Hey guys! I wanna know, does anybody here has told someone close about their ocd? Because i just told my mom and even though she handled it very well i don’t know how i feel.

Yeah. My parents, brother, boyfriend and close friends know what I’m going through. As hard as it is to tell someone, it’s comforting to have people in your corner that know what you’re going through. Hang in there, your mom is just beginning to understand this world!

Thanks anna, i’ve consider everything you wrote. I’ll just have to try things in order to know what feels best for me. I wish this things would be more “natural” to talk about and that we could feel safe talking about it freely

in general im not ashamed of my anxiety, but i have found it extra tricky to explain ocd in particular, because if you dont explain it right some people may think you actually are what you fear yourself. i have a shit ton of suicidal intrusive thoughts and the existential ones too that pops up and takes away my cheerful way of being, and if i dont explain it right, people could actually end up thinking im very depressed and is considerinh suicide. but ive learned when explaininh this to other people, they understand when you say it because you look so broken and frustrated when sayinh it

Thank You Very Much !!! For answering mainly .. ?

i think ive told almost everyone i know. im not one to keep my feelings a secret. hell, three years ago i was in a little youtibe series where someone tried to cure my emetophobia. its not bad tellinh people, rather, i think its nice to get support. my only regret is that it gives ocd a big front seat space in my life. my mom actually adviced me to keep it a secret when i start at a new school in a couple of months, because that way i can write ocd and anxiety out of my life, if i dont let it exist in my friendships/relationships.