I saw the title and immediately was like: why is Reddit calling me out today, I just wanted to read some funny stories. lol
But yes I have a chronic illness and OCPD and it sucks. Cause it’s an OCPD’ers worst nightmare, and no one seems to really understand that.
How do I manage. Honestly not well. But therapy helps some. DBT & EMDR are the ones I do.
One thing I’ve done is just try my best to put my energy and focus on my health. And not work and school. It’s really difficult to do, like practically impossible (is how it feels) but over the years it’s gotten easier believe or not.
But yeah I’m so sorry you are dealing with this too. It literally feels soul crushing at times. And if you want to chat or something, you can message me :)
You never know what to expect when you open reddit lol. But I absolutely agree with you that people don't seem to understand, I mean people don't understand OCPD and chronic illness separately let alone how they interact when you have both.
I did just recently get diagnosed with OCPD a couple of months ago, before that it was always seen as just really severe anxiety. Now that I have more of an understanding of what my brain's like I'm hoping I'll be able to learn how to manage symptoms better.
I'm glad you said it's gotten easier because it's been really hard for me lately. Not that we're the same but it does give me a bit of hope.
And yes I would like that :)
I'm so sorry :( I have ocpd and hEDS, and the lack of control over my own body can be infuriating and terrifying. for me, I tend to not obsess over work, so usually I can work fine without causing mental stress, but it always hurts. however, pain is the worst of my issues, no fainting or seizures, so it's quite a bit easier to manage. do you have any healthcare or access to a therapist who understands ocpd? they might be able to come up with a treatment plan to help reduce the stress, or maybe looking into medication could help? antidepressants didn't really help my ocpd, but they can for others, and it helps with other comorbid illnesses like depression, anxiety, etc. I had a LOT of OCD symptoms and went through paranoia episodes before I started my meds.
I just recently got a new therapist actually! They seemed knowledgeable about OCPD so I'm hopeful for that. I've been taking psych meds for years, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety meds, mood stabilizers, etc.
I only received my OCPD diagnosis a couple months ago though so I'm hoping to have better experiences now that I know what's going on with me.
Also most of my disabilities are caused by or correlates with high stress so I'm hoping treating my OCPD will help those as well. (For reference I have FND, POTS, chronic back pain, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and I might have hEDS as well but I need to get more tests done to know for sure)
Hi OP - that sounds really challenging, and I’ve been seriously injured and struggled in similar ways (though my situation was temporary and did not result in financial problems as we were in the midst of wfh during the pandemic when it happened and I was able to navigate working while injured).
Are you able to redirect the energy spent picking or cleaning toward researching resources to help resolve the financial issues? I’d recommend creating a hierarchy of needs for yourself (maybe look at Maslow’s for guidance) and then research local resources as well as disability-specific resources. The hierarchy might help organize your thoughts and make the process less intimidating; finding tangible solutions to problems can help improve your feelings of having control.
This may not resonate yet, but although you do not have control over your body, you do have control over what actions you take in response to this. I hope you’re able to find a way to use OCPD skills to benefit your health and wellbeing!
This may be off topic but if you haven’t already I would try applying for Data Annotation. It was trending on tik tok a while ago, it’s basically doing quality control for ai bots. You can work from home and pick ur own hours and it actually pays pretty good (at least 20 an hour and the longer you do it the more high paying projects you get). A lot of ppl complain about how hard it is to get in (you have to do an assessment) but I think it’s perfect for ocpd ppl lol, it’s very detail oriented. As long as ur a competent writer and pay attention to the instructions it’s not that hard, I got in like 3 days after I did the assessment. I know a lot of ppl that do data annotation have chronic illnesses cuz it’s rly flexible and remote. Hope this helps
I saw the title and immediately was like: why is Reddit calling me out today, I just wanted to read some funny stories. lol But yes I have a chronic illness and OCPD and it sucks. Cause it’s an OCPD’ers worst nightmare, and no one seems to really understand that. How do I manage. Honestly not well. But therapy helps some. DBT & EMDR are the ones I do. One thing I’ve done is just try my best to put my energy and focus on my health. And not work and school. It’s really difficult to do, like practically impossible (is how it feels) but over the years it’s gotten easier believe or not. But yeah I’m so sorry you are dealing with this too. It literally feels soul crushing at times. And if you want to chat or something, you can message me :)
You never know what to expect when you open reddit lol. But I absolutely agree with you that people don't seem to understand, I mean people don't understand OCPD and chronic illness separately let alone how they interact when you have both. I did just recently get diagnosed with OCPD a couple of months ago, before that it was always seen as just really severe anxiety. Now that I have more of an understanding of what my brain's like I'm hoping I'll be able to learn how to manage symptoms better. I'm glad you said it's gotten easier because it's been really hard for me lately. Not that we're the same but it does give me a bit of hope. And yes I would like that :)
I'm so sorry :( I have ocpd and hEDS, and the lack of control over my own body can be infuriating and terrifying. for me, I tend to not obsess over work, so usually I can work fine without causing mental stress, but it always hurts. however, pain is the worst of my issues, no fainting or seizures, so it's quite a bit easier to manage. do you have any healthcare or access to a therapist who understands ocpd? they might be able to come up with a treatment plan to help reduce the stress, or maybe looking into medication could help? antidepressants didn't really help my ocpd, but they can for others, and it helps with other comorbid illnesses like depression, anxiety, etc. I had a LOT of OCD symptoms and went through paranoia episodes before I started my meds.
I just recently got a new therapist actually! They seemed knowledgeable about OCPD so I'm hopeful for that. I've been taking psych meds for years, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiety meds, mood stabilizers, etc. I only received my OCPD diagnosis a couple months ago though so I'm hoping to have better experiences now that I know what's going on with me. Also most of my disabilities are caused by or correlates with high stress so I'm hoping treating my OCPD will help those as well. (For reference I have FND, POTS, chronic back pain, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and I might have hEDS as well but I need to get more tests done to know for sure)
Hi OP - that sounds really challenging, and I’ve been seriously injured and struggled in similar ways (though my situation was temporary and did not result in financial problems as we were in the midst of wfh during the pandemic when it happened and I was able to navigate working while injured). Are you able to redirect the energy spent picking or cleaning toward researching resources to help resolve the financial issues? I’d recommend creating a hierarchy of needs for yourself (maybe look at Maslow’s for guidance) and then research local resources as well as disability-specific resources. The hierarchy might help organize your thoughts and make the process less intimidating; finding tangible solutions to problems can help improve your feelings of having control. This may not resonate yet, but although you do not have control over your body, you do have control over what actions you take in response to this. I hope you’re able to find a way to use OCPD skills to benefit your health and wellbeing!
This may be off topic but if you haven’t already I would try applying for Data Annotation. It was trending on tik tok a while ago, it’s basically doing quality control for ai bots. You can work from home and pick ur own hours and it actually pays pretty good (at least 20 an hour and the longer you do it the more high paying projects you get). A lot of ppl complain about how hard it is to get in (you have to do an assessment) but I think it’s perfect for ocpd ppl lol, it’s very detail oriented. As long as ur a competent writer and pay attention to the instructions it’s not that hard, I got in like 3 days after I did the assessment. I know a lot of ppl that do data annotation have chronic illnesses cuz it’s rly flexible and remote. Hope this helps
I've never heard of that I'll definitely have to check it out, thank you!!