My mom has been a hoarder for 20 some years and my dad is a very bad alcoholic. I have went through all different types of OCD since I was young but as I have gotten older it’s the worst it’s ever been? Is OCD genetic? One time someone told me “You try to control what’s going on inside you because you can’t control what’s going on outside of you.” I haven’t ever actually gotten diagnosed with OCD.
OCD can be from trauma or genetics.
From what I’ve read, it’s suspected that people may have a genetic predisposition to developing OCD, and that the onset of OCD can often be triggered by, trauma, a major life change, or something along those lines.
It can be genetic, yes. But generations further back would have been misdiagnosed because less was known about OCD. For my dad it’s “workaholism and perfectionism.” For his mother it was “hoarding.” And for her mother it was “hypochondria.” But knowing details from all of them, it’s all OCD, just with different themes.
Try to get a diagnosis and help.
I didn’t even know that I might be struggling with OCD up until 2 years ago. I thought I was bi polar or something. I didn’t even know that my mom’s hoarding was OCD.
Yes genes can play a major roll. Of course there's a first time for everything but I strongly believe genes contribute strongly. For example I have ocd my oldest son has adhd and my middle son has autism.
Have you ever felt the need to hide knives because you’re scared someone might hurt you while you’re sleeping? Or have your thoughts ever tried to convince you that you have feelings for your family members? Maybe you feel like you need to tell your parents to “drive safe” every time they go somewhere, believing that it will prevent them from crashing, or that something bad will happen if you don’t. These are things I’ve experienced, but they didn’t last long, and because of that, I’m unsure if I actually have OCD, as these thoughts don’t happen frequently. I’m 17, so maybe it’s still developing, but I’m not sure. At one point, I even thought I might be a psychopath and would become a serial killer (i was analyzing my past and feelings but it went away quickly) When I was a kid, I was also scared I had a tumor and constantly needed reassurance from my parents that everything is okay, but it wasn’t as intense. Recently, I’ve been scared that ghosts would come or that a demon would possess me, or that if i open my eyes i will se my dead uncle (i was 16😂) which kept me from sleeping. Are these signs of OCD? Should I consider getting treatment? About three months ago, I had my first big obsession about possibly having OCD itself (i was scared of going crazy, of feeling like this forever, of not being perfect, of not having control), and now I’ve been struggling with HOCD for three months. But I’m scared that I don’t even have OCD, and that these thoughts might be true. It’s funny because just a few months ago, I was terrified of having OCD, but now I feel like I want to have it. I think a traumatic experience with weed might have made my OCD worse, but I’m not sure. What do you think? I also found out that my mom is also hiding knifes and that she was also obsession over sickness…
so, i’ve been thinking i have ocd, but my dad said that adhd is really bad in my family, so could it be adhd instead of ocd?
So basically I didn’t know till my hocd started. But looking back at my life I had ocd since I was a kid. Like 6-7 years old. First time happening I remember that when I was doing stuff many times I had to say something like a little poem in my head to stop it. Then I had this thing were if I felt my left foot touch the floor 5 times I had to do the touch the floor with my right foot too. Then I had something I guess contamination??? Basically after washing my hands I had a sensation on my hand like I could still “feel” the germs and I had to wash them again. Then I started having thoughts of my family members getting hurt. I had intrusive thoughts about me hurting my dog. Then I had this obsession that a guy who used to be in my school is looking for me to beat me up. And how it’s this obsession about my sexuality even tho I never doubted or questioned it before. Is that possible??? Like can you be born with it? I’m pretty sure both my parents have it too. At least at some level. Take my father for example he had an obsession that he was going to die the moment he turned 30.
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