Hello, I’m new to this app! I’ve been struggling with ocd since I was young.. I joined this app as I feel really alone and want to feel less alone in my struggles! My ocd has always been around but is better some days than others
Welcome to our community board! I hope you'll find it helpful. I'm a grandpa and have been dealing with OCD since I was a young child. Back in the Dark Age no one knew what it was and, obviously, how to deal with it. I was misdiagnosed a trillion times and the disorder has been hell. That's the bad news. The good news is it's now treatable. Therapists now understand the science behind it and can now successfully work with OCD patients. I'm a prime example. Two years ago, I decided that I would not allow it to run my life anymore. I found a very good trained OCD therapist who uses ERP therapy in her practice. I believe all the trained ones use it because it's the gold standard of OCD therapy. I found my therapist through the NOCD website. They have many great ones. Anyway, it's changed my life and I can now look forward to the rest of my days. You're younger and there's no reason for you to go through what I and other older folks went through. I strongly recommend that you contact NOCD and arrange for a free consultation. It can make a huge difference! Hope this helps.
@Steven55! Thank you, I have arranged an appointment for tomorrow - I’m hoping to try erp or hypnotherapy (paying privately) as I really want to get through this! I am so glad you found something that has been helpful for you x
Thank you, you gave me hope
Be sure your therapist uses ERP. That's how you know you have a well-trained OCD therapist. OCD is a peculiar disorder and doesn't do well with standard therapy.
Heyy! Same here, my OCD started when I was only 4 years old. I also have an inconsistent schedule so some days are more triggering than others for me. I also hope to feel less alone in my OCD. I hope this app helps you a bit and I wish you the best! :)
@mxgicalmoon Thank you so much for your comment it means a lot! Mine also started around the same age, it’s difficult but I hope this app can help and also knowing I’m not alone x
@mxgicalmoon Honestly it’s so nice to finally find other people that are experiencing the same thing! I’ve had it since I was really young, it started as contamination, pure and order & symmetry but as I got older as well as those I also now also experience perfectionism, somatic and false memory.. I hope you are doing okay x
@molod - Yup it really is nice! It’s crazy how OCD changes over time. I hope you’re doing okay as well! :>
@mxgicalmoon Thank you so much, I’m always here if you want to talk x
Welcome. My ocd started when I was 6. Had it undiagnosed for 27 years. Always knew something was wrong. Having the community on here helped me get through in between sessions, I hope it provides the same to you. The advice already given by the others is gold and I'd recommend the same
@Invalid I hope you’re doing okay! Thank you so much for your comment it means a lot x
@molod I aimed for remission and achieved it. Quicker than stats say, so don't let anything stop you from getting better. What do you want to achieve?
Hey everyone. I’m new to this app and have been recently diagnosed with OCD. My symptoms were something I had all my life but only recently took the step to seek therapy. Hoping to share my journey with y’all soon and recover together.
Hi, I’m new to the app as of today. I’m 20 years old, and wanted to get some stuff off my chest about the types of OCD I’ve been experiencing over the years. I’m not entirely sure how or when my OCD was brought up, but I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember. Anywhere and everywhere I go, if I see things placed in an order/angle that my brain doesn’t approve of, next thing I know I’m “fixing” it to be in the placement I feel looks better. I’m not aware of why I feel the need to do that, but until an object is in the “right” placement, I won’t take my eyes off of it. My eye will even twitch. Another form of OCD I have is in relationships. I spend each day overthinking and over-analyzing every one of the relationships that are important to me. Friends, family, significant other. Another one is what’s considered “Pure OCD” . When I get an intrusive thought of something devilish, whether it’s randomly seeing my great aunt naked bc my grandma considers her “fat” even though she’s not, or it’s seeing something demonic and traumatizing, I immediately tell myself, “I don’t wanna see/think about that” over and over and over until the thought is gone. Or I’ll try to replace one mental image with another. One other form of OCD I face every day, is religion. I got baptized for the first time in my life earlier this year in January. I had finally started to repent for my sins, and now I’m constantly feeling afraid that I’m letting God down due to my depression/lack of motivation and vaping/smoking. I also fear excessively that He’ll banish me from His kingdom, or just turn a cold shoulder. I know that what I’ve just typed up is probably all over the place. That is my brain unfortunately. How do you go from being a mentally disorderly and seemingly erratic young woman, to a more well-established, successful woman? I’m all ears!
Hello all, I just found out about this app! I’m pretty sure I have OCD, but also not sure. I’d line to discover more about to and hear what other experiences are.
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