Overthinker, with PureO OCD

Ramblings of an honest overthinker; trying to inform about the realities of having mental health issues and promote solutions #OCD #PureO #intrusivethoughts

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

Why, when you receive heartbreaking news, doesn’t it shake you up enough to not do destructive, ‘pointless’ compulsive behaviours?! #OCD #anxiety #MentalHealthAwareness

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@ocdrecovery ‘I’ll be able to start properly on my recovery when *that* event / date is over’

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@anxietyaloner What you gonna do?

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@ChrissieFadipe Imagine WANTING a salad that bad 😅

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

All I *need* is a drug that works like one large glass of wine 🤷‍♀️ shhhh mind, just a little bit #OCD

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@CaysLongLiving I sleep with my hand clenched under my pillow…surely that doesn’t bode well for a good nights sleep?! 😵‍💫🫠

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@ocdrecovery Yup

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

Doubting who you are and what you’re doing 100% of the time is exhausting…

Therapist: “Surely it can’t be ALL the time?”
Me: 🙄

I perform compulsive behaviours even in my dreams / nightmares 🫠

#OCD #MentalHealthSupport

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

Helpful tip for delaying compulsions on ocd

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

This.

[Nathan Peterson, LCSW @ocdandanxiety1]

ERP is obviously something to practice daily, but what about all the other aspects of life? Here is how to make recovery a daily practice!

What are you going to choose to do today?

#OCD #anxiety #ERP #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #recovery

[NOCD @treatmyocd]

People with OCD sometimes live in constant fear that they don't actually have OCD and that all of their worst fears are actually true.

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

How difficult is Christmas when you’re not feeling well? 😫

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

Imagine being able to cope with your feelings of anxiety 🙇‍♀️

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@brclothwrites Dusting. Especially when you have to move stuff (eg ornaments)

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@LilyBaileyUK This!!

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@emma__jayne14 Amazing sharing, thank you. So much in common with me and you’re so courageous for speaking out. I’d love to know more about what worked particularly well in your overall recovery?

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@LilyBaileyUK It’s so hard not to reassure, I’m not really sure what else to do 🤦‍♀️

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@LilyBaileyUK Struggling with ‘what if I am what my thoughts tell me i am’

[Overthinker, with PureO OCD @overthink_2018]

@obsessivelyocd I have too, but unfortunately it means much greater loneliness. This tweet summed it up for me: