Finding relief in knowing I'm not alone in my OCD struggles.

Relief

I always feel so lonely and isolated with ocd. I feel like I cannot talk to anybody about it. I haven't told anybody about my worst thoughts, not even my boyfriend who has been so so understanding about it. Then I see this mutual friend I just followed liking ocd posts on Instagram about similar themes to me. It makes me feel so relieved knowing that it's not just me struggling with ocd, and that people I know also have it. Makes me feel not so alone.

Username: cows12465cows12465

Date posted: 44w ago

I struggle with not being able to tell ANYONE about my worst thoughts either because i’m ashamed and am embarrassed.

Username: sofia stellasofia stella

Date posted: 44w ago

I never speak to anyone about my thoughts because I always feel that they are so bizarre and normal people wouldn’t have them..

Username: IfiknewthenIfiknewthen

Date posted: 44w ago

Well if youre a teen or in your 20s you are lucky to have a website like this. Im 43 and have had severe ocd my entire life and just understanding how it works. Ive done permanent damage to my body because of ocd. So if you are younger than me you are lucky to have this site. All i can tell you is use this site to be totally honest about your obsessions so people can help you. If you arent completely honest then you wont get better.

Username: StoicGuyStoicGuy

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 44w ago

I'm 37 and have been untreated for a long time as well. At least we have help now. Everyone before us had next to no help and who knows how long this disorder has been around.

Username: StoicGuyStoicGuy

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 44w ago

Try to separate yourself from OCD. It's a disorder it doesn't define you in any way. The thoughts aren't even your own. I don't talk to people about OCD much either because in all honesty they wouldn't understand. I think it would help to separate OCD from how you view yourself and treat it just as a medical condition that needs to be treated.

Username: KayStella KayStella

Date posted: 44w ago

Ocd can definitely make u feel alone but ur not the more u open n talk to others the more you’ll know. I feel the same way sometimes u got this

Username: trying2

Date posted: 5y ago

I do really feel like personifying my OCD really helped relieve a lot of the anxiety. That and finding a community of people who are having similar thoughts! Being able to take a step back and name a thought as OCD helped me so much. The anxiety is there as MUCH as it was along with the thoughts but knowing that they’re not MY thoughts helped me with direction on where to go from there. I can now get a thought and tell myself it’s ocd because I know it is even when I’m doubting it. I can say to myself even when I’m doubting the ocd that it’s called the doubting disorder for a reason and feel better. I grew up always feeling ~different~ because of my thoughts but never knew they were ocd related and knowing that felt like putting the last piece of a 600 piece puzzle in its place. It helped me put a name to my problems and be like “wow, that explains sooo much” like honestly a weight has been lifted. For that reason,I know I can get through this gross and horrifying disorder.

Username: florcp27

Date posted: 2y ago

Feeling alone

Does anyone feel alone with all the ocd struggle? Like, this is not something that we can tell to anyone. I've been feeling so lonely and missunderstood. I mean, I feel like a weirdo. This is so hard. There are some days when I feel like "this is it, i'm gonna be stuck on this forever". Tomorrow i'll see my psychiatrist to make some adjustments on my meds.

"Pure" OCD

Username: avacado3

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Tips?

Hey guys. I feel like you all are the right people to ask because you’re going through this as well. Do you have any tips for helping with the loneliness that ocd can bring? What helps you? Oftentimes I feel like when I’m struggling I don’t want to bring it up all of the time to my family, because ocd is the same thing to explain every time. I realized that I was becoming really isolated, especially because my themes are SOOCD and ROCD, which make me avoid relationships and friends sometimes, even though doing so is making me lonely. Any tips? Thanks guys ❤️

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