u/Outlast17

Everyone (myself included ) can we try to do ourselves a favor please? Try as best as you can to do 1 thing for YOUR mental health this week. Just 1.

It doesn't matter what it is.

Whether it's eating a freaking cheeseburger, putting a sticker on your face, or running around in circles like a mad person, or it is something nice for others. Anything just do it for you simply cuz you want to ( obviously without harm to anything, yourself included ). A week to try and do something for yourself.

And if you don't or can't do anything that is absolutely OK too. If you feel up to it comment. Perhaps what you did or did not do or just to say " hey you're an idiot" it's ok too I don't mind, take out some frustration on me.

And of course just have the best week YOU can. Whatever it looks like for YOU! Not anyone else.😊

Hey everybody! Just wanted to say to anyone and everyone..

You got this! 💪

I know I know it's cliche.

I don't know everyone's struggles but I do know we all need some sort of encouragement. I genuinely mean it.

If you feel like posting back venting , how you doin, how you feeling , good , bad, anything really go for it. If you feel like telling me to F off, it's cool too.

Anyway have as best a day as you can. 🙃

What is something that you do better at than you did say last year or whatever? 🤔

Example: don't wash as much or feel like certain things are contaminated as much.. etc..

And if not really much it's ok too. 😊

So do you mostly suffer with physical contamination or mental / emotional contamination? Or both? For me personally both. But the mental contamination is by far harder to deal with and or practice ERP and things

Like oh idk you got a clogged sink so go to snake it out then some of gunk gets on you like your arms and a little on your face. But you say " nope not stopping". But the snake didn't work good enough so you got to remove the trap underneath and that gets on you too Then you decide hey might as well do the shower drain as well. And then you just say screw it I'm cleaning the toilet bowl too and then you accidentally touch it but you just stay calm and clean on. Saying to yourself "nope not stopping".

Oh and all the whole time you cleaned you did it without any gloves on!?.. I did wash my hands a lot cuz I kept having to stop and Google things regarding the sink but I honestly didn't really get much anxiety or anything bout it. And you look back at it and realize hey that was pretty freaking amazing of me. I'm stronger than I thought i was. I'm a bad ass! 😎🤣

Hey guys this is my first post on reddit anywhere... Woo hoo! 😃

I figured cuz it is mental health awarenes month that if not now then when?

Rather than go in to details on my OCD issues ( I'm probably lying ) I want to say first and most definitely foremost to everyone whatever your mental health situation is that..

YOU GOT THIS! 💪🤘👏

I know it's cliche and I don't always believe it myself but if someone else believes in you then it'll get easier to believe in yourself

I know how extremely difficult it is to deal with OCD whether you have it or are a loved one affected by it.

So Ive had a reddit account for like 5-6 years but haven't been able to comment or anything. Ive just been lurking reading peoples comments which I have honestly gotten a lot of strength from and laughs especially just knowing others go through the same things as me and knowing I'm not alone helps out tremendously.

Just a little background on me..

I personally don't have a support system ( besides my doctors ) but if you got one use it. My family says they get it but they don't. Cuz their actions and words say completely different things and they have treated me like poo poo 💩. My sister ( the one who's daughter had OCD ) once yelled at me saying "well at least I don't have OCD" as if it was something negative that I choose. My X told me once and was completely serious that literally everything was 100% my fault. I was unsure if she was joking so I laughed and said what? No way! But her reply was "well ok not everything but like 99% though". We weren't arguing or anything and she was completely serious. I know exactly where we were and what we were doing.

I basically have done this on my own for years I mean I have and had doctors who I feel genuinely care and have helped me through a lot but I literally have no friends ( it's ok though I find it kind of funny..😂 in a sad humorous kind of way 🥹) but you'd probably look at me and think otherwise and be like this person is chill all happy go lucky from what I've been told cuz I'm always smiling and I BMX and game and workout etc.. all daily. So reading peoples comments has helped me so much. Thank you all 🙃

Ok I've babbled on long enough so thanks for listening / reading.☺️ If I said anything that is triggering my apologies. If you feel like you need to curse me out go for it cuz I get it it's all good. Feel free no matter who are what your age is your background your beliefs etc.. and ask any questions as I've got a lot more experience and things to say and honestly I don't mind I'm an open book and like listening and learning and if I can help in some way then awesome sauce!

And I say all this not for pity or anything or to be cliche but to hopefully let others know you can do it and it can be done. Endure and Survive

And I know some say we're all in the same boat but I say for what it's worth we're not.. but we are all in the same ocean and sometimes the sea is calm 1 second and the next its not so do your best to sail , swim , surf whatever you got to do to keep afloat and ride out the wave of anxiety , stress , negativity , or funk you go through and sooner or later you will find some land to refocus and recharge so you can get back out there continue sailing the sea of life matey. Argh! 😆

And always Outlast All!