Sensorimotor OCD is a particularly hard thing to deal with. It’s a subset of OCD that isn’t talked about that much. Sensorimotor OCD, aka body focused OCD, involves a heightened sense of ones bodily actions. For example, this person would be highly aware of their swallowing, heart beating, blinking, etc. It’s one thing you can […]
OCD requires you to relax, due to the fact most of the time your energy is taken up by intrusive thoughts or compulsion. After a day full of anxiety, I am so tired and hopeful that the next day I will be able to relax. Because of this I often practice avoidance from the things […]
About 5 minutes ago I was about to go into a full on OCD panic attack. I have a thing with showering, and more specifically washing my body over and over until I am sore. Even then, I can’t get it out of my mind. I go in and out of the shower multiple times, […]
The hardest part of OCD is the intense anxiety that comes with it. This anxiety impacts everything you do. Today I swiped on my deodorant for 20 minutes. Every time I heard the slightest sound I had to redo it. My boyfriend sat outside the door and waited for me. I eventually told him to […]
I’ve never written a blog before but I thought that maybe it would be helpful to others if they could relate to my story, or even feel less alone. I felt inspired to start this blog after feeling like I was alone in my struggles with OCD. I’m hoping that just one person will resonate […]
Struggling with OCD 