All day I've been composing a really positive post in my head. But then I went and had a reasonably miserable day. Argh. But the positive is still there lurking around. So perhaps tomorrow that post will see the light of day.
Hi Ann. I'm sorry you had a rough day yesterday. Hopefully today was better. I don't know if your miserable day was due to OCD or not, but if it was, I just wanted to remind you that recovery is not linear. My doc keeps reminding me of this (because I keep forgetting!). Lots of ups and downs on the recovery scale but the total angle of recovery is upwards. If that makes any sense. I'm trying to describe a graph, but I fear I'm not doing it well. ha ha Well, anyway, hang in there.
I totally get that. After a great week last week I am in a funk. Just feeling overwhelmed with "stuff". Not only OCD, just life things, grieving my Mom, and all the family dysfunction too. Hopefully you feel better tomorrow.
I'm Ann, a 43 year old woman who has struggled with OCD for the last 17 years. I've been in treatment with some success, but never really put a knock out punch on my compulsions. I started working toward that goal in 2009. Obviously this is a work in progress. This blog chronicles my journey, as well as discussing OCD more generally.
Hi Ann. I'm sorry you had a rough day yesterday. Hopefully today was better. I don't know if your miserable day was due to OCD or not, but if it was, I just wanted to remind you that recovery is not linear. My doc keeps reminding me of this (because I keep forgetting!). Lots of ups and downs on the recovery scale but the total angle of recovery is upwards. If that makes any sense. I'm trying to describe a graph, but I fear I'm not doing it well. ha ha Well, anyway, hang in there.
ReplyDeleteI totally get that. After a great week last week I am in a funk. Just feeling overwhelmed with "stuff". Not only OCD, just life things, grieving my Mom, and all the family dysfunction too. Hopefully you feel better tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately with a heavy dose of OCD comes a day with the blues.
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