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I wanna hear when & where you noticed your ocd really starting? when did it develop for you.. i know it’s not important & i know getting treated is more important but i’m interested lol

WildWestL

Date posted: 2y ago

This is a great question! Mine started one day when I woke up and just became fixated on something that had never gone away. I started learning more about ocd and realized I've had episodes during many years of my life that I just didn't understand.

EndangeredHo...

Date posted: 2y ago

I had social anxiety for a really long time, then I started to try and convince myself for months that I had worms because I couldn’t remember if I had sanitized my hands or not after touching my bearded dragon, then I convinced myself I had ovarian cancer for about another month, then I took myself off of my old birth control and completely lost it, I had Pocd for a bit, then I was good, then I stopped my meds and progressively got worse and worse as the months went by. Now I have multiple themes a day hopefully a med change will help as the lexapro isn’t really helping.

FunkyFred

Date posted: 2y ago

@EndangeredHobbit My themes used to switch a lot too.. you got this, & one day you’ll find the medicine that works for you. good luck.

norx

Date posted: 2y ago

So I think I’ve always had some obsession over certain parts of my life and hobbies growing up. I realized I like to control little things/big things like planning a trip, following a set agenda, and getting mad it doesn’t follow along. (I also think I got that from my dad lol). I obsessed over my sexuality for a very long time and felt like I needed to decide right then and there about it and it caused me nothing but anxiety, shame, and overall discomfort. Now, I find myself obsessing over the future of my boyfriend. We have real life issues, different religion, long distance, some different view points bc of religion and I have these moments where it causes me nothing but stress worry and I feel helpless. My compulsive answer is to end things but that’s not always the answer!

FunkyFred

Date posted: 2y ago

@norx With me i’ve always wanted everything to be sort of perfect.. and i have lots of control issues, i noticed some tendencies when I was younger but it mostly came out at like 17, my mom brought up a person we used to go to church with and said they were suicidal and after that day, I became obsessed with the fear of committing suicide and would i ever wanna do something like that.. and it just went on and on for a couple months, & then my themes switched from that many others, and i felt so much relief once i finally discovered what OCD was, but now i’m battling ROCD.. because I didn’t want my bf at first initial contact, cus he wasn’t really my type.. i think he was too nice lol, and he was younger than me, but i finally gave him a chance because i was open after getting hurt so many times.. so now i’m obsessing if i rushed things and forced it.. but i really started liking him and felt all the good feelings until one thought turned into a million thoughts and anxious feelings. I hope you’re much better now, wherever you are in your journey i’m proud of you, and thanks for sharing✨

norx

Date posted: 2y ago

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Anonymous

Date posted: 18w ago

Late onset OCD

Anyone else develop it in their 30s? I’m 33 and just started showing symptoms in October 2024. So far have only been diagnosed with GAD , PD and depression.I started having intrusive thoughts after a series of panic attacks . My compulsions would be googling. I have made an effort to stop though because it only makes me feel worse. My intrusive thoughts have been around fear of going crazy

bee.buzz

Date posted: 14w ago

curious!!

i am starting NOCD therapy on monday and was just curious on others’ experiences! what happens in your sessions, generally speaking? how do you feel during and after? i’m excited but also nervous to start. i’ve been in talk therapy for years with minimal improvement with my ocd, so im hopeful to start feeling better.

Patrick McGrath

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 13w ago

What’s holding you back from starting therapy?

Should I start therapy? What if I say something that they think is odd, strange, illegal, etc.? What if they tell me it is not OCD? These are just a small handful of the things that I have heard from people who are worried about starting therapy. And, it is unfortunate that these types of questions, and the fear of their answers, keep people suffering. If you have these questions, I want to know about them. I hope that you will gain some insight and inspiration to take that step and try out NOCD ERP for your OCD. So, let me hear from you and let's overcome these fears together. Ask me Anything in the comments below.

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