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Have you ever read about Real Event OCD or Responsibility OCD? I don’t want to project but I am guessing this OCD feels very real to you- because it’s good to be aware and not make reckless decisions while drinking. Try not to let it bother you too much. I know that’s easier said than done.
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Same! Especially because my friends joke about me being an alcoholic (they’re all underage except for me) and it runs in my family. Just keep an eye on yourself if you have any risk factors.
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Lots of people love alcohol and aren’t alcoholics. In fact: most.
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Hey, I developed the same concern in December. It still feels pretty real to me, so I'm not sure what advice to give. But you're not alone
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There's no need to feel guilty but you can't help it, you could always ask to stay at the persons house or organize a lift home. There's no problem with drinking alone, that's just how some of us are. But keep in mind it is good to drink with another person. This feeling will pass, you just have to keep in mind that this is your OCD and I know it's hard not to do compulsions, I know because I have it myself
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If you like drinking you’re not necessarily an alcoholic. You’re an alcoholic if you use it to unhealthy degrees (e.g. drinking to the point blacking out or throwing up on a regular basis) or in unhealthy ways (e.g. to deal with emotions or do thing you wouldn’t/couldn’t sober.)
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I'm obsessing hard over whether I drink too much right now. Last night I did get a little drunk, and was considering having a couple drinks tonight, but now I'm extremely anxious that I am or am becoming an alcoholic. I can't lie, I enjoy the feeling of being tipsy or a little drunk, but once I worry if I'm an alcoholic it's all I can think about. I always google and take those "am I an alcoholic" quizzes and today i got a result that i could have a mild alcohol use disorder. I know internet quizzes aren't a real diagnosis, but it was based off of the DSM5. But a lot of those questions I can't tell if I answer that way because I truly am alcohol dependent or if it's because I'm an obsessive worrier so that's why it's weighing on me. I know the simple answer is to just not drink! But I enjoy it a lot. And if I try to ignore my worries and just have a drink I think to myself "oh my god, you are an alcoholic, you're drinking even though you don't think you should be." ugh!
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It sounds like OCD, especially using the quiz for reassurance.
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Sometimes i feel like im using ocd as an excuse. What if i dont really have it and im just freaking myself out? Does anyone feel this way
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That’s kinda my question. All my thoughts feel so realistic and so now I doubt if they are ocd and if I just can’t make my mind up about something and I’m using ocd as an excuse or something idc I feel like this post is word vomit.
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Hi, I’m new here!! I’m praying I don’t get judged for this. But, back in late May of 2022 ( literally right before I graduated high school), I added this one random girl from my school on Snapchat. She posted something about a graduation party , so I swiped up on her story basically saying how I can’t believe we’re almost graduated. She replied and we had a really short and simple conversation. The next day ( i believe) , we started talking a lot , and I just so happened to see her at the highschool when we were grabbing our graduation outfits and doing the rehearsal. When I saw her irl, I kinda got turned off ( I heard she was kinda crazy) , and on top of that , she was a little ugly irl. I remember seeing her Snapchat bio , and she was close friends with my female cousin ( a year younger than me) , who I happened to experiment sexually with when I was 10-11 years old. I remember going to work later that day and having sort of a lightbulb flick thought ( it wasn’t a good thought though) , what if my cousin told her about what happened when we were younger? So I started to kind of panic and immediately distanced myself from that girl. I also experimented sexually with one of my female friends when I was 10-11 , and from that day onwards, I’ve been pretty much living in paranoia and a little bit of guilt about someone finding out and my life being ruined . On top of that, It’s gotten worse to now sometimes I wonder if a girl I added off of quick add ( Snapchat) is underage even if they told me they were 18+ or had 18 and above in their bio, and I get so much guilt and anxiety about that. I even had a quick thought last February on what if I did something inappropriate with my younger cousin when I was 15-16 but I just can’t exactly remember when it happened , and it still eats me alive when I think about it, because I don’t know if it happened or not. I’m sorry for the long vent, I just wish I felt normal again. No matter how much I try to do things that old me used to do, life always feels “ off”. I always kept the top part about when I was younger a secret up until early (ish ) 2024, then I vented to one of my best friends and he told me that that’s a normal thing to do at a young age. Since then, I have told multiple friends and they all say they did similar stuff, but my brain just can’t accept that. Please help me, I quite literally overthink everything nowadays. 2021 was the last full year that I felt normal ( coincidentally, the best year of my life so far) . It’s not just about sexual related things either, sometimes I’ll wonder if I messed up something at work or hit a car while driving/hit someone and drove off. I just wanna live my life how I was supposed to live it after highschool ( carefree and happy) before whatever it is ( I think it’s ocd) hit me unexpectedly. Thanks to anyone who read this , I just needed to pour it out regardless of how negative I felt typing this, I hope someone can relate , because I feel so alone in my head at times.
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