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Ra1ny_Days

1y ago

Struggling with OCD and Anxiety

genuinely curious if there's other people that experience the same thing as me. So I have diagnosed OCD and severe generalized anxiety, I get EXTREMELY overwhelmed at even the thought of cleaning my spaces my OCD comes with hoarding tendencies so cleaning comes with the thought of letting things go and I generally can't do it on my own. whenever this happens I always feel so useless like I can't even do something so simple on my own

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StarryAstronaut

1y ago

Yeah same!
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DrexOrDanny

1y ago

Same here!! You're not alone
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Sunshineseeker90

1y ago

I have this and feel this exactly.
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Bubbles00

1y ago

Yes I get overwhelmed too sometimes because I have OCD, General Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar 1 Disorder, and other things. When my depression from my Bipolar takes over, I don't clean like I normally do so then when I'm feeling better, looking at everything and wondering how I'm going to get it all clean is overwhelming but I like to stay organized because of my OCD so I start off with small projects first. Then I pace myself with the bigger projects. Sometimes it takes a few days for the bigger projects. I forgive myself for not being able to do things the way others do but I find my own system.
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purplecow

1y ago

Yes, I constantly just end up breaking down and crying because it gets me so anxious and overwhelmed
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callalilyuwu

1y ago

Yes yes!! It's so difficult and overwhelming, that it makes me avoid it altogether, especially since I get fatigued easily. It's either I do it all or don't to it, and I feel like such a failure asking for help
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beautifulDisasterxo

1y ago

I also have OCD and server generalized anxiety disorder. I as well get extremely overwhelmed and angry sometimes when my house is a mess but the thing with me is I have to clean it , every single room top to bottom. Like last night I found myself cleaning untill about 1am

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