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My contamination OCD has gotten very bad and my dogs have ringworm. My husband is taking care of me, our son, and the dogs and it has gotten to be too much.
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I feel this! I get triggered just seeing puppy pics now.
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@compulsion5000 Yeah. I love them and don't want them to go but right now they are quarantined and need a ton of care. I could probably convince my husband to stick it out if I knew I could get where I need to be to take care of them and not see them as contaminated but I know that's a ways off. I can't keep them in a pen forever, you know?
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@messengervl My husband and I had a similar experience. Very similar with dogs. It really sucks. I now have a digital pet gold fish...
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@pulji0107 I think the line "if you really love your dogs" was over the line tbh...
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I really think a group for parents with ocd would be helpful... everytime I see a post by another mom ots uncannily on the mark relatable for me
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I agree. It's a unique thing that other sufferers can really be the only people to understand sometimes
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There’s a mom group on Thursday nights!
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@ab_nocd Thanks! I'll check that out!
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@ab_nocd Awesome! Thanks!
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Chosen should be children autocorrect hates me
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Regarding the back and forth that was deleted with the girl saying if you really loved your dogs you would overcome your ocd... please don't let her get to you. I feel like that was over the line. You are a good mom and you are making a difficult decision because it's best for your family. Family is more important than pets at the end of the day and even so it will be better for the dogs to be in a home that can provide them the best care. Please do not be hard on yourself. I have been there and I think you are making the best decision in a difficult situation.
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I must have missed some of it because it's gone now. Thanks. I don't think people get that this is a decision of compassion for everyone in the situation, but me giving up on my little pups. I love them so much and I've been crying non stop since deciding this.
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@messengervl Go easy on yourself ❤💖
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I'm drowsy, which is a frequent problem in the motel room I live in, but I want to get something posted. I don't have the energy to post everything I need to say. I need someone who can help me navigate forms and processes to do several things, not all of which I'm going to post right now. I'm in an abusive relationship (not physically), and many agree, including The National Domestic Violence Hotline. They said I'm also being financially abused. I have no friends or family IRL, and I'm alone. For years, my only socializing has been giving servers my orders, paying cashiers, discussing services, and talking to my boyfriend (which usually doesn't go well, plus we mostly avoid conversation with each other, because it's best). I can't leave because of OCD, panic disorder, physical disabilities, and finances. I'm severely obese, which has caused a lot of difficulties. I get out of breath just reaching for some things and I deal with a lot of pain and discomfort. I can't walk stores. I often eat at one restaurant (I try to eat as healthy as I can there), but recently, I have to ask for a table closer to the bathroom. They often don't understand how difficult it is for me to walk from further away. I get exhausted and sweaty when using the bathroom and people stare at me. Once in awhile, people ask if I'm OK. I sometimes worry I will have to sit down before I get back to my table if it's not close enough. Using the bathroom takes me an embarrassingly long time, partially for physical reasons, partially because of OCD. I suffer from urge incontinence. I literally have to live my life around it. I've begged my boyfriend to order the much better-fitting, more comfortable, and more absorbent underwear I tried samples of, but he doesn't. The cheap underwear doesn't come in my size and is worse in every way. The OCD and panic disorder are insinuated in pretty much every part of my life, including the disabilities. No one gets it or understands. No one who can help me takes Medicare here. I get overwhelmed easily and my head gets foggy, and I don't have the energy or can't think right (racing thoughts) trying to call resources, and they sometimes rush me, cut me off, or seem impatient. Yes, I am on medication and have been for most of my life. I've been on many medications, and I have a very different opinion of them and the mental health system than when I was young. I'm 57 and I've been dealing with this since I was 10. I have severe dental problems and it affects how I eat, look, speak, and feel. It's humiliating. At the same time, what I eat in general affects my body in unpleasant ways sometimes. Soft foods aren't always the best, but I can't eat really hard foods. My boyfriend and I have lived in a motel room for about six years, plus bounced from hotels for awhile before that, after my boyfriend lost his house. It's hell. I'm not getting into what some label "politics." I have things I need help with regarding that. I could say SO much more, and there's so much I haven't gone into (like the abuse). I need someone who can help me, not just make me feel better because we talked. I need someone who can help me make changes.
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I'm struggling severely. Please comment so I have a therapist or someone to talk to. Someone has caused me to spiral in another group.
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Please help me. I need support. I just need someone to be up front with me. Tell me the truth. I want to get past it all. I'm struggling STRUGGLING today. My mind is telling me I'm the only one who is dealing with something like this. Idk why I did my biggest fear. I was put on a new medication when this happened which caused me to spiral, my thoughts to be more often, and have insomnia. I have been diagnosed with POCD as well. I woke up in the middle of the night when my child was laying completely cross my chest. I was breathing and having groinal sensations. My mind told me that I assaulted her by this, and I was going to prison for it. My thoughts started going like this, "you're already bad might as well do something else", "no sense in stopping now" "you can finally do what you've always wanted", "what would you do if you could do anything to cause harm" So I had to think of what to do in the moment. The only thing I could think to do was move my elbow towards my child's groin. In the moment it felt like I really wanted to do this. I proceeded to do so, and my elbow touched her groin. I immediately told my child to move off me. I then went back to sleep. When I woke up, I began panicking, confessing to a family member what happened, and crying immensely. I feel like I failed as a mother. I'm in such distress since I started sleeping on the floor to avoid it from happening again, and I got off the medication. I'm so much better OCD wise since I got off the meds. I was the BEST mom months ago before this happened. The thoughts have always bothered me, and I was always scared I would give in and act on them. I'm living my worst nightmare. I feel alone. Felt so wanted in the moment and SO real. Ugh. Could someone just give me some support? (edited)
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