OCD gets worse when im tired

SleepingBeauty · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: OCD gets worse when im tired

Im too tired too look and see if theres already a thread about this. So if there... feel free to point me in the right direction

Ok so... Ive noticed that when im really really tired, like i am right now, that my OCD gets a bit worse. Its really annoying. Cause when im tired the last thing I want to do is do things over and over again.
Cause at night I have a ritual. Not really an OCD one. But I always make sure I lock everything and make sure the stove is off and the oven...I check that because I have left it on before cause im a dumbass. So when im tired and im checking everything I have to do it over and over and over again. And I notice the little things a lot more.
For example... I just closed my blinds and kinda moved my hand across them. I walked away but then realized I didnt like how that felt, so i freakin went back and touched them with the other side of my hand! Thats not something I usually do.

So anywhoo, does yours get worse when your super tired???

and it was so annoying too, cause I was trying not to do any of my OCD things tonight. But I failed miserably. BOOOOOO...I go sleepy now, im so tired im not even sure im awake anymore Shocked

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de · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: Re: OCD gets worse when im tired

slimjim119 · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

I am the opposite. My OCD and anxiety improve when I'm tired. At that point I'm getting too tired to give a crap about checking things. By delaying the rituals, you forget eventually what you were going to check in the first place. Don't get stuck in a rut. Change your routine and put off doing any rituals until you forget about them or lose interest.

hoping2cope · Newbie User Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 2

I think it gets worse when im tired too because then i tell myself that i forgot to do something because i'm so tired and that if i dont get up to make sure the stove is off/door is locked and everyone dies then it's all my "fault" all because i was too tired to double check what i already spent 10-15 minutes checking. So it all starts over again. And then i try to sit there and say' look, dont do it, just fall asleep....but then i think that the one time i dont go do it is the one time the stove will be on and the poisonus gas will kill me and i'll never wake up. it's pathetic.

Siren · Newbie User Joined: May 14, 2008 Posts: 50 Location: USA

Me too. My OCD seems to revolve around things I really don't want to do/think about, and when I'm tired and I just want to relax, the ocd goes into overdrive making me do things I don't feel like doing.
Also probably because my mind just wants to shut down after a long day, so it allows more room for the ocd to come flooding in and take over my thoughts.

sosantney · Newbie User Joined: Jan 31, 2008 Posts: 11

When I'm tired my OCD comes out much worse. I had to sit and write about how a half spilled bag of pretzels was symbolic of my life, and something about a telephone poll, the worst is that I know this is such wasteful time but I think I have special creative energy when I'm tired and must.

YankeeBob · Intermediate User Joined: Aug 29, 2007 Posts: 113

The program that I go to has taught me that the following can be emotional triggers:

* Hunger,
* Anger,
* Lonely,
* Tired.

HALT.

Self care involves treating this underlying issues: snack, talk about it, calling some one or getting out, having a nap.

The other major trigger for me is boredom.

Thanks for sharing your post with us.

Take care. Be well.