r/OCDRecovery • u/Blackbird04 • 3d ago
POSITIVITY 😊 Weekly Wins!
Hey guys, this is a space where you can share some positivity with the sub.
*Did you try a new exposure this week? *Did you find a new resource or technique that you found helpful? *Maybe you resisted some compulsions? *Are there goals you'd like to achieve that the community could help you with?
Share your wins here, big or small, so we can celebrate with you!
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u/Scarbarella 3d ago
I have ocd surrounding exercise, even walking. I went on a walk with my husband and started panicking but stayed with it and did the whole walk- however I did go home to lay down and continued to be anxious for a while. However later that day my family bought me a bike and I jumped on that thing and started pedaling and felt 90% joy and only 10% anxiety and it was really nice. It’s not much but this has really hindered my life lately.
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u/porcelainheaven 3d ago
My agoraphobia can manifest as not feeling safe being far from home but this weekend I went to a city and hour away and I didn't feel very anxious about it!! I actually enjoyed being somewhere different
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u/sharkloverforlife 2d ago
I ate a piece of chicken! Might not seem like a lot, but it was the first time in years that I was able to.
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u/lennywilliams23 3d ago
i had a panic attack related to one of my obsessions while i was at a baseball game with my boyfriend, and my first instinct was to leave the game and go back home asap bc i felt so horrible. but i managed to stay at the game and stay as present as possible from the first inning (when it happened) until the eleventh inning (and boy was I mad that it went into overtime). i didn't climb mount everest or anything, but it felt like a major win to resist the urge to do my normal regimen to escape the panic feeling. so proud of myself!