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I personally don't think there is a should or shouldn't involved in whether friends are tell or not. It depend on the relationship between you and your friend. Do you trust them? Have you had emotionally vulnerable conversations with them before? Have they been supportive in situations before? I would bring up the general topic of mental health and ocd and see how they relate to it. If they seemed negative about people with ocd, I wouldn't feel safe opening up. I struggle with hocd and porn addiction. I haven't opened up to friends about it. But I do open up to people in group therapy and 12 step fellowship
One of my closest friends (more like family ) knows, she supports me and is someone to talk to when I need it. If that is what u need go for it... just my opinion
Thanks guys, although I mean HOW should you say it? Not so much do
Share as much as you feel comfortable sharing. It doesn't have to be all in one go. I don't have a picture of your specific challenges, but generally I would make sure you have enough privacy and are in an environment where you feel comfortable and safe. I would open the conversation by saying something like 'there's something I really need your help with'. As they care about you and will see it is something important to you, they will hopefully be primed for what comes next. People love to help, we respect honesty even when its difficult to hear. Some people might even be honoured or flattered that you've entrusted them by opening up.
All just my opinion and how I would approach it. I don't think there's a right or wrong way to do. Although I would try to let go of desire for a particular outcome. We dont know how people will respond or react and we can't control how they do
How I told my bf was- if I seem down and out of it it’s because of blah blah blah
And I might need your help to keep going but if that’s not a weight you want to carry I get it I just thought that I could talk to you because I trust you and you are a big part of my kife
How open are you all about your ocd? Do you ever tell anyone? Right now everyone at work thinks I’m perfectly happy and that everything in my world is great. When in reality everything is falling apart and I’m depressed. It’s so hard when someone makes a comment like “you’re so perfect” or “you’ve got your life so together” when they don’t know what you’re going through and what mental battles you have to fight literally every minute of every day. This is why I want to tell the people around me, but I’m also worried they won’t understand. Can anyone relate to this?
Has anyone told their s/o about their soocd or rocd? I don't really want to tell my boyfriend details about what I struggle with because I don't want him to feel insecure or inadequate but I also know he is curious about what I mean when I have OCD because he knows I'm not a very organized/clean person which most people think OCD is. We are open with me taking health and I don't want to withhold how I feel but I can't outright tell him my struggles. Any advice?
For those struggling with with ROCD do you let your partner in on what’s going through your mind? My boyfriend is my go to person to talk to about anything going on my life and really the only one who understands ocd but I feel it can be hurtful for him if I share intrusive thoughts about our relationship.
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