Hello, im New here,since one year i have shocking thoughts and fake memorys.Since i Read about OCD i'm very sure that i have it.It Was good to learn about OCD and it helped me.But how can i be sure if its OCD.By a diagnosis?I heared that in the most cases they diagnose OCD wrong and harm more than help.Now my thoughs are always like "Have i OCD" or "Am i just making excuses".
Hi, welcome to this community board. I don't know where you're getting your information, but if you're dealing with trained OCD therapists I highly doubt they get the diagnosis wrong most of the time. They use a testing method that's the recognized standard for OCD diagnosis. I really feel that you can be assured that, whatever the testing outcome, you're getting the right diagnosis. I'm not a trained professional, but the fact that you are getting shocking intrusive thoughts that are causing you a great deal of anxiety and distress leads me to believe that you very well may be OCD. The doubting is also a classic OCD symptom. I bet you are a young fellow, am I right? Although OCD can begin at any age (I was a young child), it's quite common for the disorder to rear its ugly head in one's teens and young adulthood. The good news is it's treatable, by retaining a trained OCD therapist who uses a therapy tool called ERP, which stands for Exposure and Response Prevention. Why not contact NOCD and ask for a free consultation. It can change your life. Hope this helps.
You are in the prime age category, although there are people on here, like me, began having OCD issues even as a young child. Likewise, I've heard from people whose onsets began in middle age. But, I think the most common age group is right where you are, teens and young adults. Everything you've written is classic OCD. When you reach out for a therapist, be sure s/he is a trained OCD therapist who uses ERP. It's the gold standard for OCD therapy. While you're going through your journey, there will be some rough patches. Feel free to reach out to your friends on this community board. We are here for you!
I'm in a Happy Relationship with my boyfriend and now i cant take it anymore to have These harmful thoughts or fake memorys.I just wanna life a normal life.I also dont know how to talk with my boyfriend about,that.I dont want him to be afraid of me.How long will a diagnosis take and how long the treatment.
@twell02 - OCD goes after what and who you value most. I've had the same thing with my wife, which is what prompted me to find help. I don't think there is a set time frame for recovery. I think we're all different. I've had OCD in one manifestation or another all my life. For me, it took about a year before I could tell I was in recovery. To this day, I still get flare ups, but I have my ERP tools to get me through it and the episodes are much less intense and short in duration. It's a process and recovery is messy, not linear. You'll have good days and bad days. Don't get discouraged.
@Steven55! But how can i explain it to him,im so afraid that he thinks i am crazy.I feel so sad about that:/
@twell02 - Go on YouTube and scroll the NOCD podcasts. They have some that discuss how to explain OCD to family members.
@Steven55! Thank you.The problem is im on holiday right now far away from my boyfriend and i feeling the duty to tell him all of my dark introusive thoughts and false memorys.But im afraid that he just thinks im crazy and looking for excuses.That is what my ocd tells me all time,the fact that i have no diagnosis makes it worst.
@twell02 - Just because you have OCD doesn't mean you're crazy. It's an anxiety disorder, not psychosis. I've never told my wife that I've had harm thoughts about her. I've just told her the big picture and left it at that. I just worked on my disorder using ERP and left out the details. I figured that there was no sense causing any problems, assuming it would cause problems (knowing my wife, it may not have scared her), by telling her the thoughts, since they're not real anyway. I just keep her up to date with my progress and she respects my privacy. I know she's here for me if I need her. Anyway, that's how I handled it. There's an OCD theme that makes its sufferers feel like they have to confess everything they think. It's an actual theme. Maybe you should hold off on telling your boyfriend until you get a chance to discuss it with a therapist.
@Steven55! Yes if i would knew that i have OCD i could handle this Situations bether,but until that my brain tries to Convince me that im a Terrible person
@Steven55! I need a thearapist quickly and a diagnosis but im on holiday with my family i cant speak open to someone,i cant do Videos calls.What can i do?Im 20 i dont have much money and i have noch Chance to see a thearapist with no long Waiting list.But i dont know how long i will take this :/
Heyy,thank you for your Answer.I will call a thearapist and let Check myself(Sorry for my grammer, im german).I'm 20 and had a hard past. Since i Finished with my past Problems,my head trys to create random Situation where i am a bad Person.With false memorys and fear.Its like a rational part is playing chess against an irrational Part.I cant take that anymore it hurts and im scared to be a bad monster like the irrational Part of my mind tries to Show me.i know thats not true,but my mind bombs me with bad thougs.
You can check out the NOCD podcasts on YouTube. They may help. Otherwise, I guess you'll have to be patient until you can get into therapy. I have no idea how the German health service works. You can also check with the International OCD Foundation and see if you can find a therapist near you. I can assure you that, based on my history, you're dealing with classic OCD, no matter what the disorder is try to tell you.
Here are two more resources for you...
1. "Reclaim Your Life" website by Shala Nicely, LPC
2. "Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder," by Jonathan Grayson
3. "Being Well" podcast
Hey, so I've never actually been diagnosed with OCD. I did a little bit of research, I always thought OCD was organizing things. But I'm not normal, I have this thing where I feel something isn't right. I obsess over it or if I brush my hand over something correctly then it's fixed. Or I have to do this thing on stairs, I'll walk up a few or down them because something isn't right. I read this thing on memories. I know something happened, but then I doubt myself to the point I don't know if it happened. And I think too logically in relationships. I'll put statistics on things and if they might not work out I distance myself, there's other odd things I do. My family always told me I was fine but then said things like I was messed up, and said to just ignore what I felt. Like I was making it up. I don't know what to do, I don't have a doctor currently, I was never diognosed. Is there a way to be sure I have it? Or a way to stop everything? I just want to stop everything, please and thank you. Sorry for the long post. If anyone can help, I would be so thankful.
i’m terrified to get a diagnosis. What if it’s not actually OCD??? I made a list of reasons why i think so and then i think what if im lying and i actually don’t do this stuff and am just dramatic and i just want to have OCD so then my thoughts are justified?? I have struggled in the past year with Pocd & Rocd and then also some bits of thinking im constantly in danger or being watched? I’m scared.
Ok, so first of all, I’m undiagnosed. However, I’ve been pretty certain for a while now that what I’ve been struggling with is OCD. My problem though is that it’s not easy to get diagnosed, and in some cases, it would require me to pay money. It frustrates me that I have to pay to deal with my mental health. Is it worth it for me to get diagnosed? I know I don’t need a diagnosis to start healing and working on these things, but I also don’t want to be “self diagnosing” the problem, because that makes me feel like a liar and an imposter. My other problem is that I fear my family doctor won’t properly diagnose me. I came to him about mental health related issues once before, and he read off a very generic list of mental health symptoms. when he got to what sounded like the ‘OCD’ section, we asked one or two very generic questions that had nothing to do with my themes, and since I couldn’t relate, I just answered no to them. He then told me I was fine, that I was just a “type A personality”, and that I was just being too hard on myself. I fear that my doctor might not be very knowledgeable or up to date on current information regarding OCD, and this might make it increasingly difficult for me to get diagnosed. Another problem is my symptoms seem to come and go. I often have an obsessive cycle that can last months at a time, and then it just goes away. Sometimes I won’t experience any symptoms for years. This makes me feel like I don’t actually have OCD or that it’s not ‘bad’ enough to be diagnosable.
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