is addiction more common amongst ocd sufferers? drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee.. whatever really, anything you can get addicted to. or is it pretty much the same as any other person?

yeah, i guessed so too.. probably a lot of self-medication. i'm an addict too and for me it's always been self-medication anyway.. a way to shut off, relax or handle my anxiety. i was an alcoholic at first too, then it became prescription drugs.. was a "quick solution" at first but now i have to battle both that and the ocd, which just makes things harder. i don't know if any of you are getting help for your ocd or not.. but if you do, does the addiction get in the way of help for you? or do they see that it's a "side-effect"?

Yup no one cares about ocd it's all about the addiction but they go together!

I have no scientific evidence, but I would say slightly above average

No I have ocd and I'm an alcoholic unfortunately... helps me get through the day . Ocd and addiction is common

Hey I drink daily too! lol. what does alcohol help you with the most daily?

I feel normal like myself without all the intrusive thoughts in my head which causes bad anxiety and depersonalization for me

May I ask about what your intrusive thoughts are?

Sexual intrusive thoughts.... hocd

have you ever experimented with the same sex before

Have I? Never. But the addiction and ocd are correlated I like to say if I didn't have these thoughts I'd never drink again in my life but Ik that's never going to happen

Easbrink I know if i tried anything else I'd become an addict so I stick to beer it helps me

yeah, that's one of the most stupid decision i've ever made.. and now it's also in the way of getting help, since everything's about the addiction only and they don't seem interested in anything else. super frustrating.. but the battle continues ;p

Alcohol makes me worse but weed makes me calm. But I don't like self medicating because I'm already medicated but lately...

@bob999 i know.. it seemed so helpful in the beginning but it definitely just made things worse. super happy you got through it tho, that's awesome :) i'm fighting for help right now too and are very determined to get through this.. but the problem is that there's not much help to get here in sweden, they don't seem to have a clue about what they are doing. it can get super frustrating and it even can feel a bit hopeless sometimes but i'm really trying to see the light at the end and just keep moving towards it :)

@chell i also use cannabis, but that's just straight up medication for me.. since it pretty much helps all my conditions (i also have ptsd and crohns disease).. and because of that and everything i know about cannabis i don't really see that as a drug (even tho it still is in sweden since it's not legal). just wish they would atleast make it medical in sweden so i didn't have to be classified as a criminal just cuz i'd rather smoke a joint per day instead of eating 6-10 pills per day and all the side-effects that comes with that.. but we're moving in the right direction atleast :p don't really know where you live.. but is it legal there?