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I am from Romania,but I speak Spanish as well because my Dad used to work in Spain and I have spent a summer there when I was a kid. Also my brother lives there,my sister in law is Colombian and my nieces are half Colombian. Good to know there are people from other countries as well in here. Glad to meet you. Also,I hope you are feeling well ❤
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Well Im from Costa Rica and we speak Spanish but I use English here because it is the only language I see people using. In my case, I feel like here it is also a little difficult to find someone who specializes in OCD, and I dont want to go to just any doctor because I fear they will tell me I just dont love my boyfriend anymore but I mean I have looking up for information and all and I can relate to most if not all of the obssessions and compulsions from rOCD,but yeah I find it a little difficult too
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I understand what you talking, I live in Brazil and some types of themes is very taboo, you are considered a monster, like POCD for example, wich I suffer for, that actually almost nobody here know this variation of OCD and that keeps me alway from getting help from psychologist or even closest friends
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Newstage , exactly. That's what I am talking about. I am almost in the same situation. I don't have a specific type,but it is hard to get help because there aren't OCD specialists in here and mental health is a topic people don't know much about. It is a very sad reality but at least I know now that I am not alone. Lately I considered myself a weirdo because of this but I found this application and I am very happy because of this. I really help you are doing well and recovering. Be blessed ❤
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Oh, that's amazing,I am glad things are getting well for you. ❤ I also found two therapists,I want to start therapy and as you said,if the first doesn't work,then try the second, it's just I am really in a bad state and very isolated, it's like a challenge for me to do things,but I will,I really will. And can I ask,how you choose the therapist? You have a specific type of therapist you search for? And can I ask where you live now? Still in Ecuador?
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Im from Spain actually, you are not alone
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Brooklyn 33, it feels good not being alone. ❤ From which region of Spain are you? Also,I hope you are feeling well and things are getting better for you.
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Im from Madrid, the capital ^^ It has been the hardest 7 months of my life but... Im improving a lot ♡ is a time to forgive yourself more than ever
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Wow, we also have a lot of therapists here who can treat hocd ♡ of you need anything
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Brooklyn33 , I understand and I am glad you are improving a lot. Some 'OCD moments' of mine were really tough too. I can't say I am much better now,but I am struggling, trying to cope. I wish you to be well ❤
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idont241 ,I am very happy for you. ❤
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xMariax , I understand. Yes,same here,I have never even heard of OCD specialists practicing here. When I have started researching and I found out there are OCD clinics in the US I was shocked. I hope you are doing well ❤ I understand the struggle. I suffer from Affective Disorder , which manifests on myself as anxiety and OCD. I don't know if I am a specific type,I do have unwanted intrusive thoughts,but rarely. But I have rituals, doing things in a certain way, putting stuff in a certain order, checking etc it is very tiring,but I refuse giving up.
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Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
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back in october i made my first post about my specific type of ocd, how it mixes in with my day to day and how i “deal” with it. i talked about the starting point, how it gradually got worse, and then how it was going just a few months ago. i always think it’s insane how much can change in just the course of a small to a large amount of time. right now, i honestly feel like garbage. to be quite sincere i really want to give up, i’m barely holding on by a thread. and if i cut that thread, i really doubt anyone would care. i’ve never considered myself to be a suicidal person, and i still don’t consider myself that right now. it just gets to a point where it’s just, a lot to deal with. i don’t really enjoy things a lot nowadays. sure i have good days like everyone does, like today, when i was just enjoying my day without worries. but then it all comes crawling back twice as bad the following days. i take online college so i’m usually just stuck at home most of the time. but, when i do decide to actually go out and leave my house, my ocd just explodes because i have this whole routine i need to do or else i feel like i’ll contaminate wherever i end up going. i’m not going to go really deep into my compulsions because it’s hard enough to live with them, much more having to type them all out in detail. but when i go out my compulsions go from wiping down all my stuff i’m going to use after showering, to washing my clothes/cleaning the washer + dryer. i also have separate things (or two of the same thing) i use specifically in my house, and items i use when going out. such as shampoo/body wash, deodorant, lotion, hair curler, etc. as if that’s not draining enough, i also feel the need to fast a couple days prior to any plan i make because i’ve forced myself to believe i need to feel empty in order to be clean. i’m not sure if that’s my past eating disorder talking, or my ocd, but my brain can’t help but think any food in my house is utterly and completely contaminated. i’m so tired of this feeling, feeling like nothing will ever be clean again. feeling like my ocd is trapped in my childhood home. feeling that wave of diseases rushing through my veins the moment i step foot into what’s supposed to be “home”. and i’m so scared of therapy because what if i do get healed, and then everything comes rushing back the second i step into my room. i’m planning on moving somewhere far from my current house in this next coming year, so sometimes i feel like just waiting it out. but it’s insufferable when going to hangout with someone. i miss my friends, my family, and my partner. it’s crazy to me that i’m dealing with all this at the young age of 18 but, i’m sure lots of people have it way worse. i just want to find a way out, any possible way. but i keep pushing myself deeper and deeper that when i finally find a way, it will no longer exist.
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It kinda mind boggling to me how OCD can even cause stuff to happen to us physically as well. And it all feeling real. It only reminds me how flawed our bodies really are. If people were to hear of our situations they'd call us names and choose to stay ignorant. People fear what they cannot understand. Before this I could have possible have been one of them, but here I am. OCD really goes for anybody. Does not matter what ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation you are. It is a twisted disorder that likes to make others lives harder. If I were to tell myself before this that this would happen, I would'nt believe it. I was convinced I am evil, I cried for weeks. I had to sleep in my parents bedroom for a period of time cause I couldn't face the darkness alone. This application helped me greatly during this, cause I learned just as much about OCD as I did about myself. At the same time I get saddened cause I see people going through the exact same, or much worse. If any who come across this post have any questions for me, u can feel free to do so
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