So I know a lot of people search for the cause of OCD so to speak. And while no known direct cause is really scientifically stated and it just seems to be a huge puzzle right now (like the human brain in general honestly), I'd like to talk about where I think my OCD roots from. I'm unsure why I'm posting this, writing my thoughts off probably. I digress, I think for me it started actually after getting bullied/isolated at school. I don't hear people on this app talking about this a lot but I bet a lot of us have been bullied/ignored/isolated before. I've read in a study before that the odds of developing OCD after bullying is from what I can recall 10 times more likely (I think it was even more). It was a higher odds than with depression, which shocked me at first because everyone knows that bullying can onset and that it increases the chance for that depression. But then I gave it a thought. The bullying made me become more perfectionistic, making me feel like I couldn't do anything right, lose self confidence, doubt myself a lot, etc. Perfect recipe for OCD, it sounds like. If anyone's interested I'll post below what my experiences at school were, but honestly I am more interested if many of you guys also went through something similiar.

jup I was bullied and isolated as well in school and I 100% agree with you those things are probably correlated somehow

I'm very sorry you had to go through those bad experiences. Whatever you go through now, I know you can make it through just like you did during those days. I feel like a lot of us sufferers underestimate ourselves when we can do so much more than we think and that also goes for you! Much love and support from me Chichi ♡

love and support back to you as well✨

Definitely bullied and isolated by people in my school, and by my parents also. It's so hard for me to just be confident about anything really...

I'm very sorry to hear that. I know this is a strange suggestion, but what helped me regain confidence was martial arts. I was a couch potatoe before I did that but honestly it might have saved my life during those years. Sport can be really really good for your confidence as well as your brain in general. It's not a quick fix and will help you get better instantly, unless your symptoms are mild, but it can make quite the difference. I hope things get better for you, and I can tell that you are probably a sensitive, caring individual who underestimates how amazing they are. I know I am just one stranger on the internet, but I truly believe you can make it through this.

Not surprised at all - since OCD is all fears about being kicked out or ostracized by society. If you think about it , all themes lead tho this fear. And yes, me too - lots of bullying and religious manipulation.

I was not bullied, but very incredible shy... Maybe because of my parents divorce... But luckily at the that i didn't have ocd and playing well soccer let me not to be bullied and to be accepted

I'm not totally agree with you Fernando. Because for example in my case problems grew because the uncertainty from my parents divorce. At that time divorce was ostracized, but it doesn't mean that , if today divorce is acceptable, kids grow up happily... It doesn't mean that "male comune mezzo gaudio"... I don't know how to say in English, Google translate "common evil half joy". Can you understand what I mean?

What is your obsession, @ale74?

My ocd is about contamination....

Correct me if I am wrong but part of dealing with contamination fears is the fear that you will contaminate other people and you will be guilty of that, right?

No, my fear is just about that everything is dirty. It concerns just me. I have a feeling of guilt, but it depends if i don't do what is correct to do. Because my conscience tells me always what is correct, but i can't do always right thing. And this feeling, to do the right thing, doesn't concern about what people expect from me. It's absolutely sense of guilt. I don't know to explain... You should think that I'm old and that I'm from other country with a different background.

Where are you from? Italy?

Yes ?

È vero - ho già parlato con te, mi sa.

Sì, appena mi ero iscritto ?