It’s crazy how alone mental illness makes you feel especially OCD. It wasn’t until I joined NOCD that I started to realize “wow there are other people who are struggling just like I am, with the same exact thing.” It blows my mind to  see how similar some of us really are. It makes me heartbroken to see us suffering like this but at the same time, I feel comforted knowing there are people like me and know exactly what I’m going through. It makes you have more empathy for other people when you go through shit like this. We are so strong.

OCD : Feeling Comforted Knowing There Are People Going Through Same Mental Issues

It really helps to know we’re not alone!  OCD will always try everything it can to make us feel alone. It always tries to convince me I’m the only one going through this, it’s my fault, no one understands, I should feel guilty, and any other thing it can get me to go down a dark rabbit hole. ERP has really helped call OCD’s bluff and the BS it pulls. 

There is always hope!