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- 5y ago
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- 5y ago
Same... They keep telling me I'm "weird" and that they are tired of me acting like this, like I want to be this way... I didn't ask for all of this and what I need is support and understanding. It sucks when your own family judges you for mental illness.
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- 5y ago
i don't have the support i wish i had from my family either, feels like everyone is just waiting for me to "snap out of it" (like that's gonna happen..) =/ but we can be here for eachother and support eachother instead :) nothing but love here ❤
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- 5y ago
Every time things get complicated they ask how I will solve it academically, how I will improve my grades, how I will take more and more and mora particular classes to improve my grades. But they doesn't seem like they see that I'm feeling bad mentally, and even it's getting worst, but all that affects my grades and that appears that's the only thing they notice that it's happening. Thanks you for giving support, I'm so happy that I found this app.
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- 5y ago
i know the feeling and it definitely doesn't help when people around you only focus on the things you don't get done or their expectations of what your life should look like.. that only gives more anxiety and stress which just feeds the ocd more. instead they should be positive and lift us up and focus on the things we actually got done/through.. cuz even if it might seem like a small thing to them it might be a mountain for us. but i also get that it's hard to understand when you're not living it and when you have control over your own mind. i try to be very open & honest and try to explain as much as i can to the people around me.. which has made things a bit better, but i've also realized that they will never understand completely. and thankfully i have you guys here for those parts :) i know it's really hard sometimes and that you can feel super alone (because of the lack of understanding) but when you feel that way just come here and talk a little.. cuz here you will always get understanding! like i said, there's nothing but love and support here ?❤ and if i can, i will always be here to help or talk.. whatever you need :) and if no one else has said it i want to say that i'm really proud of you for fighting your way through school and doing as much as you can (cuz that's what really matters) despite your ocd and everything that comes with that.. it's really awesome of you! and i can bet that you will get it done, maybe not their way but who cares.. this is your life and your path. and i also think you should give yourself a pat on the back and be a little proud of yourself too.. cuz i don't think half of the people complaining could do what you're doing right now! you are a warrior, and don't let anyone make you forget that! ❤
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- 18w ago
Having a really rough night tonight. Currently I'm having a lot of contamination obsessions and compulsions with using the bathroom and when I use it I usually end up spending at least an hour and a half including all the cleaning rituals and showering afterwards and I just started seeing a new therapist to help with this. Tonight it unfortunately hit me in the middle of the night at like starting at 1 am and finishing close to 3 am. This ended up making both my mom and dad really angry with me and this is not a new situation. For context, my dad doesn't believe in mental illnesses at all and my mother is better and much more understanding, but still doesn't believe it's real to an extent. With my mom being more supportive than my dad, it leads to arguments between them a lot especially ever since they brought me home (I recently graduated college and my OCD got to the point where I was unable to have a job or function normally in taking care of myself by living alone). My mom tends to lash out at me when she gets stressed about these arguments with my dad over me because she can't talk back to him and that in turn usually causes me to spiral and get worse and so the cycle continues. This recent time my dad started yelling at me from downstairs because I was flushing the toilet too much for his liking and my mom said some hurtful things to me. I understand that it's not easy living with me especially right now and I can see why they're upset but I really am trying to get better but I can't just get better overnight and automatically be able to control all my compulsions, especially with the severity they're at right now. I'm not really sure how to navigate my family situation like this with a lack of a support network or someone in my family who believes that what I'm going through with OCD is real and it's not just me choosing to do these things. Has anyone else experienced a similar home situation and have any tips on getting through it?
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- 11w ago
I’ve been trying my best with ERP and just everything that’s going on. I have severe OCD, GAD, PMDD, panic disorder, recently diagnosed ADHD, and currently experiencing a major depressive episode. Apparently. I was taking a break from this app but I really need support right now. My family is honestly really mean and not understanding of what I’m going through. Right now it’s gotten bad to the point I had to withdrawal from my last semester of university. My only support is my boyfriend and he’s now planning to join the military. I won’t be able to talk to him for 3 months and I feel really scared of being alone with all of this. I know I shouldn’t depend on him to begin with but right now I’m at an extremely low point and I feel like I won’t make it alone. There hasn’t been a single day we haven’t texted and talked in 4 years. I feel really scared, but I don’t want to hold him back. You guys, I feel so sad and terrified right now. I don’t want him to go, he’s all I have.
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- Date posted
- 10w ago
I’m turning 30 in a few months and all I can think about how my Parents never took the initiative to actually help me when it came to my mental illness. Now my OCD is probably the worst it’s ever been and I feel like I can’t do anything. Like I’m trapped in a tunnel and there’s no way out. I’ve gone from job to job, never fully finished my degree due to severe OCD/depression never making enough money for professional help and being gaslighted all these years about my illness. I resent my family and myself for not trying hard enough to get better. If anyone can relate feel free to share. Anyways I pray this year will be the year I find my out.
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