Sudden change?

For a a few weeks, I was going well. Feeling good about myself, eating right, getting out of the house, basically progressing my anxiety but the last few days have changed dramatically.
I don't know what caused it, or why it happened, but I feel really drained out. I simply can't get my energy back, or doing all the things I did before that made me progress. Now I'm back to where I started feeling horrible, my ocd is back (worse than usual) and feeling really out of it. With each day goes by, I tend to get worse.
Has this happened to anyone in such a sudden period of time? I don't understand how I feel so useless now from all the things that helped me before that made me feel better.

something must of triggered you to becoming like this, try to remember

nicknamehere said:

For a a few weeks, I was going well. Feeling good about myself, eating right, getting out of the house, basically progressing my anxiety but the last few days have changed dramatically.
I don't know what caused it, or why it happened, but I feel really drained out. I simply can't get my energy back, or doing all the things I did before that made me progress. Now I'm back to where I started feeling horrible, my ocd is back (worse than usual) and feeling really out of it. With each day goes by, I tend to get worse.
Has this happened to anyone in such a sudden period of time? I don't understand how I feel so useless now from all the things that helped me before that made me feel better.

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Yeah man it's a relapse, and trust me I know they're rough. But the thing is, whenever this happens to me, whether it's for a week or a couple months, I always come out the other side that much stronger and more determined. So keep your chin up and tough it out, use it as a learning experience.

Yep, it's just a completely normal part of recovery, unfortunately, cause it's pretty unpleasant...generally I find that if I have a really good time for a few days or weeks, I'll then have a while where I feel even worse than before.
But when that relapse passes, I find that I've still made the progress I had before I relapsed briefly...like if I went for a drink in town, and then I had a bad few days, going for a drink in town again after my relapse would be much easier. In other words, the relapse won't undo the good work you've done up until now.
Just wait for it to pass, and stay motivated to get back on top and keep up the good work. It's kind of a two steps forward, one step back, kind of thing, but the progress is forward!

I have that quite a lot. I usually read the bible and try to get out as much as possible while supressing the negative thoughts. It's all about keeping the faith and not doubting yourself too much, so as not to fall into deeper spirals of depression... Stay strong

Man, I was on top of the worlddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!! exercising being happy and now.......i feel like sht and suicidal.

Jo1991 said:

Man, I was on top of the worlddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!! exercising being happy and now.......i feel like sht and suicidal.

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Hope you feel better soon :: Just remember the feeling of being on top of the world..you can get that back.
*hugs*

That is completely normal. Just don’t give up. If the process of getting where we want to be would be always straightforward and easy people wouldn’t have any problems. You can make it. Good luck