Vdoes anyone have any idea how to deal with OCD ? without medication and going to doctor...

Anonymous June 4, 2018 6:25 pm

Vdoes anyone have any idea how to deal with OCD ?


without medication and going to doctors please ..what can I do on my own ?

Responses
    Nosleepin1 June 4, 2018 7:07 pm

    Look for a support group in your area. They may be able to offer some assistance. At least there will be someone to talk with about your condition.

    GoldenScale June 4, 2018 7:12 pm

    Exposition to something that trigger your OCD. '^'

    Ena June 4, 2018 7:16 pm

    Hello there.

    I don't know how your OCD shows in particular, but I will try to help.
    One of the biggest problems is (in my eyes), that at some point, it is always on your mind. You think about when compulsions may appear, what you will have to do and you live in constant fear.

    That is the point: The more you fear, the more you think about it, the more compulsions will be present and haunt you. Because being insecure and afraid is, well, I cannot say causing it, but making it stronger. A mean, mean trap #-.-)
    But when you forget about your compulsions, they disappear.

    You can't forget things by force, but if I was you I would try finding possible causes for anxiety or insecurity in your life.
    If you stand on a stable ground, you will be able to face OCD and to maybe get it under control.
    This leads me to my second advice: Face it. I understand that right now your OCD looks like an enourmos monster that you try to avoid or are enslaved by. (That is maybe a bit harsh, but as already said, I don't know how it works in your case.) Try to look it in the eye and maybe further and ask it: "Where fo you come from? Who are you?" Then try to lean up against it.
    I'm not saying you should stop giving in to it completely in one day. More step by step. Do one thing you are "not allowed" to do, then do not do a thing you "have to" do. This way you can slowly win back the parts that OCD has "occupied" inch by inch. It is hard at the beginning, I know that, but as soon as you begin to see that is not an absolute force and your doings change something, it will eventually get easier.
    And one last thing: Talk to someone about it. It does not have to be a doctor, maybe a parent.
    Good luck!

    (I hope you meant obsessive compulsion disorder, not oxford classical dictionary otherwise this is going to be akward. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭)

    HamesTheJames June 4, 2018 9:27 pm

    well some types are almost impossible, i know one where they despise germs and always assume they are dirty, thats the only one i do know though and for that i would recommend trying to convince yourself that you aren't unclean, the placebo effect will do wonders

    Anonymous June 5, 2018 12:42 am
    Hello there.I don't know how your OCD shows in particular, but I will try to help.One of the biggest problems is (in my eyes), that at some point, it is always on your mind. You think about when compulsions may... Ena

    I have in the form of decluttering
    But u know
    It makes me feel so relieved doing the act "decluttering " each time it makes me go insane when I don't do it and I feel anxious like I need to do that and the sense of relief after doing so makes it almost addictive
    The constant thought about the matter makes it worse and I can't stop thinking too
    I really try to distract myself but it feels like especially under pressure , it is an immediate source of relief that it became a habit before I start doing work ..
    I can't talk to my parents , let alone go to a doctor , my parents don't believe in mental illness to begin with and they say it is self proclaimed stigma , and I really don't know what to do
    Sorry for venting to u :(

    Ena June 5, 2018 8:31 am
    I have in the form of decluttering But u know It makes me feel so relieved doing the act "decluttering " each time it makes me go insane when I don't do it and I feel anxious like I need to do that and the sens... @Anonymous

    You don't have to feel sorry. Also, I think your parents are wrong, OCD is a real illness and biological confirmed, not a "self proclaimed stigma".

    I can understand everything you are describing, I also have OCD. But now it is under control, because I take medications and went to a therapist. It is still not gone, it will probably never be, but it does not influence my life too much. But before that, I felt just like you and I believe that you can learn to control it to a tolerable amount even withot doctors and medications (although that would be optimal).
    Maybe "borders" could help. This is something I always did.
    You draw a imaginary border through your room and say: "This is my part of the room, this is your part of the room." Then you declutter OCD's part of the room and leave your part as it is. If you have to work, make OCD's part of the room where you work, so you will not be distracted. Your part of the room does not have to be big at the beginning, but if this tactic works, it should become bigger.
    But do not let OCD's part completely disappear, or it could happen that it breaks free and you have to start all over again. Just make it's part so small, that it doesn't bother you a lot.
    For example, you start with one bookshelf. This is your part. Then, as time passes by, your part grows bigger and bigger. And someday OCD's part is just a windowsill. It doesn't take much effort to declutter it, but it is still there and is satisfying enough.

    I cannot promise it will help, but you can try.

    Ena June 5, 2018 10:12 am
    You don't have to feel sorry. Also, I think your parents are wrong, OCD is a real illness and biological confirmed, not a "self proclaimed stigma". I can understand everything you are describing, I also have OC... Ena

    *you don't habe to be sorry

    Anonymous June 5, 2018 1:44 pm
    You don't have to feel sorry. Also, I think your parents are wrong, OCD is a real illness and biological confirmed, not a "self proclaimed stigma". I can understand everything you are describing, I also have OC... Ena

    Thank u so much
    I will try it
    Listening to me means a lot , thank u for the advice too

    Ena June 5, 2018 4:10 pm
    Thank u so much I will try it Listening to me means a lot , thank u for the advice too @Anonymous

    You're welcome(⌒▽⌒)