Having ocd is a nightmare. I feel so alone. Most of society doesn’t understand it and it feels so awful. I feel like sometimes I don’t have anyone I can really vent to because no one truly gets it. My family and husband are supportive but I feel like they just don’t truly get it.
Just know there are so many people on this app that understand how you feel and use this as a safe venting space 💕
@Nell. Thank you ❤️
Yes! I hear you. My husband knows embarrassing facts about my OCD and my therapist, no one else. I have no friends, only FB “friends”. It gets lonely sometimes keeping this to myself. I talk to myself sometimes “ You are gonna be alright! I love you. You are a good person and are loved. You will get through this and learn all about this OCD and take this challenge to deal with it. Baby steps. I love you!” It helps me a lot.
@Anonymous Thinking of you!! Thanks for the tip I really love that self affirmation!
You arevnot alone. I dont think anyone without OCD really get how it is to live with this disorder.
@Estrid True! I just wish it was talked about more
You are probably right they can’t 100% relate. My husband freaks out if he has to speak to a large group. I tell him the anxiety, rapid hart beat and feeling of panic he feels may be close to what you may feel with an intrusive thought from ocd. We however know how ocd feels so you are not alone and to give them some credit we also don’t know what it feels like to go through some of their health issues unless we too have experienced the same.
Nobody else in my family has OCD so it's very difficult for them to understand or even care and it makes me feel really lonely
Does anyone feel alone with all the ocd struggle? Like, this is not something that we can tell to anyone. I've been feeling so lonely and missunderstood. I mean, I feel like a weirdo. This is so hard. There are some days when I feel like "this is it, i'm gonna be stuck on this forever". Tomorrow i'll see my psychiatrist to make some adjustments on my meds.
Who else is battling this Monster alone? I'm really struggling with feeling alone today. I've been divorced for 5 years and I'm scared that I won't be able to find any body to even be close with because of my OCD. I really just need a friend that understands or can relate. The holidays have been extra hard and my therapist is on vacation. My mind is going through a long list of things to latch onto so I am doing exposure. But I'm exhausted, and just feel like I need one of those hugs that makes you feel safe.
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