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- 6y
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- 6y
I don’t this there’s such thing as OCD tendencies. Try not to worry about it, but there is different types of OCD. And we have the checking and intrusive thought types.
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- 6y
Yeah. It’s frustrating. My mom got me in to see a therapist because I told her about my anxiety (not mentioning the HOCD) and then I told my therapist about it and she confirmed it was OCD and then I asked her to tell my mom so it could be from a professional stand point. My mom understood after that, but even though she understands she doesn’t totally get it. I mean, I wouldn’t if I was her. It’s someone questioning their sexuality obsessively and never finding an answer. She’s never heard of something like that. I told my grandma and she totally denied the reality of it. She told me that everyone has ocd and what I’m dealing with was no different and that I just had to stop thinking about the thoughts. Even though it’s gotten to the point of me mimicking suicidal thoughts, she doesn’t understand how horrible and torturous it is. It’s kind of like coming out as gay in a way. When you tell people about your HOCD they either reject you or just don’t understand.?
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- 6y
all i want to do right now is go online and find some sort of OCD diagnosing thing that can tell me that i do have OCD and that they aren’t just tendencies UGH i want to so badly... but i’m going to fight the urge
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- 6y
I understand, when I first told my siblings about it I was afraid they’d think I was actually questioning my sexuality but I wasn’t. I was hat afraid of being something I’m not obviously. But same, I was also having suicidal thoughts. Ocd is really a pain. I haven’t been diagnosed but I think I might have it. It kind of runs in the family. Inherited from my mom, especially the anxiety. But I get you.
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- 6y
Don’t feel bad. OCD likes to trick and make you doubt yourself.. it’s called the doubting disease for a reason! A book that really helped me was “overcoming intrusive thoughts” by Martin Seif and sally Winston. There’s a kindle version available to download. It may make you feel better and more comfortable with all of the things you’re thinking and feeling.
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- 24w
I had like a really bad argument with my mom basically about her complaining about my “attitude” and “constant arrogance” like okay firstly 😭 yes i do have an attitude and am irritable but im not THAT bad 😭🙏 she was saying that im a “pest” and that “its not enjoyable to live with someone who makes other people miserable” like 😅🧍♀️ oh ☺️ and then i tell her that i know im struggling and that im going to therapy to try to get better and trying to possibly get a diagnosis and she says “your generation just wants something to deal with. You want something to be wrong with you. ‘Trying to get better’ isn’t good enough… would you be able to stand someone like yourself? You’re just choosing this antisocial, narcissistic behaviour and harass everyone… You need to pull yourself together. No matter how much effort we put into you, you will never be happy. You want some medicine? Some diagnosis? Because that will solve everything?” 😭😭😭 and the way she said “some medication”- she sounded so disgusted and appalled and now i feel ashamed… i mean im not officially diagnosed with ocd and it is never my intention to self diagnose- but im sorry its VERY obvious when you have ocd and know of ocd- its so distinct. Everything- the compulsions, reassurance, intrusive thoughts, themes, patterns, perfectionism- but she has me overthinking- what if i dont have ocd 😭 and ive just been lying to myself and everyone maybe its not ocd and im just sick in the head or trying to self sabotage- and especially when my supposed ocd is calm or not as loud i get so anxious “what if i dont have ocd…”
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- 17w
i’ve thought that i have OCD for about 2 years now, but i’ve had a lot of the symptoms for as long as i can remember (but i don’t really remember a lot of my childhood- i need to check w family to confirm). i’ve talked to my gf about it, and she thinks i just have GAD and am a hypochondriac. i definitely do have GAD, but the things i have obsessions and compulsions ab aren’t just health related (even tho a lot are), ill imagine that people are injured or dead if i don’t hear from them, i ruminate on childhood events and think about if i could have changed things, i blame myself for things that aren’t my fault, i check all of the locks in my house every night to make sure nobody can break in (even tho ik they’re locked), etc. my GAD more shows up in worrying about like worrying about an upcoming exam or about going into work, or that my friends/family/gf are/is mad at me. i know you guys can’t diagnose me, but the i can’t see a therapist on here until i am able to tell my current therapist that i need to see someone else. i just wanted to talk about it i guess, ive taken so many online quizzes and psych classes that i feel like i somewhat know what im talking about.
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- 16w
I'm 15 turning 16 soon and I'm 100 percent convinced I have ocd.. I have been having major symptoms since I was 13, the constant what ifs, rumination, compulsions, guilt, anxiety from intrusive thoughts. I tried to open up about it to my parents when i was 13 but they dismissed it cause they don't believe in mental health.. I really want to get better. My parents won't listen to me and I don't wanna tell a teacher at school cause that would make things worse as they would just tell my parents and obviously since I'm 15 I can't afford therapy.. I don't know what to do :(
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