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Has anyone told their family they have OCD and if so how do you tell them or should I just keep it to myself? My intrusive thoughts are concerning my family, I don’t know what to do
Has anyone told their family they have OCD and if so how do you tell them or should I just keep it to myself? My intrusive thoughts are concerning my family, I don’t know what to do
You can try with one person first, explain to them how ocd works for you, you don’t need to even get super detailed with it, but let them know that intrusive thoughts are the opposite of your beliefs/values. But don’t look for reassurance,or think you’re confessing to something. That’s what I did with my mom:)
My mom and husband know the details and some others know all my mental illnesses, but that’s about it.
if so, at what point? and how much do you explain? are there sources you like to use that might explain to them what it actually is?
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.
Last night I had a fucked up intrusive thought/urge about harming my partner and I'm spinning out today. I let them know I had an intrusive thought and was struggling with compulsions around it and future repercussions, but did not tell them exactly what the thought/urge was, which they accepted. Do y'all share details with your partners about harm ocd? How can we healthily ask for support from people we are having horrible thoughts about?
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