Does anyone else feel like as an adult your OCD is bad but now that you know what it is, you had it as a kid too? Looking back, I think my always being in fear as a child was just OCD. I constantly thought I was going to die or that I was sick, etc. I think I didn’t realize it was OCD until my 20’s. How about y’all?
I don’t really remember a day without OCD. I was definitely symptomatic when I was 8, severely ill when I was 13. Didn’t know the disorder had a name until age 18, didn’t know it had an effective treatment until around age 23.
26....I got it overnight at the age of 26. I was a bit of a neurotic child through adulthood, had a few signs the year leading up to it. But it literally became full blown overnight. My doctors seemed to think that was quite strange, that it typically shows up in childhood. I feel like I'm the oldest I know to have gotten it. Anyone else with an experience like mine out there? 😬 I've actually thought of posting this question for that reason.
Well I’d say mine sorta felt like it happened overnight too as an adult. I was a hypochondriac as a child and that’s what makes me wonder if that was OCD but I didn’t know at time. When I was in college I had a thought one night “what If I lost control of my body and killed all my roommates”. It was the scariest moment of my life and I from that one moment convinced myself I was crazy and had intrusive thoughts ever since. It’s like for me it was a snowball effect. I started to doubt myself and that I couldn’t “trust myself” ever again bc that one thought was too much to overcome. So yea mine sorta feels somewhat overnight too 🥲
I was 34 when it happened, but looking back I realize that I was doing compulsions and seeking reassurance at 5-6 years old, then got better as I grew up. So I definitely think I was predisposed but doing okay, then the pandemic happened and bam! I do believe (for me, maybe not for everyone) it is a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors/stressors
Probably 10-12
8 or 9 is when mine started
I had really bad tics starting age 10, but the actual OCD exploded the worst when I was 17.
Around 5 years old
Mine didn’t “start” until my 30s but looking back, yeah I was compulsively hand washing and asking my mom for reassurance when I was like 5 or 6. It’s so weird to think about and I wonder what made it go away for all those years in between where I was able to function normally. The mind is a very strange thing.
That kinda happened to me too. When I was a younger kid I would constantly think I was having heart attacks or had brain tumors and would beg my mom for reassurance. Middle and high school it seemed to diminish some and then came back as an adult. Fun stuff 😅
@hfair121691 I remember being so freaked out about stuff like that too! I was terrified my appendix would burst so needed a lot of reassurance anytime I got gas pains or tummy aches
@MigratoryBird My appendix burst when I was in 6th grade
Now that I think about it, mine didn’t really start until I turned 30. I remember always obsessive over stuff when I was younger. But you are right, it all disappeared when I turned 18
When I was 13-14, Im 27 now - have had many times and periods of real healing and relief. This time been triggered v much by my pregnancy in terms of sexual intrusive thoughts - images of vaginas and penises, fear of being attracted to my own child and even my dog! X
I’m so sorry. Ocd is just a bulky and attacks what we value most. Thank gosh the fears and though aren’t really us (even tho they can feel so real)!
*bully
I had mine start at 14 and it was it’s worst then I’m now 21 and I’m mostly all g it’s not consuming like it used to be
Anyone else over 30 and dealing with thoughts that feel debilitating? I know I’m not alone, but I’m curious who else is with me.
I feel like my whole life I’ve been overthinking everything. I remember having really bad intrusive thoughts as a kid but I thought I had gotten over it. I feel like I’m starting to see that it’s just not manifested in different ways. I tried to bring it up with my therapist but she thinks it’s just anxiety. I feel like it’s something more. Does anyone have any advice on what personally showed you what was the difference
Since when do you believe you have OCD? Anyone who would like to share what were the indications/symptoms in childhood?
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