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You are so sweet 💕 Thank you very much! I like how you said my happiness is important and that it’s not my fault! I need to keep that in my mind every single day.
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Aw man I hate feeling crazy too. My mum gave me this kind of reaction, she was afraid of me (I sounded pretty crazy to be honest) and yeah, it is really rough. You are NOT crazy though, and it's not your fault you have OCD. In fact look how many people Google says are in the same boat: How Many Adults Have OCD? Our best estimates are that about 1 in 100 adults — or between 2 to 3 million adults in the United States — currently have OCD. This is roughly the same number of people living in the city of Houston, Texas. It sucks when people treat you badly because of it. He might not realise the extent of how torturous OCD can be. If you get this type of reaction again, try educating him on it, because for many people OCD is just someone who wants to keep things neat and it's more of a quirk than a horrible mental illness.
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I’m so sorry you experience this as well. It’s hard having a loved one not fully understand what we’re going through. OCD is so common and yet, people can be so ignorant towards it. I’m gonna continue to keep educating him! I hope you are well and your mom can turn around. YOU are amazing and thank you so much for sharing your story.
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Yeah....an OCD spike can definitely put you in a bad mood. Its so hard when those closest to us are clueless about mental illness. My mom is like that. I have a history of really bad depression. I was once depressed for over 3 years. My mom always used to tell me I chose to feel that way. She also thinks grief and depression are the same. I have experienced both and they are not even close to the same. I didn't want to tell her about my OCD. But she caught me at a weak moment. I gave her the bare bones. Her response was "I think everyone is a little OCD" what's worse is she won't educate herself. I was involved with NAMI for several years. I tried to get her to go to Family to Family, but she wouldn't. I've offered to give her books. I know my mom loves me and she has good intentions. But she has no idea how hurtful this is.
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Thank you for being so open, that’s courageous of you. I’m so sorry your mom has the perspective she has. I can’t imagaine having someone that close to me be so narrow minded. I too hate when people use OCD as we everyone having it. It adds to the sigma that OCD is can be little things that drive us crazy when in reality its horrific thoughts and feelings. You should feel very proud that you put in the work and you are trying to get help. You are trying so hard and I hope she can recognize that one day because she is raising a wonderful and strong woman. I’m rooting for you and I’m here if you need anything. I hope you aren’t afraid to have weak moments because we all are human and trust me, i have them ALOT. Please take care of yourself 🤍
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@LUNA ✨ Thank you so much Luna. Your support and encouragement mean alot to me. The past few days have been tough. Its my time of the month and I'm in the midst of a major OCD spike right now. I know it will pass, but its hard to deal with.
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@Lms526 I’m glad I could help in a small way 🤍 these past few months have been hard on me too and I totally understand that it spikes in certain times for us girls. Keep the mindset of it passing because it will. Stay strong!!!!
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I woke up very late today because my son kept me up all night because he is teething so I didn’t fully wake up until 6am. These past months have been crippling because of my ocd, depression and anxiety. So crippling to the point I have been terrified to leave my bed. Because I haven’t been leaving the room often I am starting to come off as lazy to my mother in law and I have been slacking on helping around the house. My mother in law has surgery on Tuesday and needs us to help out more. I got up to do the dishes the other day and had to stop because I was having a flare up and felt like I was going to over heat from anxiety. I laid down and never finished the dishes. Today she came home really mad at my husband and I because we haven’t been helping and the guilt is eating me alive. I want to apologize but I don’t want to bring up how I have been feeling because I don’t want it to come off as an excuse. I don’t want this to lead to a point where I’m suffering because of it and I don’t want it to ruin her perception of me. I just feel awful that I’m letting this take over my life. Moments like this make me feel useless and I lose hope of ever getting better. what if I never get better. She does so much for me and I’m letting her down💔
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