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I had a great childhood, with no real trauma (other than my mom getting cancer, but she lived for nearly 25 years after that). Looking back, I had OCD my whole life...but it was so mild it was almost unnoticable. Then here I am, 38 years old...and it comes at me full force. I've been a mess ever since.
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It could be the environment you're at now, perhaps your job causes you stress or something like that. I heard it shows its sharp claws when you're under serious stress or even boredom.
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I had a good childhood. And I had OCD my whole life I think?? Compulsions mostly. It was mild. Now I'm 17 and I have intrusive thoughts mostly đ
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Same, it's used to be more externalized but now it's pure o
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I feel you a lot, hopefully the future will have some better things coming for us.
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@atomicsamuraiâsbitxh Well, my mind got tired, therebefore slower after hours of obsessing so now it's kinda on the empty side. Wish it could always remain that way.
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@atomicsamuraiâsbitxh one day we'll manage to win against it. I believe it.
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I had a good childhood for the most part, my dad was verbally abusive to me though which I think started my anxiety. Iâve always been so anxious and scared of everything because of my father. Iâd say I definitely had OCD since I was a young girl but I just wasnât really aware of it then. It has become worse over the years and now I really understand why Iâve always felt the way I did as a young kid. đ
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Mine was intense when i was ,10 but i managed to get over it surprisingly easily, it's now that i find it really hard with this new "theme" i deal with. It shreds my self esteem to pieces.
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My childhood wasnât good at all due to abuse but my grandparents and parents tried their best to make up for it. Sometimes making it worse with trying to spoil me and then realizing they were spoiling me, so walking stuff back and becoming strict randomly. But it what it is and I love where I am in my life now, so itâs no biggie. And whenever something pops up, I have a great therapist to help me through it đ
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Glad you're living the life you want now â¤ď¸
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Still going through my childhood. I've been fighting with my parents for as long as I can remember, same with my siblings. My older brother wants to move out ASAP and cut all contact off with them. But other than parental issues, I never really had any real trauma. Always succeeded in school, and always had a good friend group with me.
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So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attackđđit affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)
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Trying not to seek reassurance, but rather connect the dots on my OCD and possible reasons as to why I am the way I am. I have severe OCD (or at least I hope I do) mainly surrounding POCD. I've had symptoms of OCD the majority of my life but this theme has come up more recently. When I was a kid, and i'm talking 6-7, I was first exposed to some really gross adult content online. It was introduced to me by a friend of mine around the same age of me. I saw some really disgusting things that a 6-7 year old should definitely not see. This was not a one time occurrence, as I had been exposed to taboo topics online years to come after that, such as the same friend introducing me to Omegle... And i'm sure you can imagine how that went, theres a lot of genuinely disgusting human beings on there. Coming back to the reason for making this post; is it possible to early exposure to this content could be one of the reasons I struggle with POCD? It genuinely scares me to death because you hear that real p*dos dealt with simular situations when they were kids, so thats kind of making me feel that this could be more than OCD, and I could be a genuinely bad person. My POCD feels so real, that at times i'm fully convinced its not OCD. Sometimes I can't even distinguish the feelings of attraction between a younger person and an older person, except for the feeling of anxiety and fear. Its really hard to explain without going into detail, but it just feels so real. Some feedback on this would be great, thank you all.
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Hi everyone, Iâm Cayla. Iâm a mom thatâs lived with OCD since childhood, but my breaking point came more recently after having my son. I was consumed by terrifying thoughtsâWhat if I hurt him? What if I did something awful without realizing it? I was so afraid of my own mind that I couldnât be alone with him. The shame and exhaustion were unbearable, and I convinced myself I was broken. In 2024, I finally sought help. ERP therapy at NOCD was one of the hardest things Iâve ever done, but it saved my life. Even now, I have tough days, but I know I donât have to be ruled by OCD. When my 12 year old daughter began showing signs of OCD, I felt overwhelmed with guilt. I never wanted her to go through what I had, but I knew what to do. I told her that I have OCD too and made sure she knew it wasnât her faultâand that she wasnât alone. One of the hardest parts of this journey was trusting someone else with my daughterâs OCD. I knew how vulnerable it feels to share intrusive thoughts, and I wanted her to feel safe. Her NOCD therapist was able to establish trust and genuine empathy from the start, and that relationship gave her the confidence to face ERP head-on. Seeing her build that trust made me certain she was in the right hands. ERP has helped both of us reclaim our lives, and it is beautiful to see my daughter managing her condition and making visible progress. Parenting with OCD while raising a child with OCD isnât talked about enough, but I know so many parents are struggling with these same challenges. If you have questions about managing OCD while parenting, helping your child through ERP, or breaking cycles of guilt, drop them belowâIâd love to share what Iâve learned. Iâll be answering all of the questions I receive in real-time today 4-5pm ET.
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