- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
What causes ocd?
Is it genetics? Does anyone know the science of why are brains are wired this way?
Is it genetics? Does anyone know the science of why are brains are wired this way?
Hi Mama, The short answer is: lots of things. We believe that OCD, like many other mental health conditions, is a result of multiple different reasons. Unfortunately, it's not something we can do a blood or gene test for, and there's no pill or procedure that cures it. Luckily, we have the best treatment option in the form of ERP Therapy. Here's an article that summarizes what we know about the condition, and what we can do about it: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/what-causes-ocd-and-cure-for-ocd
Genetics and trauma.
Trying not to seek reassurance, but rather connect the dots on my OCD and possible reasons as to why I am the way I am. I have severe OCD (or at least I hope I do) mainly surrounding POCD. I've had symptoms of OCD the majority of my life but this theme has come up more recently. When I was a kid, and i'm talking 6-7, I was first exposed to some really gross adult content online. It was introduced to me by a friend of mine around the same age of me. I saw some really disgusting things that a 6-7 year old should definitely not see. This was not a one time occurrence, as I had been exposed to taboo topics online years to come after that, such as the same friend introducing me to Omegle... And i'm sure you can imagine how that went, theres a lot of genuinely disgusting human beings on there. Coming back to the reason for making this post; is it possible to early exposure to this content could be one of the reasons I struggle with POCD? It genuinely scares me to death because you hear that real p*dos dealt with simular situations when they were kids, so thats kind of making me feel that this could be more than OCD, and I could be a genuinely bad person. My POCD feels so real, that at times i'm fully convinced its not OCD. Sometimes I can't even distinguish the feelings of attraction between a younger person and an older person, except for the feeling of anxiety and fear. Its really hard to explain without going into detail, but it just feels so real. Some feedback on this would be great, thank you all.
I think we have to separate our OCD from our personality in order to treat it properly, yet at the same time some people say it's neurodivergent. And thats more accepting view, like when people say autism is just a different way of looking at things. But OCD makes you miserable so how can it be part of neurodivergent?
Does anyone have hit and run ocd ? Or possibly causing an accident by crossing the middle line and a vechile going into a ditch ?
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