I don’t know how to tell my friends about my ocd..

You don't have to tell them everything. If they just realise you're struggling, that might be enough for them to offer support.

Hi there I’m so sorry your going through this. Just a little advice that Iv learned is that you don’t owe an explanation to anyone. If you want to talk about it because you wanna let people in to some of the things your going through that great too but you also don’t have to share every detail. I kept my personal struggles to myself, my therapist and one person I really trust. It was the best decision I could’ve made for myself. Your situation could be different of course but you absolutely have the right to share what you want and not feel guilty. Best wishes to you:)

Awe I’m sorry you’re going through this. It’s possible your OCD has created a new theme for you around telling your fiends. OCD can be such a bully. :( I hope that whatever you decide to do goes well for you. Best of luck 🙌🏼

Look, if your friends are not empathetic enough to where they can understand this is something you did NOT choose to have, then f*ck them. It takes a certain amount of compassion towards others to understand that some people struggle more than others. There are no biographies without wounds, and if you friends think a disorder is the same to being a creep then maybe you need new friends.

Maybe start them off "small" - say it's like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, or Monica from Friends. When they have got used to the idea (or maybe they are poking fun at you) say "Yeah, but it's worse than that, those are comedy TV shows, go and look it up."

I think acceptance of having OCD yourself and learning to love yourself through it leads to more vulnerability about being open to share your struggles. That takes time and work in my case. But if you come to that place, then it won’t matter what they think of you, because it’s just their opinion. Whether or not we like to admit it, everyone is judging everything all the time, even without realizing it. I suspect if these people love you, they will feel compassion and empathy for the person they love living with a mental illness. Maybe start by sharing with those closest to you, then move on. I kind of started that way, now I just share it with coworkers and stuff (not all the details, just that I have OCD). That took time though, and work in therapy!

My fear is always that people will think I’m crazy