hiy
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Can OCD affect your study pattern and studies ?
Asking as a college student. Can anyone relate?
masterchef334masterchef334
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i’m in secondary school and sitting big exams and when i feel like shit i just don’t revise its bad
hiyhiy
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I hope you'll be fine. Please take breaks if you feel tired and exhausted. Do not force yourself to things yet try your best. 🌈 Good luck to you for whatever you do^^
masterchef334masterchef334
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@hiy aw thanku! You too
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As a former student, OCD sufferer and now therapist I will say absolutely! OCD can interfere and effect any area of our lives. For me, as a student it made studying a nightmare. I’d have to reread things A LOT, and also “fix” things over and over! Sometimes avoidance of studying became the compulsion! Just like using exposure to face those OCD fears, you can use it in studying! Expose yourself to answering questions incorrectly, writing a “not perfect” paper, or not rereading even in the first time through didn’t feel “just right”. You got this!
hiyhiy
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Thank you so much for your response. It really means a lot. But tbh, I've almost overcome my compulsions of rewriting and rereading with the help of coping mechanism. But what only gets is my intrusive thoughts based on Harm OCD and magical thinking ocd. Also, I've realised I'm more anxious and numb than before. And my learning process has gotten slower in pace or I've just forgot at what pace a normal person learns. Is this also because of OCD?
nicole (she/they)nicole (she/...
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I can definitely relate! I’m currently in grad school and have had to take several breaks throughout my program due to doubts. I start to get stuck in intrusive thought spirals and then my big compulsion is to avoid schoolwork and communication. The good news is I’ve found that accessing disability support services at my Uni has made a big difference and I’m now 1 class away from completing my degree!
NicaNica
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Yes
GoneHikingGoneHiking
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YES, sometimes I feel so demotivated and it's hard to find the energy to study. That causes a lot of stress, unfortunately. :(
Kayla.g3Kayla.g3
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I’m in Secondary school and it effects me with no motivation due to compulsions
pre507pre507
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it interferes with e v e r y t h i n g. as a person who started having more severe ocd symptoms earlier this year when school started cracking down, it definitely impacted my schoolwork. (and especially with the pandemic, etc. etc.)
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