect as I want to... live with uncertainty...I’d rather be known as someone who messes up all the time than a checker who doesn’t trust himself... and breath Link to comment
MarieJo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I know how you feel and it is extremely exhausting and disturbing. So pleased you're standing up to this now and ready to implement change. Link to comment
seb79 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 So a few days into my new attitude towards the ocd... it’s been so liberating to have a don’t care attitude...I’m surprised myself at how better I feel already... don’t get me wrong.. the ocd is still there every minute of the day but not being tied down towards it is very freeing... and guess what... so far I’ve not made any mistakes or errors in my work...you know for a fact I’ll mess up now...lol if I could now get this attitude towards my relationship ocd then I’m sure I’ll be recovered to the point that my long awaited appointment for cbt will no longer be required... Link to comment
SeaBreeze Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 13 hours ago, seb79 said: So a few days into my new attitude towards the ocd... it’s been so liberating to have a don’t care attitude...I’m surprised myself at how better I feel already... don’t get me wrong.. the ocd is still there every minute of the day but not being tied down towards it is very freeing... and guess what... so far I’ve not made any mistakes or errors in my work...you know for a fact I’ll mess up now...lol if I could now get this attitude towards my relationship ocd then I’m sure I’ll be recovered to the point that my long awaited appointment for cbt will no longer be required... Well done, Seb. You're trying so hard and it is really inspirational! It will be hard, but you're determined and you're doing so well. Remember we are here for you to talk to if you're struggling. Can you apply what you've learnt to the relationship OCD you struggle with? Link to comment
seb79 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 My ocd in my relationship takes the form of me not trusting her...always watching what she does... every little thing I can question...if I can train myself not to ask questions that don’t need to be answered and keep my mouth shut when I get these thoughts then I’m hoping that will be a good start Link to comment
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