- Username
- kanyewest
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Welcome! I am so happy you are finding help even if it’s just through this app while you are still a teenager. I’ve had OCD for about as long as I can remember but wasn’t diagnosed until I was 18 and I’m now in my late 20s. I’m thrilled to see people getting support at younger ages. A lot of that is due to this app! I have scrupulosity too so I relate well to that experience. I grew up in a non religious household and became a Christian at 17 but the scrupulosity has always followed me regardless of my beliefs. I hope you can find continued support here. :) I am in the midst of my recovery right now so I spend a lot of time on here as I seek to recoup.
so proud of you:)) i’m glad we can relate to these things similarily, and i’m glad you are on the road to recovery <3 you got this!!
So glad you found this community! Welcome!
I am so glad that you found this app and learned that you are not alone! It has been my experience that knowing you are not alone makes the burdens OCD places on us a bit more manageable to handle. Intrusive thoughts can overwhelm us, because they feel real - and here is the secret - they are not real. It is a malfunction in the brain that is telling us there is danger where there is not. Since you are unable to go to counseling, I would encourage you to look at youtube videos from NOCD and/or Nathan Peterson - as that will give you some guidance on how to handle the OCD when it becomes strong. And this is a safe space, and again, I am so happy you have found it!
thank you so much for the sources for counseling !!! it means everything :) i’m glad we are all in this together!
Hello, I have just recently been diagnosed with Pure O OCD and found this app by chance. It’s so amazing to see that other people experience similar things that I do. Now that I know about Pure O, so many things make sense. Thinking back over my life, I never knew so much aligned with OCD. I just figured it was cause of my severe anxiety and depression. Anyways, I’m glad I found this community. :)
hi i just recently joined this app and i am terrified. i am a 15 year old girl that has been dealing with intrusive thoughts my entire life. my first recollection with it was the constant fear that my siblings would forget how to breathe. i would stay up all night just to check on them and ensure that they are ok. it went away but then i started having problems with my religion. i was so constantly scared that every move i made would disappointment god and that i would be sent to the devil. it got to the point where i would feel as if a demon was watching me while i slept. now i am dealing with my sexuality. i have known my entire life that i am straight. only ever had romantic feelings for men and never thought of women as anything more than a friend. cause of quarantine i have developed these intrusive thoughts where i feel as if everything i do will make people believe i am gay. i am an ally to the lgbtq community but i keep having these unwanted thoughts of me being homosexual even though i have never felt attracted to women. i need help. i am just a teenager but i have been suffering with ocd my entire life and just now i decided to acknowledge it. i am also way too scared to tell my parents. they are so loving and protective of me that i feel as if i will disappoint them. im sorry this was long i just needed to let it all out. have a good day!!
Hello! I am new to this app even though I have struggled with OCD almost all my life. I am a college student, almost twenty years old plagued with intrusive thoughts mostly dealing with sexuality and real events. I am happy that I will get to know people who also has OCD and will not make me feel alone. As a starter, how old are ya’ll and how was your experience with this distressful mental illness? I hope all of ya’ll are having a peaceful day 😊
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