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Thank you guys so much. You’re the best, truly :( Well, I guess il just have to wait and see. If it’s okay, can I chat on this thread next week if I get anxious? I always feel better after ‘getting it out’ I guess!
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One here
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I’m 20 as of six days ago BUT I first got pOCD when I was 17 :\
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here
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I just worry that as I grow older into an adult, I’ll continue to be interested in the age I like now. Or like, their ‘baby faces’ before they become an adult. Do you guys get this?
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oh yes , i get something similar that 'toddlers are just young adults' which is a true statement lol but its so creepy to me
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Yes
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i’ve had pocd since i was 9-10 :)
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i’m 14 and have had it since i was 13, still struggling!
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Fucking me!
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Realx. Fear is what ocd uses against you also you are not a ped for thinking a boy 2 years younger is cute and you like him. But remember you said “I don’t wnat to” and ocd won’t use something that is important against you. So obviously it’s going to try to convince you whatever it takes and bring fear and doubt and feelings to suck you back into it’s circle but remember who you are as a person. You can do it❤️❤️
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Hey guys! It’s nice to have people of a similar age to relate to. I’m 15 and I freak out a lot when I like someone a year or so younger as that’s a gap that divides kids and young adults! Puberty is a weird time and I just constantly worry about if I have had or WILL have crushes on pre-pubescent boys :(
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Oh lord! Well done for being so strong. You’ve got this! :)
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Can I have some advice? Sorry to bother. I’m going away next week and there’s a boy coming. I remember 2 years ago he came and I found him quite fun etc. I’m 15 now and I know that he’s 2 years younger, so he’s 13 I presume. I’m terrified that I’ll go and develop a crush on him! I tend to like funny ‘rebellious’ boys, and he’s like that. But he’s younger and arhsjsjshhs I don’t want to like him! I always enjoy this holiday but I know that I won’t now, which sucks.
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Exactly what above said! Also he’s only 2 years younger, that doesn’t mean anything hun! If you do or don’t it is nothing to be super anxious about! But also remember your OCD tries to convince you of things! Complicated but you can do it I believe in u!
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of course but asking for reassurance (even accidentally) or confessing are both compulsions so try to stay away from that and just accept yourself❤️
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Trying not to seek reassurance, but rather connect the dots on my OCD and possible reasons as to why I am the way I am. I have severe OCD (or at least I hope I do) mainly surrounding POCD. I've had symptoms of OCD the majority of my life but this theme has come up more recently. When I was a kid, and i'm talking 6-7, I was first exposed to some really gross adult content online. It was introduced to me by a friend of mine around the same age of me. I saw some really disgusting things that a 6-7 year old should definitely not see. This was not a one time occurrence, as I had been exposed to taboo topics online years to come after that, such as the same friend introducing me to Omegle... And i'm sure you can imagine how that went, theres a lot of genuinely disgusting human beings on there. Coming back to the reason for making this post; is it possible to early exposure to this content could be one of the reasons I struggle with POCD? It genuinely scares me to death because you hear that real p*dos dealt with simular situations when they were kids, so thats kind of making me feel that this could be more than OCD, and I could be a genuinely bad person. My POCD feels so real, that at times i'm fully convinced its not OCD. Sometimes I can't even distinguish the feelings of attraction between a younger person and an older person, except for the feeling of anxiety and fear. Its really hard to explain without going into detail, but it just feels so real. Some feedback on this would be great, thank you all.
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Hi everyone, I’m Cayla. I’m a mom that’s lived with OCD since childhood, but my breaking point came more recently after having my son. I was consumed by terrifying thoughts—What if I hurt him? What if I did something awful without realizing it? I was so afraid of my own mind that I couldn’t be alone with him. The shame and exhaustion were unbearable, and I convinced myself I was broken. In 2024, I finally sought help. ERP therapy at NOCD was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but it saved my life. Even now, I have tough days, but I know I don’t have to be ruled by OCD. When my 12 year old daughter began showing signs of OCD, I felt overwhelmed with guilt. I never wanted her to go through what I had, but I knew what to do. I told her that I have OCD too and made sure she knew it wasn’t her fault—and that she wasn’t alone. One of the hardest parts of this journey was trusting someone else with my daughter’s OCD. I knew how vulnerable it feels to share intrusive thoughts, and I wanted her to feel safe. Her NOCD therapist was able to establish trust and genuine empathy from the start, and that relationship gave her the confidence to face ERP head-on. Seeing her build that trust made me certain she was in the right hands. ERP has helped both of us reclaim our lives, and it is beautiful to see my daughter managing her condition and making visible progress. Parenting with OCD while raising a child with OCD isn’t talked about enough, but I know so many parents are struggling with these same challenges. If you have questions about managing OCD while parenting, helping your child through ERP, or breaking cycles of guilt, drop them below—I’d love to share what I’ve learned. I’ll be answering all of the questions I receive in real-time today 4-5pm ET.
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Being exposed to taboo p*rn as young as first grade ruined my life and now ocd is making me pay for it. I have so much guilt for being a child/teen and looking at taboo stuff, and it was all fictional or anime or whatever but it was still so so gross. and I didn't realize It because I had been used to it at so young 🫠 I think what haunts me most is when I was a kid/young teen (like 12-14ish) and didn't have access to p*rn I'd imagine stuff similar to what I'd seen in the art. I can't even believe I'd imagine scenarios involving kid characters or whatever because it had been so normalized to me and I assumed it was normal since it was fiction. I'm 23 now so it's been a decade since I've done anything like that and I've never had the urge to since but still. I've NEVER been attracted to kids or had any urges or anything ever, even when I was addicted. The thought makes me want to vomit, I'd rather die than associate anything sexual with kids/minors and I think people who groom or assault kids are vile. But I still feel like the fact that I imagined stuff similar to the things I read sometimes when I was young is proof I'm a p*do. I don't think people would believe me if I said I'm not. I just feel like I don't deserve to live or that if I do, I'm living a lie. I know 'I was a kid too' but even when I was 13/14 I read/imagined stuff with characters younger than me because I thought it was normal. I'm so disgusted. I've had this theme for so long I'm starting to wonder if ocd is right. I feel too ashamed to tell my therapist.
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