Just got my OCD diagnosis last week. In trying to tell my brother, he shrugs it off as "everyone has OCD" to a certain extent. Seriously can't talk to someone who won't even try to understand.
My mom says this exact same thing. The thing some don’t understand is that for us ocd is real & quite debilitating.
Honestly, I had very little understanding of ocd until I looked into it for myself. I just believed the media and the odd way its worked its way into daily conversation for some people. "I like to organize my books im so OCD". It sucks to see the popularized perception of OCD is so incredibly wrong. Honestly it took 2 years of talk therapy for me to just find a tiktok that mentioned ROCD and sent me down a spiral of research because I'd never related to anything more in my life. But when I saw ROCD was labeled under OCD I was just "nah I don't care about cleanliness so this isn't me". I've since learned, if someone hasn't experienced OCD or doesn't know somebody who has, its not likely they'll understand at all. Even worse when they don't make an effort. I'm sorry you have to deal with that in your home Its rly a shame
Yes same, I couldn’t relate to it either because I wasn’t washing my hand all the time etc. But when I found out about rocd my hole perspective changed, now I understand that it comes in many themes and it can be different for everyone. The only thing that is the same for everyone with ocd is the horrible feeling and doubts that you have all the time that haunts you
I’m still not diagnosed but I hope I will because I relate sooo much to it, like when I first read about rocd (which I was struggling with) I felt soo relieved and understanding
@San2 SAME. It brought me the greatest relief. I finally had answers to what I thought were issues that no one else dealt with, and I didn't feel alone anymore. It made so much sense
@CrimsonCaprisun Yes same it makes you feel like your not alone in it. I hope I will get better now
May I ask how long it took to get diagnosed? 😊 I’m also talking to a therapist now for 3/4 months and I’m not diagnosed yet but I hope I will soon
I have been in talk therapy for 11 years & only earlier this year did my psychiatrist office suggest checking about ocd with me. But I have had it since childhood when I look back. The first few sessions i had an official diagnosis.
That’s sooo long 🙁
I had childhood m trauma too work on at first & that was what they all treated during that time. It has only been in the last few years that even though I may do a little better with the talk therapy I don’t Maintain it long term & that is when someone finally saw the ocd I have in addition to that. So even though it has been a long while I have been in therapy I only started tbe ocd therapy about 4 months ago.
We’re treating also something else first in my case too. Fear of rejection. But they mentioned ocd before
I’m positive I have OCD I don’t think get too many compulsions but the obsessions are what mess with me. I’ve recently started medication for depression that is as a side effects supposed to treat ocd but I’m not noticing anything with the symptoms. Also who do I go to to try to get an actual diagnosis?
Told my close friend about how I think I have harm ocd and showed a video describing her experience with it so I wouldn’t have to share mine. Told him how when I see the number 22 I get paranoid that I’ll harm someone, and he gave me advice to go to a psychiatrist then left me on read after we were having a conversation prior. I’m so scared to open up to people about it and now I don’t think I will again.
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.
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