amysmith

Date posted: 2y

obesity and ocd

tw// self worth and weight I have been overweight since 5, i haven’t experience much bullying about it (maybe some comments every now and then in primary school but they don’t impact me a lot) but i honestly hear that obesity makes people have bad self esteem. i feel like my weight might be affecting my ocd or something. i feel i have less of a value due to the stigmas and marginalisation being overweight has. i have alotttt of issues so the idea of losing weight just makes me feel very upset because i’m bad motivation. i haven’t had a lot of discrimination but i’m aware of the prejudice against me in the workplace and social world. i feel the psychological impacts of weight just really aren’t spoken enough about. there’s always racism and sexism and most people agree it’s wrong but there’s people out there who genuinely believe that someone is disgusting and avoid them. idk i just have such an issue with it like fat jokes will be told every laughs but then racism and sexism comes and people actually stand up against it idk it just feels like my life coukd have been differnt if i was thinner and i feel so utterly worthless if anyone who is overweight or has an idea/comment about OCD and obesity please respond :))

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

I was overweight the majority of my young life. I also have been dealing with OCD since I was 15. Medication certainly had an important role on my weight gain. I always felt self conscious, for sure. Wondering if that’s why I had no friends. Also I felt OCD made me act too weird around my peers. I’m again dealing with my weight. I wasn’t really made fun of, but it didn’t matter, in how I saw myself. I did start working out & lose weight. However I feel like I’m slipping. My worsening mental health doesn’t help. I’m sorry you’re going through this. Just do the best you can.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. i just really want to work in my weight but i’m just so scared. it takes a lot of dedication and life changes and i suck with change. it’s so hard to feel motivated but i just always feel like i’m being judged

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith I understand the uncertainty of change, and how it’s hard to feel motivated. I deal with trying to change my thoughts and actions, daily. I don’t necessarily feel judged, but judge myself constantly.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. yeah that’s the same for me, people say i’m only a little bit overweight when the topic comes up but i can’t help but feel lied to. like i’m pretty overweight but because obesity rates are high in my country (30%) it doesn’t look as bad compared ti everyone else

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith Where are you from, if you don’t mind me asking.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. australia, it’s not as bad as american rates but still pretty bad

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. i had a double check.. it’s actually 67% of adults are obese or overweight oh my god i thought it was half that (i’m 17 though) but yeah i’m jsut tryna work in nto haining anythint seeing as my current weight doesn’t affect anything at all, just my self image and things like that :/

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith Hi in Australia 🇦🇺.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. hi there! where are you from?

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith I’m from New York State 🇺🇸

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. i’m visiting new york in a few years!! i’m very excited to see what it’s like

Matthew L.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

@amysmith New York is mainly known for New York City, which is great. I’m originally from there, but grew up Upstate. New York has a lot to offer, overall. Hope you enjoy it.

amysmith

Date posted: 2y

@Matthew L. thank you!

Hailey.7e

Date posted: 25w

OCD and PTSD

A lot of my problems are tied to massive instances of childhood abuse, especially emotional/psychological abuse where I was flat out being told that I was ugly, unlovable, worthless, lazy, etc. I don't really believe those specific things, but I think I feel those emotions stronger than other people because of the fact that I wanted to prove that those things were lies. Like when someone I'm dating loses interest, I go from 0 to 100 in my emotions. I also convince myself that my childhood wasn't actually that bad and I'm being overdramatic and I feel silly talking about it. Yet, at the same time, I want people to recognize my struggles and feel like I'm sophocating from holding it all in. Being lazy probably hits the hardest, because I never feel like I'm doing enough and I'm so exhausted and unmotivated but I tell myself I'm making excuses. I can be so unmotivated and depressed that I don't shower for a couple weeks and there is trash on my floor and even if I'm genuinely embarrassed by people seeing that...I just can't do it. But even typing this I feel dumb for asking for validation in that instead of doing something productive with my time.

Oezzi

Date posted: 24w

Less of an OCD post but advice needed urgently

hi everyone 👋🏻 This is less of an ROCD post but I urgently need advice because i feel like i can't think straight. My bf and I are together for almost 3 years. Ive gained over 10kg over the last six months which led to him kind of commenting on my relationship with food. I always struggled with my weight and he knows. I also know that I eat very unhealthy and a lot but I have been having difficulties with my eating disorder in the last couple of months and its just not easy to snap out of it. Yesterday I showed him pants that I would like to buy myself and he said that my bum would be a little too much in those pants. It hurt me a lot and I immediately told him why he would say something like that and he just said that he didn't try to be mean and it just came out like that and he knows that it was wrong, so he apologised. But i couldn't let go of it because we've had another discussion like this over 2 months ago and he promised me to stop commenting on my body and my eating disorder. It just makes me feel like he generally prefers skinny women. So i asked him, i asked him if he prefers skinny women and he said that he would prefer if i would lose a few pounds. My heart shattered in that moment and I don't know what to do and how to deal with it. We've talked about it last night and he understands that he's in the wrong but i don't know how to cope and what to do. Please give me some advice

Christy Str...

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 22w

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