People knowing you have OCD

Can we talk about how weird ocd makes your relationships? It is very visible that other people can tell the kind of thoughts im having, some have pointed it out. When I get intrusive thoughts I get very visibly anxious and will twitch sometimes. This guy and I were touching all the time and he said he could feel the anxiety in body, and he just knew what was going through my head. I hate when people can tell what awful thoughts are going through my head. Literally EVERYONE I come into contact with knows. strangers, friends, especially those i am just sitting next to

Anon.

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

If I was in this situation, I would consider trying to embrace the uncertainty around the situation. Sometimes, when I’m trying to embrace uncertainty, I use the following statement. (In this scenario) “I’m feeling anxious because I think people can tell the thoughts I’m having, I can’t be 100% certain that’s not true now or won’t be in the future, I accept that uncertainty and am willing to live with it happily.” I then try to sit with the uncomfortable feelings produced without giving into compulsions. Having a therapist tailor ERP exercises to my fears was incredibly helpful, and led to more freedom from OCD than I previously had. I hope this helps in some small way!

ocdrecovery198

Date posted: 15w

Feeling alone with OCD

Sometimes I feel like nobody really gets me. Nobody knows what’s going on in my head. I try to explain in vivid detail, but my ocd immediately reads the other persons face and registers that they don’t get it. It’s a very isolating experience. Anyone else have something like this?

Jenna34

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 11w

How do you tell friends and family

How do you tell friends and family about ocd? Like it makes me so anxious and I feel like such a terrible person. A lot of my intrusive thoughts are on my kids. And I hate every single thing that comes into my head.

Marcib

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 11w

Any Advice on How to Talk to Loved Ones About OCD?

I have been in ERP therapy for my OCD for nearly a year now. Before my diagnosis and doing ERP, I really didn't drive a car for five years and rarely left the house. Now I drive to work, coffee and other outings. Most of the people close in my life don’t really know about my OCD. They do see me doing lots of things I haven't done in the past. I don't really know if I should explain about why this progress happened. I hope they don't think I was just being lazy up until then. They will talk about how someone is “so OCD” because they keep their room clean and really enjoy things neat. Anytime I hear this, I just think that if they hear about my diagnosis of OCD and what it entails they will think I’m crazy. I feel very conflicted about how to go about this, so advice is welcome.

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