Okay, Now I’m really scared that my future kids will be born with OCD because of me :(

I also want to clarify that having the genetic material is for OCD does not necessarily mean that a person will develop OCD. Environmental factors play a significant role in the development of OCD.

Don’t worry for this

I most likely got ocd by my father but it's a lot of factors. My brother displayed some mild symptoms too but I got the worst side of the stick. It doesn't mean my children will get it because the same gene that caused you to be disposed to develop ocd may apper in five generations. My your children won't but your great grandchildren. But you as someone who has dealt with it have the tools and sympathy to help your children out if they were to develop ocd. It's not your fault. I don't blame my dad for my ocd. He comes from a very particular family, we just happened to got the wrong gene :)

OCD is genetic. It's been widespread for ages, but it's also been highly misunderstood, even by medical professionals. It existed centuries ago, but people didn't know what it was. They thought that someone who had it was delusional. It's always affected people. What is different now is that we have a much greater understanding of it, so people can get properly diagnosed and treated.

Most of my family has OCD or OCD features. I don’t blame them for having me. I’m just glad that they passed down their techniques to me! Far better than being the only crazy person in the family!

oh dont worry! yes, ocd is in the “genes”, but that just means that if something should trigger an anxiety disorder, there are genes that code for an anxious response. everyone i know who have anxiety disorders whose parents do too, its obvious that its the behaviour its “inherited” from, and not actual biological things. for example, my good friend has a good mix of health anxiety/panic/contamination anxietu (pretty mich anything to do with illness and contamination), and his mother has that too. dont you think he grew up watching her being concerned abouy germs and eventually starting freaking out himself?

Is it likely?

Mi madre padeció toc. Y yo también lo tengo. El toc puede ser algo reeditarlo. Pero tu puedes cambiar eso en tu hijo.

Mi psicólogo me dijo. Que yo lo tengo por herencia, en mi familia había más de 5 antecedentes de personas con trastornos de ansiedad

Hereditario*

People pass lots of things on. My grandmother was diagnosed with ALS last week, and that's hereditary. There are much worse things to pass on than OCD, if you did. Just try to control what you can control.

I honestly don't believe that ocd is genetic. The big problem is that kids will be affected by parents attitude. Second thing is that in the past ocd was not widespread like now. It's because we are living in a society of welfare. In the past people was definitely engaged with material and tangible problems and didn't have time to think. So how is it possible that ocd is genetic if before ocd didn't affect people like now? So it's my opinion that kids will get ocd, because of how parents with ocd will act and educate and teach to the kids in their childhood.

I would want to know what environmental factors play a role to know to avoid them in the future