Omg so keep In mind I havent been disgnosed. I say that only because I feel Im faking it sometimes to get attention its really frustrating but I sometimes obsess over OCD and if I have it or not. If my anxiety is bad and my thoughts arent good Ill research symptoms or like common things and types and its SO FRUSTRATING. Its like a mind f*ck. Like you think you have this but are scared to ever claim or talk about it because you dont have a diagnosis and you yourself doubt every part of you. You like focus on it to where you dont know wtf you are even focusing or obsessing about so much over anymore. UGHH Even writing that im like ....what?

Yes omg, Like sometimes I want a diagnosis and just to talk to someone. I totally agree and also yeah Im 18 and my family doesnt understand OCD and have made jokes and inaccurate statements so its hard sometimes to hear it. I doubt EVERYTHING as well and I think this app reading peoples stuff has helped a little to better understand others experiences. Thank you for commenting. People reply fast and are open about things here which is nice. I just think its one of my biggest obsessions and I know others doubt even their diagnosis too and you know....its okay. Its hard to feel you arent faking shit or things arent real or something like that. Anyway I hope things get easier for you.

hey i completely understand how you feel. this is my story: i read up on ocd a while ago and felt like it made sense. then i had a mental breakdown in front of my mom (LMAO WHOOPS) and told her everything that happens in my brain that i hadn’t said outbound before (mostly symptoms that i didn’t know were symptoms lol, intrusive thoughts, counting, physical compulsions etc). we went to my therapist and she basically said she thought i had ocd. she couldn’t OFFICIALLY diagnose me but she thought i did. after that i felt like i was faking it for attention. like i just wanted attention and none of it was real. then i researched it more and doubting diagnosis is a big symptom. and then i doubted more. and more. and more. until about two months later (literally this monday lol) i went to the psychiatrist and she said “there is no doubt that this is ocd.”. she diagnosed me and put me on zoloft for ocd and depression and anxiety (and all the other shit lmao) and i still doubt it. but other times i remember that my whole life i’ve dealt with this. and i remember all the times i’ve struggled because of it. and i realize that it’s real. sorry this was really scrambled and weird of me to reply and just odd overall. but idk anything abt you but i’m guessing you’re a teen, like me, and i know it feels good to be reassured.

thank you so much sis.....same to you !! <3

Yeah of course!! ?

I havent been diagnosed either and Im afraid Im just pretending. When I came across the term rOCD everything I was going through made sense to me,but since Im not officially diagnosed Im scared I dont really have it and I just dont want to accept my feelings. Stay strong!

are faking it*

yeah I totally get it! I hope you stay strong too.?