Here I am having a bad day with ocd . Meanwhile , my mom is giving Ton of crap for ridiculous things like ; having my hair messy, being late to work, not being able to do things on my own like drive a car and/ or transport myself to own places on my own. This is so exhausting she has no idea what I am going through and everyday is a fucking battle for me . The other day she was very upset I hadn’t cleaned up my room but that is all due to my ocd :( I can’t even do that . Not to mention, if I ever do clean my room I have to always do it in such precise way . I can’t have any interruptions and I always have to have everything done the way I feel is right . Aside from the anxiety I get from that, I’m also feeling overwhelmed with my daily ocd thoughts . Somebody help me !

Hey Brian, you realize somethings wrong. That’s the first step. I’m new to understanding that I have OCD, so I don’t know if I can help, besides letting you know you’re not alone. I wasted years of my marriage battling with OCD and in the process May have lost the person I love most in this world. Stay strong friend, seek profesional help!

my mom dpes the same!! and i tell her repeatidly she needs to stop cause fighting with her exacterbates my ocd !! and im trying my best!! just the fact that i got up today is exposure and the fact that i havn’t cried is a miracle ! But i assume its cause she is stressed herself she is not evil just limited ! Its not okay and i will stand up for myself but i forgive her(not saying you need to do the same)

Yesss! I can tell my mom is just stressed and she’s not intentionally trying to upset or make me feel worse- I understand she is just trying to maybe help sorta or keep it tidy up in the house . However , I hate being dismissed all the time by her when I try to explain myself for not properly doing things right . She’s very close minded tho she claims she is not because she is close to God. I am tired of this . Anwyays you are not alone .