new to ocd

Hello, you are definitely not crazy! Imagine if your best friend told you they were going the same thing you were. Would you tell them they were crazy? Of course not. Usually we are our biggest critics. I use to think I was crazy too. But then I saw I was not alone and saw others were dealing with the same thing I was. Glad you found this app and would encourage you to learn all you can about ocd! It’s more common then you think.

You are not crazy and when you figure out it is OCD it is the best feeling in the world, the relief you feel or at least I felt many years ago was unbelievable. Now it's time to find the tools and put those tools in your tool box. Life went from pure fear back to fun and happiness for me. In times of high high stress whether self induced or situational i can fall back into patterns that bring back major rumination thats my queue to slow down and get my tools from my tool box. Best of luck to you.

Good ol OCD and it's tricks! I am glad you are learning about OCD and how it can make us think all sorts of things, but it doesn't mean it's true! Hang in there and know that you are not alone. If you haven't checked out the YOUTUBE lives that NOCD offers, check them out! So, much to learn and a community so that you do not have to feel alone in your OCD and its thoughts.

What makes you think you’re going crazy?

I felt like I was going crazy and I think it was the ocd

i experienced something very similar when i first learned about ocd at 17. up to then i thought i was just crazy, and everyone shut me down when i talked about my obsessions. you're not crazy!