OCD is destroying everything

[EtainSkirata]

I can feel myself about to spiral again. My brain is looking for something to latch onto. "Your favorite book series has a few things you disagree with in it. Your favorite show? That character's costume is slightly inappropriate. Get rid of them both."

I just. This is driving me nuts. My brain twists things and I'm anxious and depressed because I'm losing things I enjoy, one by one. And as far as real life concerns, I'm scared of ever changing my career because what if the company I go to supports bad things? What if I fall in love with a man who has conflicting views with me about bigger issues? What if; what about this; this isn't perfect; etc. I'm so tired of this, of all this second guessing and over thinking. I have no friends, no boyfriend, a job that stresses me out, no hobbies that I can really enjoy anymore.

 

[Aussie Pete]

I can feel myself about to spiral again. My brain is looking for something to latch onto. "Your favorite book series has a few things you disagree with in it. Your favorite show? That character's costume is slightly inappropriate. Get rid of them both."

I just. This is driving me nuts. My brain twists things and I'm anxious and depressed because I'm losing things I enjoy, one by one. And as far as real life concerns, I'm scared of ever changing my career because what if the company I go to supports bad things? What if I fall in love with a man who has conflicting views with me about bigger issues? What if; what about this; this isn't perfect; etc. I'm so tired of this, of all this second guessing and over thinking. I have no friends, no boyfriend, a job that stresses me out, no hobbies that I can really enjoy anymore.

May I suggest that you get a copy of the book "War on the Saints"? Your problem may be that you have not learned how to control your thoughts. The mind really is the battlefield, as we read in 2 Corinthians 10:5. We should be controlling our thoughts, not letting thoughts control us. If we do not choose to think a thought then our mind is under attack and we can deal with that. "War on the Saints" goes into how we can achieve a free mind that is our servant, not our master.

 

[Mari17]

I can feel myself about to spiral again. My brain is looking for something to latch onto. "Your favorite book series has a few things you disagree with in it. Your favorite show? That character's costume is slightly inappropriate. Get rid of them both."

I just. This is driving me nuts. My brain twists things and I'm anxious and depressed because I'm losing things I enjoy, one by one. And as far as real life concerns, I'm scared of ever changing my career because what if the company I go to supports bad things? What if I fall in love with a man who has conflicting views with me about bigger issues? What if; what about this; this isn't perfect; etc. I'm so tired of this, of all this second guessing and over thinking. I have no friends, no boyfriend, a job that stresses me out, no hobbies that I can really enjoy anymore.

How are you doing now?

 

[EtainSkirata]

How are you doing now?

A little better. Trying not to over think things. I joined a kickboxing class, which is good for my mental health, although I managed to overthink that on the way home as well. A lot of it is just a matter of pausing, putting some distance between myself and the issue, whether that distance be time or physical distance.

 

[Mari17]

A little better. Trying not to over think things. I joined a kickboxing class, which is good for my mental health, although I managed to overthink that on the way home as well. A lot of it is just a matter of pausing, putting some distance between myself and the issue, whether that distance be time or physical distance.

Yay!!! Happy to hear this!!

 

[AlyCatArtist]

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[EtainSkirata]

I am dealing with the EXACT same thing at the moment. You are not alone. Message me if you ever need to talk.

I re read parts of the thread where you talked about this and it definitely helped. <3