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- 5y ago
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My mom thinks the same way and in fact blames me : " you don't want to get out of this". My dad's supportive but telling him is hard because it leaks to my mom. I'm lonely too. I'm going to try to improve things but I think I really do need to work on your myself.
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- 5y ago
I think a therapist could be a great help to you. Also an in person support group in your area. You might be able to make some friends that understand exactly what you’re going through. Aside from those, how about joining some clubs or getting involved in a local activity? It’s great you have your bf, but it is important to build a support network that’s bigger than one person. Some books about OCD and workbooks on CBT could also be great if therapy isn’t an option right now. I’m so sorry you’re feeling alone. OCD can be very isolating, but just know: everyone here is feeling that too (to one degree or another.)
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- 5y ago
Look closely at your family members, it’s possible your OCD was caused by them or they trigger it at the least. True friends are extremely hard to find don’t let that bother you. Fair weather friends are everywhere but a true friend is an almost impossible find. My family was the same way until I got bad then I went to a therapist and read a self help book and my eyes became wide open to the psychotic house I grew up in. Once you figure out what’s causing your OCD and depression you will get your power back. There’s nothing wrong with you, this is a coping mechanism you have created to deal with the people in your life that are hurting you. They don’t even know their doing it. Good luck and do not doubt yourself, you are not the problem.
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- 5y ago
My family is the same way. I am a social work student and my mom thinks that I’ve just been self diagnosing because of my major. She said “well you’ve never had any of this before so idk why you think you have it now” My boyfriend is also supportive; however, it’s hard for some people to understand while not going through it every single day. I just joined this app today and I’ve found it very helpful. It is good to know that I’m not alone and support is out there. Feel free to reach out whenever :) good luck!
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- 20w ago
hi. so one big factor of my OCD is rumination. i met a guy who i have a crush on the idea of (idea bc there are red flags). my biggest fear is not finding true love, my ex told me no one else would deal with what i have (my ocd, specifically reassurance seeking and getting overstimulated after intimacy). a few weeks ago, my friends and family all gathered and tried to give me advice that sounded like “you’re shy and you’ll never find someone.” after that, i’ve felt off. i’ve been using an unhealthy coping skill, daydreaming, and i’ve just felt unbalanced. my ocd makes everything feel different sometimes, i can’t explain it. life, myself, almost like being in a dissociated state. has anyone else experienced that? i don’t know how to remain balanced during my off times and i know pms exasperates it all. i take ashwaghanda and omega 3s in a multi vitamin daily. i take them all together in the evening but i’ve missed three days recently and also messed with my rocky sleep schedule because of fun times with friends. i hope these supplements work, because i don’t know if i’d be brave enough for medication. i had a bad reaction on prozac and often am forgetful. i just have been battling my OCD consciously for almost ten years now and unconsciously for longer. i am so tired, as my mental health extends beyond my OCD. i’m in talk therapy with some cbt aspects but i only see her twice a month. i’ve broken down so many times and promised myself id get on track or that certain things would work, but it’s like i am stuck in a circle that gets smaller when i’m able to help myself. i just want to be normal. i want to be able to mess up my sleep schedule to enjoy good times and not suffer horrible consequences or fear that i will be entirely thrown off balance. i don’t want to worry or doubt or feel so dissociative that i squint my eyes for a moment and wonder why i feel so unreal. i will never understand why god has allowed me to go through this. i cannot let it be for nothing but i don’t know how much more to bend and contort my body and brain to get somewhere stable but how lovely it would be if i could. i don’t have much of a schedule right now, i get apathetic and give in with things from time to time. one thing can trigger me and i am back to square one wether in a week or month. any advice, any and all is so helpful. your stories, your thoughts. maybe feeling less alone and knowing what has helped you is exactly what i need right now. thank you 💗
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- 18w ago
I’ve been trying my best with ERP and just everything that’s going on. I have severe OCD, GAD, PMDD, panic disorder, recently diagnosed ADHD, and currently experiencing a major depressive episode. Apparently. I was taking a break from this app but I really need support right now. My family is honestly really mean and not understanding of what I’m going through. Right now it’s gotten bad to the point I had to withdrawal from my last semester of university. My only support is my boyfriend and he’s now planning to join the military. I won’t be able to talk to him for 3 months and I feel really scared of being alone with all of this. I know I shouldn’t depend on him to begin with but right now I’m at an extremely low point and I feel like I won’t make it alone. There hasn’t been a single day we haven’t texted and talked in 4 years. I feel really scared, but I don’t want to hold him back. You guys, I feel so sad and terrified right now. I don’t want him to go, he’s all I have.
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- 16w ago
I’m feeling kind of sad cause today was not a really good day in terms of my ocd. I was feeling kind of foggy/numb and that send me to spiraling. I’m 21 years old currently studying but my family has been having trouble with money for the last couple years(we’re just me and my mom) and I kinda want to get a job but everything is far from my home and I wouldn’t be able to return back at night, also it’s either way more expensive to move or the schedule wouldn’t let me take my classes. The point is that because of that every time my mom is stress tends to treat me bad, she speaks to me like I’m stupid or she just screams to nothing cursing all life and everything and that actually makes me feel soo bad and guilty for not doing anything, I know it’s hard for me to get a job that actually helps us without quitting school but that doesn’t stop me from feeling like I’m a burden. I want to help, I want to maybe hug her or something but I know she will be angrier and probably will reject it. So that’s it, I just feel like she punishes me for the stress she’s carrying and I get it but one day is happy and it feels like all love and the next is treating me like that, Idk it’s hard (also I feel like I shouldn’t be saying this cause it’s all my fault) 🫤
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