Asking for advice from older ppl

I turned 18 and because of an event ive had recently my ocd has never been worse ever. I cry more i panic more i feel worthless and hopeless i feel like i cause pain and hurt and i feel like i shouldn’t live sometimes-ive spoken to my parents about this event (mostly my mom) and i’ve recently started seeing a counselor. (i need to fix ny appointments) but im asking the adults, does it get better? Do i feel like you’ve reached a goal of feeling good again and going on with your life fear free? Ik ppl still suffer but id like comfort from someone more experienced, since i barely found this out about myself recently. I just need help. To know if my adult life will be good and fun and normal in the future. Does it get better?

Username: yessyessyessyess

Date posted: 49w ago

I’ve dealt with SO-OCD, Pure O, and other themes since I was 15. I didn’t know it was OCD or get diagnosed until I was 24 or 25. You’re at such a good age and so great that you know it has a name. I grieve of all the years I’ve lost and suffered in silence due to not knowing it had a name. I’m currently experiencing one of the worst OCD episodes I’ve had since I was 15. But I will say despite my darkest episodes in the past and passing those episodes, I lived a semi-normal life. Obviously with ERP which I’m dreading attending again. But it helped. I returned to school at 21 and just graduated at 28 from one of the top public universities in the world something I never thought I’d achieve. I got to travel around the world and meet awesome people and eat delicious food. Experienced heartbreak and got to date. Despite being in this deep episode and feeling like a life sentence, I have hope I’ll see those sunny days again. I know I’ll get through it. But know that you’re not alone in this OCD battle, take it one day at a time.

Username: ughhhhughhhh

Date posted: 49w ago

@yessyess thank you for this im just scared my life ends here. especially with relationships i feel like i have to tell them about these issues in order for them to trust me. i hope i have the same hope like you have. thanks for telling me this it saved me from going into a spell

Username: buzgirlbuzgirl

Date posted: 49w ago

I’ve dealt with OCD most my life and it was horrible dealing with it as a kid. As I grew, it got a little easier with my meds. I also had a strong support group around my family and GOD. it varies from person to person, but my answer to you is there is hope.

Username: buzgirlbuzgirl

Date posted: 49w ago

I was 9 when I was diagnosed with OCD. I’m almost 44 now

Username: ofcourseOliviaofcourseOlivia

Date posted: 49w ago

hey there, i'm so sorry to hear about the tough time you're going through. it sounds incredibly challenging and it's definitely tough when ocd ramps up like that. big hugs to you for reaching out and starting to get help through counseling. 🤗 by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called 'unstuck'? when i was deep in my ocd struggles, a NOCD therapist hooked me up with it too (unstuckmyocd.com/try) and i found it very helpful. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it works kind of like having an OCD therapist by your side whenever things start to spiral, providing step-by-step support. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have Qs or just want to talk more! <3

Username: ughhhhughhhh

Date posted: 49w ago

@ofcourseOlivia thank you for this! :,) and no i havent heard of it but i think that be a good idea for me to look into i definitely will

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

I saw someone on here talking about how they don’t think people with severe ocd can be in a relationship because they’re too much of a burden and it really really freaked me out. I know it’s not reasonable and they were probably just in a bad place but all I want is to grow up and have a husband and kids and it already hurts when my ocd is attacking that and making me feel undeserving but thinking that I’m completely unlovable makes me want to crawl in a hole. I just want to be happy and I’m afraid I’ll never be able to have a good life because of my stupid brain that latches into everything. I’ve already wasted so much time freaking out over random stupid stuff I just want to be normal and happy. I’m not sure if asking for help and advice around this is reassurance because it’s not really a part of my ocd it feels more like general anxiety. But I would like to hear other people’s experiences with dating or just generally living with ocd.

Username: jcofty1

Date posted: 2y ago

Do you ever truly conquer OCD?

My question is for those that have dealt with OCD for quite some time. I am in my mid 20s and some days are better whilst others are so debilitating that all I can do is curl up in a corner to escape everything. Does it ever actually get better? How do therapists with OCD deal with and cope with it if it doesn’t actually get better?

"Pure" OCD

Username: Magzzz

Date posted: 1y ago

18+ please help if you can

I’m so terrified because when I was a teenager I used to have a embarrassing and weird tickling fetish. No idea where it came from but it started around age 15 to maybe 19. I don’t have it anymore and I absolutely regret it 100% because of “self time” being involved. The fetish was the only thing I ever was part of mentally I never ever had any other intentions. Never. I used to go on ifunny and that’s where I would find artwork I guess related to the fetish. I stopped going to ifunny and around age 19 or something I went back and I remember the people in the artwork or whatnot would come across as being younger and I would skip them and try to find more “appropriate” I guess I don’t even know how to explain this but I know it’s something other people may have struggled with as well and I hold a lot of regret and shame even though I had literally no bad intentions whatsoever it was for a stupid fetish but the ocd has attached to it for many years now and it scares me to death what it tries to convince me is real when I pray to God it is not. I feel so terrible for that time I went back to ifunny but I remember I got uncomfortable and got rid of the app. I never had bad intentions and I know that for sure. I just feel so incredibly horrible all time time about what I didn’t know when I was younger and I should have. Not long after everything I developed ocd and the worst theme I’ve ever dealt with is POCD and also real event too. My self esteem is shot. There’s nothing that makes me feel alive anymore because I absolutely cannot stand myself. I’ve wanted to give up countless times. I have so much fear all the time. I’m going on vacation this weekend with my family and I feel like I don’t deserve to go or have fun. My birthday is next weekend and it’s just another day for me and I tell people not to get me anything because I feel as I don’t deserve it or anything joyful or happy. I don’t know what to do. This is embarrassing to talk about but it’s what I’m dealing with and I hate it with a passion of how stupid I was when I was younger. I’m almost 24. I can’t even move on with my life because I feel like I don’t deserve to 💔

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