Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Has anyone yet figured out how to conquer OCD? I feel like I'm going crazy over here. Any tips other than journaling because that unfortunately doesn't work for me. My brain just likes to obsess over songs and words. Its such an unsettling feeling to panic because there's a song stuck in my head.
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
You can read books about how to manage OCD.
But if you want relief quicker, medication can really dampen OCD.
See a psychiatrist for a recommendation on an OCD medication. They are trained in knowing which medication works best for which anxiety symptom.
I know you posted before about not being sure about medication, but there are SO many different ones out there, and there IS a medication to help you. A psychiatrist would be able to get that for you.
You are not alone and OCD is a common anxiety symptom. It's hard I know. But there is help out there, have to go get it. Best wishes!
And, medication is one of the best methods to help calm the desire of OCD.
Keep on 'doing' and trying new things to help distract the usual thought pattern.