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That’s really great that you’re making progress towards recovery Dale. OCD is a disorder but that doesn’t mean by any means that you can’t get better from it. Brain chemistry does affect how we think and act but exposure therapy has the potential to rewire your brain. It doesn’t work for everyone though, and I would assume many people who are actually on disability for OCD haven’t had success with the current treatments there are like SSRI’s and ERP. OCD is in fact a disorder and can absolutely be a disability.
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OCD is rated one of the top ten most disabling disorders in the world
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@DaleJr, OCD can be considered a disability as can other mental health disorders :) The impact OCD can have on one’s life can be detrimental. OCD is a brain disorder; it is not as simple as just realizing OCD has little power over your life, as you say.
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Harm, suicidal, existential, medical, and scrupulosity. The last one that's really hanging on is the existential one because it's the most unexplainable. But it's on it's way out. The anxiety has pretty much left almost completely
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I understand where you’re coming from. It’s just that for someone like me who has suffered with OCD for long term (about 10 years), it seemed like you were downplaying the seriousness of OCD by saying it isn’t a disorder or a disability, so just something to keep in mind to be careful of what you say. I understand you weren’t intending to do that. You’re fortunate you were able to seek treatment soon after the start of your disorder but for others who weren’t able to do that, treatment can be much more difficult, especially when we don’t know what life without OCD is.
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Mine started officially with HOCD when I was 19 in college but looking back I had other ocd tendencies my whole life.
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OCD isn't a disability.
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You're only limiting your potential by labeling OCD as a disorder. You need to do more recovery work so you can realize that OCD has very very little power to your life.
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*disability
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But it can be defeated. Again don't make things seem so hopeless that it lasts forever. It doesn't if you put in the work.
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I understand that but it truly does have little power. I went from a Y-BOCS score of 37 and brought it down to 12 in 4 months. Put in the work and it will get better. You shouldn't let this define you or your potential.
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To answer the question, whether or not you choose to disclose having a disability on a job application is up to you. Choosing to do so shouldn’t affect your application.
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^agreed. I'm currently a firefighter now and it didn't affect me
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What kind of ocd did u have dale
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Did u go on any medication?
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Nope! Manifested back I'm February of this year and my YBOCS was at a 37. Today my score was a 7. It's almost over with. I will not be dealing with this ever again soon
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Wow that's awesome good for you. How old r u
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Preciate it! I'm 22
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Of course I can absolutely believe that! Ive read many stories of others with OCD that haven't had success in treatment and it breaks my heart but it is a smaller percentage. My only intention was to provide more motivation and for others to not directly attach OCD to who they really are. No harm intended
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Yeah I suffered for 6 years
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@js94 When did yours start? Mine started when I was young, around 12 or 13, and I didn’t know what I was experiencing at the time. I ended up self diagnosing myself online a few years later. I wish an adult in my life would’ve recognized what I was dealing with and I would’ve been able to start therapy sooner, that would’ve made a big difference in my life.
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Does anyone have OCD regarding always feeling like you are not good enough at your job? I'm 58 years old now I've had OCD since childhood. Every job I've been at I never felt as good as my colleagues. I am a nurse but I worked at that for 15 years I had a breakdown of sorts in 2017 and went on disability. I now work part time as a a swim instructor for kids. I always was afraid of killing someone when I was a nurse. Then I tried dog grooming but I was afraid I would do it wrong and hurt the dogs. At least now the stakes are lower. But my OCD is the same. I work with colleagues who are about 40 years younger than I am . I am afraid of teaching certain classes bc I feel like I wouldn't do as good a job as someone else. I know I can do it but it's like I have a fear of not giving them their money's worth. I've been at my current job for 2 years . I've gotten very positive comments from my managers but I can't seem to believe them. I feel a lot of shame bc I lost a lot of my life to OCD and I am at an age where people are starting to retire after long and successful careers and here I am working at an entry level job. I'm planning on trying to get out of my comfort zone and teaching some of the classes I'm afraid of .it's really hard. I'm always scared what if I lose my benefits and had to work again as a nurse how would I do it.
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I had avoided a lot with school specifically, but I did do it in other areas of life as well. School for some reason has been the biggest trigger that sends me into avoidance and it has been for the longest time. Does anybody relate? If so, what did you do to help besides therapy? In high school I used to sit in the bathroom stalls for hours so I could avoid going to classes. I was struggling to keep up because my OCD makes me perfect my school work so much so to the point where I’d never turn it in because I’d never be satisfied with what I’d produce. I’d get so incredibly frustrated with myself and the fact that I could never meet my own standards, never mind the rubrics given. I took ages analyzing all my writing, all my answers, all my google slides and I burnt myself out. So I stopped trying. I stopped turning in work because I’d never be satisfied. I’d cry because I felt I wasn’t good enough. Then I’d be missing assignments, getting them done but not submitting them because I was too ashamed. So, I avoided classes because I’d be in trouble or be called out for not getting anything done. Unfortunately this habit bled into my first year of college last year, and OCD coupled up with depression, made going to the dining hall and attending classes even worse. So I avoided it all together. It’s so hard being a freshman in college, so so hard. I unfortunately failed out of that school but I tried to medically withdraw either semester. No, I wasn’t partying, or drinking or smoking or hanging with the wrong people. I was a college freshman struggling with ocd and depression. I’m trying to not make excuses for myself either because I’m well aware this is my fault and I’m trying to reverse it now at community college. Right now I’m trying to get those Fs turned into Ws from my old school so I can fix my gpa. I want to transfer, I want to be a forensic psychologist, I want to be independent, I want to be ok. It’s gonna take me so long to transfer from community college but that’s on me. I’m willing to put in the work. I’m so embarassed, please help me.
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One of my best coping mechanisms somedays is to remember that while my OCD causes a lot of mental distress, it also can be a strength of mine. OCD has allowed me to thrive in my job, I tend to pay attention to small details and be in very good control of my work. I know exactly what is going on and often think before I say or jump to anger. I tend to apologize when something is truly wrong and be more genuine. I just know we all get in the habit of OCD being this absolutely terrible thing,,; and often it is,, but it also can be a strength in some. It shows I have empathy, am loyal, and a hard worker based on my attention to detail and want for control (even with my thoughts) ♥️♥️
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