Does anyone agonize about getting a reply to a text? Like I texted someone. Tons have been weird. But I reached out and I'm waiting for a reply and the anxiety is agonizing. Is that part of OCD? Like I can't not think about it.

I feel this and ive also wondered if it’s ocd related

I'm thinking it is. I had my first session and they have a Peer Advisor with it too. And I'm learning a lot of things are OCD related. This condition can be literal hell.

I agree I hate Ocd so much

I am going to start ERP in January after my 2 evaluations. I'm so hopeful for the first time in over a decade.

I believe so. OCD can show up in so many unexpected ways in life, and I'm still trying to unravel them.

Me too! I was discussing my old symptoms and my new ones and I'm surprised at how it manifests. So many things make more sense now.

I feel like it’s easy to realize it’s OCD sometimes when your in it because ocd is so sneaky. But looking back on other ocd symptoms it’s obvious to me

*to not realize

I don't want to give you reassurance - maybe right after sending a text that causes anxiety, take time to sit with the anxiety and think about some worst case scenarios that could happen! this is an amazing exposure so you're not compulsively trying to find a way out of the anxiety of a text. i think this for sure could be an OCD thing, but don't rely on it being an OCD thing. just accept that it does give you anxiety! but you can fight through the compulsions and sit with the discomfort after a text. you got this!