At what age your ocd started? Mine in puberty

Feel you. After getting more and more subtypes of ocd i thought the same

@Markus same! Now that I know I have it I’m like connecting all the dots

@run99 Good that you connect the dots earlier than me. Im 10 years older and all my 20s it was hard to understand myself

Sometimes i ask myself "how was life before ocd?" Should be so free

@Markus I ask myself that all the time.

@Braday Feel you. Recently friends ask me about my objectives for 2022. All.of them.said some material things and financial bullshit. I answered "to full laugh out of my heart" (without ocd thoughts). Its such an easy wish for the rest but for ocd sufferers a.big thing i guess

@Markus That’s a great point! 2022 started rough for me. As I’m scared of health issues I came up with covid today. My goal is to be thankful for everyone and everyday

@Markus Ikr I’m a teen and it feels weird to be going through all these things plus OCD. My 2022 resolution is to stop comparing myself and just do me!!👍

Treat now and as early as.possible. the brain still develops in your age in puberty. Maybe with help you can avoid to have it as an adult.later

Its such a shit really. Feel you

Yes some.neurobiological reasons

@Markus Yup. After I had some concussions/ drinking problems in college it suddenly came on. Now I’m scared of every sickness disease etc.. first day on this app

Treat as soon as possible.if you would like hear my advise

Same like you. I remember need to go stairs up and down 10.times as a child or urge looking several times under my bed before stress relieves to be able to sleep. Then so ocd starts with puberty same like you

@Markus I developed soocd when I was 20 and it’s been a complete nightmare. Hardest theme out there no doubt. Can’t imagine having it since puberty. I wish you all the best friend.

@Anonym0us Except POCD. Sorry but I think POCD is THEE worst ocd. I have SOOCd so I agree it sucks

@Anonym0us Same my friend.

Was there a reason? Stressful life situation

38 now and I got hit hard as well.

I was y diagnosed until this year. I’m 41

I had this checking as well same age. Like 5 times if under bed is fine etc. Do You think it showed already a tendency in ocd ?

@Markus I would get out of bed to check locks and would have to make sure I didn’t make any noise in doing it. If the floor creaked I’d have to get back in bed and start it all over. I would pray compulsively. I’d have to pray the right way and if I messed up I’d have to start all over. It would go on for hours. I knew then it was abnormal but can you believe I didn’t see it as ocd until a few months ago, after I was diagnosed? It’s shocking to me now to realize now how long I’ve been sick with this. I am still discovering different ways it’s pervaded my life. What about you?

@Markus And yes, I do think it was ocd.

@Anonymous8809 I had the same. Needed to pray as well always the same way etc. Of course this time i did not get that it was ocd. No idea about sthg like.this that age

Wish you the best

I wonder if my mom had it. Definitely a lot of GAD in my family history.

@Anonymous8809 My father has it for.sure i think so

I see lots of people saying early 20s but that was a dormant period for me. There’s definitely a pattern I have see in reading about it here and elsewhere. Around ages 5-8 and then again around ages 12-15 and again around 20-25. I wonder if there is research into this?

@Bunny1220 You could be right.