Can OCD affect your study pattern and studies ?

i’m in secondary school and sitting big exams and when i feel like shit i just don’t revise its bad

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!

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!

Yes

YES, sometimes I feel so demotivated and it's hard to find the energy to study. That causes a lot of stress, unfortunately. :(

I’m in Secondary school and it effects me with no motivation due to compulsions

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.)