Compulsions

Hello! I’m new and feel pretty alone in my everyday life having OCD. No one else around me has it and they roll their eyes at any of my compulsions. If you’re comfortable with this — leave one of your compulsions in the comments? I’m just trying to find a new normal :) I’ll go first… I hate the bottom and top stair of every staircase. I refuse to touch them and if I do, I have to hold my breath for a certain amount of time to get the feeling to go away. 😂 I know it’s silly but that’s what OCD is, right?

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD is so silly and nobody can really understand it unless you have it! And even then, it makes no sense! Haha. I used to have to pack my gym bag a certain way, wash my hands and then go. Now I can just put that stuff in the bag and head out!

Username: Camille24Camille24

Date posted: 1y ago

I’m with you friend. Compulsions can be so funny, but I’ve always told people the only ones that are allowed to think they’re funny are the ones that experience them! I’ve had OCD most of life and it massively flared up in my first pregnancy. I was so afraid anything that touched my belly would hurt my baby, so even having a seatbelt touch her was debilitating. I had to physically hold the seat belt when buckled with my hand because I hated the feeling. My husband realized how much discomfort this particular compulsion gave me, so he said, “I’ll hold your hand every drive and then your hand will need me and not the seatbelt.” It massively helped me. I’m now in my 2nd pregnancy and it’s never been an issue. There’s hope with our silly compulsions! I promise! ❤️

Username: Camille24Camille24

Date posted: 1y ago

@Camille24 Also, to add, I’m certainly not cured of OCD. It’s definitely still a a massive part of my life! But I have found the compulsions to be massively minimized because I don’t give into them anymore. And not everyone is supportive. Find the ones that are that you feel safe helping you to stop them and start there! ❤️

Username: lmboltlmbolt

Date posted: 1y ago

one of my compulsions is snapping my finger, like “snap it out of my head”. or turn my head like im saying “no”

Username: healing2023healing2023

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@lmbolt this seems like a common one, i do this too!

Username: jlaymjlaym

Date posted: 1y ago

Sure- if water’s too hot, I have to hold the back of my hand in it until it literally becomes screaming unbearable then go back for more otherwise I’ll “be contributing” to puppies being boiled alive. It’s absolutely insane, I know this, but damn if it doesn’t press me anyway. Could go on, but that’s just the first to come to mind for me. I also have a lot of “touch” compulsions, backstepping/retracing and verbal compulsions. I’ll be speaking, then like my next word feels “off limits” or I have to put three words before some other- or regularly needing words with “r” in verbal dialogue. It’s an iceberg of chaos.

Username: dilemmadilemma

Date posted: 1y ago

@jlaym Like how do our brains come up with this 😭😂

Username: jlaymjlaym

Date posted: 1y ago

@dilemma Right?! It really is a battle with absurdity! The weirdest feeling of “I know this is nonsense” and feeling to the core like it adds up anyway. It’s wild stuff, friend! Having a brain fighting itself is such a weird experience!

Username: cementkitty

Date posted: 5y ago

what are some of you’re compulsions? tell a few in the comments :)

Username: emileeacampbell

Date posted: 5y ago

What are everyone’s compulsions like?

"Pure" OCD

Username: Feathers

Date posted: 34w ago

Hello :)

Hello 👋 I'm new here and wanted to share my story. I'm 27 and struggle daily with OCD. I've had it for many years and got diagnosed 3 years ago. I have intrusive thoughts daily and constantly washing my hands because I feel contaminated. My hands are so sore they crack and bleed. When I get my food shop delivery I have to clean the kitchen floor where items have been and for days after I wash my hands after touching the food items because they are dirty to me. I wear PJ'S when I'm on my sofa but I have to change into different PJ'S when I get in bed, I cannot wear the same ones because I feel the sofa has germs on that I can't put in my bed. I clean my phone everyday when I get home from work because of the work germs. It's very rare if I use the toilets at work because of other colleagues using them. I get behind on jobs at work because I have to re read things a lot. I struggle very much leaving the house by myself. My last job I had to leave due to constantly being late because I had to check all the windows, doors, switches, cooker, ect. Luckily now my husband is at home when I leave for work. But times where I've had to leave by myself I've had panic attacks and cannot stop crying because I cannot leave the house. I think something bad will happen. I freeze at the door, I know I've locked it but the OCD bully in my head is saying I need to keep checking it until it feels right. And a lot of the time it never feels right. I have accidentally broken door/window handles because of checking them so many times. A few years ago I struggled that much to leave the house I had to film myself locking the door and I also wrote on paper "locked" "off" ect. Take a photo/video and send it to my husband who then stopped work to look and reply. A lot of the time it didn't help at all. At night I have to check everything is switched off and locked up, that can take a long time and a lot I ask my husband to do the checks either with me or by himself. This is so difficult. I have been having therapy for about 3 months, it's helped a little so that's something. Some days are ok and other days are horrible. I know I'm not alone but it does feel like that a lot. Thank you for reading :)

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