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Family and ocd
The hard part about ocd is when your family does not want to believe that ocd is so serious and they constantly tell you about how over sensitive you are and make things worse.
The hard part about ocd is when your family does not want to believe that ocd is so serious and they constantly tell you about how over sensitive you are and make things worse.
HI Irsi, I am sorry to hear that. I am sure that is very hurtful to hear. I want to let you know that it is absolutely to sensitive and OCD is not about being sensitive either. Have you sought out therapy? We offer a free 15 minute consultation and have payment plans at NOCD. It is worth checking out to get some help. I think we are an amazing and supportive company who can help with OCD and anxiety. Let me know if you have any additional questions (:
Thank you very much for your reply, I am seeing two psychiatrists and unfortunately I do not know how to get help from your community because I am in a European country.
@irsi I did not know that. What European country do you live in? I would check out the book Freedom from OCD by Jonathan Grayson. That is very helpful and talks about how to have recovery in OCD.
@NOCD Therapist - Courtney H. Ι am in Greece and things are different here with therapy etc etc. I will definitely check it out. Thank you so much!
Oh, ok! Well I really love that book i mentioned, and if you can attend our support groups or the live Q and A Monday evenings 7 pm
7pm CST in America not sure the time in Greece!
Has anyone experienced their reputation affected or misunderstood because of a societally taboo OCD theme? Others catching wind of your obsessions and misinterpreting it, assuming the worst? I’m intentionally keeping it vague because I don’t want my specific situation to get reassured, but it’s been a real tough pill to swallow knowing that people close to me (and anyone else they might talk to) think of me differently. I’m unwilling to share about my OCD because I feel pretty confident it will be taken as an excuse or denial, and feels compulsive and reassurance seeking. Let me know if anyone here has experienced anything like it, how they handled it, exposures you did.
OCD is so much more than just being 'neat' or 'organized'—it’s relentless, exhausting, and often deeply misunderstood. The intrusive thoughts, the compulsions, the anxiety—it can feel like a never-ending cycle that others just don’t seem to get. Many of us have had experiences where even therapists didn’t fully grasp the depth of our struggles. I myself faced difficulty being misdiagnosed and my talk therapist not understanding the full extent of what I was going through until I found NOCD. So many prior therapists wrote off my symptoms as general anxiety, not realizing it was actually OCD all along. If you could sit down with a therapist who truly wanted to understand, what do you wish they knew about OCD?
OCD isn’t just about compulsions—it’s a mental battle that can be completely exhausting. The anxiety, doubt, and pressure to "get it right" can feel unbearable, especially when others don’t understand what’s happening beneath the surface. What’s the hardest part about living with OCD that others don’t see?
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