Because anger management and OCD have a common link, it might be best for those of us suffering with both to determine their most common anger triggers, especially anger triggers involving other people/animals. With 0 obligation to reply to this post, do you get angry more often when others are a) doing something you would like them to not be doing (i.e., "Can you stop eating dairy when you're lactose intolerant? You are ruining my toilet." b) not doing something you would like them to be doing (i.e. "Can you please wash the dishes? I have asked you like ten times." c) doing something they are doing elsewhere (i.e. "If you're going to eat peanuts, can you do it far away from me? I'm allergic") or d) doing something they are doing at a different time (i.e., "Sweetie, I'd love to talk to you about your doctor's appointment, but it has to wait, because I need to pee RIGHT NOW")

Hey all, as an OCD newbie, i have some questions. These might be obvious or stupid, but idk, i just need some answers. 1. Is it hard for anyone else to watch movies and not get triggered? 2. Does anyone else get OCD about their OCD? 3. Is it possible/normal to have a lot of subtypes? And i mean like 6 or 7. 4. Do people usually misunderstand us and assume that our intrusive thoughts are actually what we want to do?

my roommates are great people and very supportive, but they don’t understand ocd. they try to fix me by telling me things i’ve heard a million times before, and by doing things that actively trigger me as a kind of exposure therapy. i’m very particular about contaminants in my water, but i have a specific aversion to tap water, which is why i have my own water dispenser. every few weeks, i fill jugs with filtered water and keep them upstairs so others can use them too. after getting home from work, i filled my cup with ice water and, for once, didn’t inspect it like i normally would. i drank it down. when i went for a refill, the ice had melted a bit and i noticed particulates floating in the water, instantly recognizable as calcium and other minerals from our tap. i don’t explode when i’m triggered. instead, i shut down. the anxiety starts to crawl in. i felt myself spiraling while i pulled out the jug. i know it sounds stupid, but i swear there’s a real difference in smell between filtered and tap water. i checked it, sniffed it, and confirmed what i already felt. and once that thought was in my head, it took hold. i felt disgusting. i wanted to make myself puke. i couldn’t tell if it was anxiety or the water itself, but it felt like something was burning a hole in my stomach. i sent a message in our group chat asking about it, and one of my roommates said they had done it to prove i wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. they said water is water, so i shouldn’t care. i know they meant well. but when people who don’t fully understand ocd try to force those kinds of steps on you, it sticks. it reminds me of my parents. they do things like this a lot, pushing back against my compulsions, trying to help by challenging them. and sometimes, i do appreciate that. but this felt like too much. it crossed a line. and i just needed to rant.

I notice that I tend to get angry or irritated extremely easy in comparison to other people. I have a lot of trouble when it comes to emotional regulation, which leaves me with chronic guilt and regret. I have moments where I say things out of anger, and then regret them later. I don’t outwardly road rage, but I still do things that could potentially set somebody off (like letting off the gas when somebody’s tailgating me and then riding next to a car so they can’t get back over) and I constantly feel bad about them, but somehow end up repeating the same mistake. I don’t know why I get so angry and upset and then am so quick to feel guilty, only to make the same mistake again. I’m know I’m not an angry person, so I don’t know why I feel so angry all of the time or why I’ve been this way for so long.