Tourettic OCD

hello! i just wanted to introduce myself. my name is amanda, i'm married, and have 4 cats. i'm unable to work, so my husband takes care of the bills while i take care of our house. it actually works very well for us as i have agoraphobia as well as severe generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, and excoriation disorder(skin-picking). i haven't met anyone with my particular disorder (TOCD) so i was hoping to meet someone who could share their experience! some of my tics are making my body 'even' (if someone touches one of my shoulders, i have to touch the other one. blinking to make my face feel even. etc). some other tic-like behaviors i have are always stepping over cracks with my left foot first, as well as stepping onto a new surface with my left foot first. these are only a few of the many tics i deal with along with OCD symptoms. hope everyone is doing well today! take care!

Username: InvitedMozartInvitedMozart

Date posted: 49w ago

I sometimes will attend nocds support group for tics and body focused repetitive behaviors, they meet on Mondays. I can imagine, and I know that there are others who can emphasize with your experiences! I've developed some tics and bfrbs, and find them frustrating at times.

Username: Amanda_JeanAmanda_Jean

Date posted: 49w ago

@InvitedMozart thank you so much, i'll definitely have to check that out! i had no idea there were so many people with ocd that struggle with tics!

Username: edennellyedennelly

Date posted: 47w ago

I’m gonna cry reading this. I’ve been searching for answers my entire life I’ve had the EXACT same body sensation type of OCD. I never knew what it was called or if anyone else had the same experience. I remember trying to explain to my mom in kindergarten what I felt, how everything on my body had to be even. I do it now without even thinking, even flexing random muscles/ moving around in a way to make sure all the sensations are exactly the same. It gets much worse when I give attention to it otherwise it’s just constant background noise. So glad I’m not alone In This

Username: Amanda_JeanAmanda_Jean

Date posted: 47w ago

@edennelly oh me too! i thought for a while that i was the only one out there! mine get a lot worse when thinking about it too, and 'background noise' is a great way to put that! i'm glad i'm not alone either.

Username: Chrisa

Date posted: 4y ago

My name is Chrisa. I've suffered with OCD for over 30 years. It's gotten worse lately, especially since my elderly kitty has gotten very sick, plus other stressors. It's never been this bad. My rituals involve numbers, counting, among other things, in response to stress and the thoughts of preventing my cats death and other "bad" things from happening. I know there is no logic in this, it's ridiculous, it makes no sense, yet my brain feels what I call " hijacked". There are few people that know I have OCD. My own husband doesn't know. I've learned how to hide it well over the years after being ridiculed by family members when I was a child with OCD symptoms. I'm in a tremendous amount of distress. No drugs have worked for me, nor has RBT or CBT.

Username: thejent

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Introduction

Hi Everyone, I am new to the group and was diagnosed with OCD in December 2021. I struggle with harm and relationship OCD. I have limited social/emotional support from my partner (this is a work in progress) and I am trying to do all I can to heal/recover, so I am posting here on the reccomendation of my NOCD therapist. Although I experienced rumination and obsessive thinking for years, intense anxiety and past trauma brought on intrusive thought symptoms several months ago. This is my first time talking openly in a forum like this about my OCD.

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Username: kelscrane

Date posted: 1y ago

TOCD

Does anyone here experience transgender OCD? It’s been my main theme for 2 years and with that I get HOCD (worrying that I’m a gay man). I identify as a bisexual woman and these thoughts have been so distressing to me. They feel so real. I’d really love to connect with people who are going through this.

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