OCD

@djeffries Thanks I haven’t tried therapy I really should because I’m going crazy and I don’t want to go through life like this. I’m getting older and I don’t need this in my life it prevents me from doing things like to avoid the ocd. Like there’s so many things I want to do like I woke up this morning and got ocd it never goes away for me

@louisa davoli I would give it a shot. Try and find someone with OCD experience. Google “Psychology today” and that can help you find a therapist close to where you live.

@djeffries I want help I just feel like I’ll be a burden and I’m embarrassed to see someone

@louisa davoli the help u get will be reassuring no matter the statements in your session. i think it will help the feeling of pressure that in reality is mostly invisible bc u are worthy luv 💟🤞🏽💫

@fleetwoodluvr23 Yeah Ik it will I feel like I’ll feel better after a session I just never seen anyone and I should. I struggle with feeling worthy I feel so useless

@louisa davoli i also struggle with feeling worthy but just know u are more than enough and u matter more than u know right now and that’s totally okay but it will get better for us both <3

@fleetwoodluvr23 Thanks I use to feel worthy but as I get older I feel less worthy. I feel like a failure because nothing ever works out for me

@louisa davoli You are not a burden. It is their job to help people. I know what you mean when you say you are embarrassed. I am too about my thoughts. I don’t even tell my husband about them. You don’t have to open all the way up right away. Just start with the basics and build a relationship. You could also look at some of the online therapists that NOCD talks about. Maybe it would be easier if it wasn’t in person?

@djeffries But I want to do it in person it’s easier I just never committed to seeing a therapist Ik I should both my sisters see one idk I’m embarrassed it’s just I’ll open up to a therapist but not my parents and siblings I don’t want them to worry about me. Ocd has ruined my life and no one really takes me seriously except for my boyfriend who thinks I should see one he also has ocd.

@louisa davoli I know I am the same way and would prefer to see someone in person. In a way it might be easier to open up to a stranger who you don’t know verses your loved ones. It might take some work and you might have to see a few people before you find one you are comfortable with but I think it would be worth it. I actually just went through the same thing. I was putting off seeing a therapist for years for the same reasons but it got so bad I knew I needed to do something. You just have to decide how badly you want to get better. I think it is worth a little initial discomfort in order to find someone who can help you deal with your OCD. I think I saw three before I found one I like. I did see a one where it was obvious that she didn’t have any experience in OCD treatment so that is something to look out for.

@djeffries I opened up to my boyfriend a lot and he doesn’t judge may ocd and my obsessive thoughts. There is just so much going on in my life and I don’t really have time for a therapist now although Ik I need one. Sometimes I can forget my ocd only temporarily but this past month I’ve been feeling it intensely I just really want to talk to someone besides my boyfriend. This way they will understand me better and the way I think. Ik what I’m feeling isn’t normal it’s ocd it’s a disorder. I am so done I just want to give in I’m tired of being strong. I’ve been strong all this time I first got ocd in 2012 I was only 10 then got it more intensely in 2013 so it has nearly been 10 years. I was a child and I should of seeked help early maybe I wouldn’t be in this position.

@djeffries I seriously need help I even got ocd after sending that now I feel bad 😞 I’m going to chose and forget about it.

@louisa davoli There is absolutely no reason to feel bad. I was diagnosed at 7 and it can be very scary as a child because you have no idea what is going on. You can’t beat yourself up for something you didn’t do as a child. Are you on meds at all?

@djeffries No I’m not in meds. I remember being so scared as a child trying to explain it to my Mum I even remember how I discribed it and she brushed it off. I wish I could of told more people I should see someone. It’s been a long road and there have been days where it temporarily goes away but it never really goes away.

@louisa davoli Yeah that is the tough part is that it never goes away😕 so have you seen any sort of Dr for this?

@djeffries No, I just deal with it one my own really.

@louisa davoli That might be why is has been so difficult. I mean it’s difficult either way but there are tools out there to make it easier.

@louisa davoli I don’t know if you have Instagram but there are also quite a few pages on there that are helpful and might make you feel not so alone.

@djeffries Yeah Ik I try to distract myself from it but it’s too strong majority of the time

@djeffries Yeah I have Instagram I can check some out

@louisa davoli Look at NOCD’s page @treatmyocd and there is one called @ocdexellence

@djeffries Ok I will thanks

@louisa davoli Of course❤️

@Vincentoast Thanks but these thoughts are really bad I can’t even explain them all to my boyfriend who also has ocd. Like I can’t even begin to put them into words it’s so weird and unwanted

Its really hard for friends and family to take your word for it sometimes regarding your disorder. I would reccomend sending them a YouTube clip or a book so they can better understand it. Hang in there. : (

@Angela121 Yeah, it just frustrates me I tell my Mum what it really is and she doesn’t listen I guess she doesn’t have a good understanding and I just I’m embarrassed to say even more to her and other people