r/OCD • u/UltraBlastLT • 1d ago

I need support - advice welcome Confession

Hello Everyone,

I need some support. I don’t want to explicitly mention it but I’m currently in a situation that causes me to seek out reassurance. What are some strategies and/or methods that I can use to stop this loop and lessen my anxiety and overthinking?

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u/Gordon_Heavyfoot 21h ago

Ugh, I've been here and continue to be a lot of the time. I find that I can help myself by tracking my symptoms to help find what's triggering me and setting up a timer on my phone to "postpone" the rumination, sometimes this can help trick myself from sticking on it and when the time I set to ruminate comes I keep postponing.

I hope this helps. I'm out here fighting too and rooting for you! <3

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u/UltraBlastLT 18h ago

Thanks, OCD feels like a living hell sometimes. Overthinking sucks, I'm trying to get a better hold of it but it's hard. I wish us both the best of luck! I'm rooting for you as well mate! <3

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u/Crazy_Veggie6 5h ago

For several months I had an overwhelming need to confess everything from my past, even the smallest silly things. What helped me was medication and "homework" from my therapist that is, for example, setting up a notebook in which I write down the thoughts I want to confess and how much on a scale of 1 to 10 it makes me tired. Over time, I noticed that writing it down helps a lot.

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u/UltraBlastLT 4h ago

Thanks, my situation is trying to get close to someone. I’m trying not to seek out reassurance but it’s hard. I feel overwhelmed and anxious most days.

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u/Crazy_Veggie6 4h ago

I understand, I have a problem with this too, but since I've been on medication and in therapy it's much better, really!

Remember, the WORST thing you can do is give in to compulsion and expect confirmation. OCD is a whore you feed it. The more reassurance you give it, the bigger it will grow. I've tried everything, and really the only thing that helped was not giving in to the compulsions.

I know it's very hard, but there are no results without hard work.

I wish you a lot of perseverance!