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worry and fear

By: angelwings08
Mood: Bored
Date: Sep 10, 2008
Music: contemporary christian


I Have pure o form of ocd. This is very hard for me. I was diagnosed about one year ago and since then the thought of having a mental disorder has been killing me on the inside. I constanstly think about the ocd, i feel like if i could just deal with the fact that i have ocd that i could be alot better. One of my biggest obsessions is getting so depressed that i don't want to live. I'm not a depressed person, i love going places and being with my family. I just obsess all the time that i might not want to live anymore, these thoughts cause alot of anxiety so i know its just the ocd. I think  the reason i live under this obsession is because when i was 16 years old my little sister past away. I tryed to take my own life away by taking an overdose on pills. As i remember this, i think back and i don't think i was depressed i think i might have been wanting attention. I'm also scared that it was my ocd that put that thought in my head and i didn't know how to react to it then because i was so young and didn't know i had ocd and just did it. I live in fear of reliving this situation because in my mind then, i never remember really wanting to die. I just really wish i could get this thought and image out of my mind and move along in my life. I have alot of fear in my life. I fear about the health of my children. i fear about my health. i fear that i will get sick . i fear that i will have to have surgery or have to stay in hospital. i fear that i will go crazy one day. i fear of losing my husband. i fear that my husbands mom and family will think im crazy because i have ocd. i fear about others talking about me because i have ocd. i fear that my ocd will worsen in the future and i won't be able to function or take care of my kids. i fear when my kids get grown and leave me. i sometimes even fear to go home from work because i'm afraid of the thoughts i used to have will come back. i fear that my meds will stop working and i will go crazy. i fear that i will wake up in the middle of night and go crazy. I have alot of fears, it like i live my life in fear. Until one year ago i lived my life very normally, i didn't have anxiety or fear. but after i gave birth to my son my whole life changed. It is so hard looking back then and knowing how much i have changed, it really hurts. i just want to go back to my old self, but after a year of this, it just don't feel like that's ever gonna happen. i have always been the strong person and now i feel weak. i  worry too much about what people think, i wish i could just except the fact that i have ocd and deal with.



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September 10, 2008, 10:01 am

Hey, I'm sorry you are feeling like this. You should have talked to me about it, you have helped me through a lot.  Now I'm here to help you. In the short time that I've known you, I have come to care very much. You are such a good person, you have been there for me through one of the hardest times in my life. OCD is a illness where we live our lives in fear. I know it is horrible, I have had everyone of those thoughts and fears you are having. We just have to tell ourselves to be strong and we can get through this. We have all the other times. My mom has told me since I was very little that with OCD you just have to face your fears and tell the OCD that it's not going to win this time.  OCD is like a bully, and how do you get rid of a bully? You face him.  Just remember, I am always here for you. None of your fears are going to happen, it's just the OCD. Always think " It's not me, it's my OCD. Hang in there, I know it's hard at times but everything will be ok.



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September 10, 2008, 8:35 am

Sweetie, reading your blog reminds me of myself. I see some of the same fears that I have. Having ocd doesn't make you crazy. Try to accept the ocd for what it is..an illness that makes you have all kinds of "what if" thoughts. And if we're not careful,for people like you and me, it will take over our minds and send the thoughts reeling. I have some of the same thoughts as you do. "What if my boys die"  or "what if I die" or "what if I just lose it and start screaming and then I won't know anybody because I've had a breakdown?" Honey, we have to try our best to stay in the moment. If it's unbearable you may want to talk to your doctor or psych because maybe the meds need to be adjusted. For now, we are fine. The meds are working, our kids are safe, we are safe. And when all of these thoughts come into our minds, and trust me, they do with me, we have to catch ourselves and tell ourselves it's just the ocd...it's not really happening...it's that stupid old ocd again.. realize what it is and stop yourself from thinking the thoughts any farther. I know that isn't always easy, I have to fight it too. But we can't let it beat us! I know they are scarey thoughts, I won't even go into mine because it would just be worse for you, but trust me I have them. I don't know if you are a religious person or not, but I pray for my kids at night when the thoughts get bad or when I've gotten a phone call from my youngest son saying he want's to come to my house (his dad and I are divorced) and he can't come over. I pray for them. I don't mean to push religion on anybody, so please don't think I'm doing that.  I'm just trying to help. So just know you have ocd, but it isn't the biggest part of you, you are a strong person and you are fine. I hope this helps in some way. Message me anytime you want to talk. My little memo on my page under my name says "laugh til it hurts". Try to find humor in the things you think, like "you know, that really is a rediculous thought..." If you want to talk..or laugh...just let me know. I'm only a comment away. Take care.



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