I can't.I even can't post my story. I am 15 years old suffering from OCD. It just feels so bad, so bad. From trying to get hurt by banging my head in the wall, I just feel things are not okay with me. I am a student. I want someone to get in contact with me - someone to understand my story and support me. I hope it reaches the correct audience, someone who can get in touch. Thank you so much.
Can anyone please get in touch with me! I will be grateful!
Severe OCD started at 13 for me. Please don't bang your head as that won't help. I'll suggest a practical plan that can help. I was lost and felt hopeless for many many years because there weren't any OCD therapists near me. I didn't have any support, other than parents, or people who knew what was going on with me. Luckily you have this app and a lot of therapists that can help you with research backed methods. Even when I could find a therapist I didn't for a long time and things only got worse. I'll suggest a plan for you. 1. Talk to your parents and tell them you need help. 2. Find a therapist who specializes in OCD so you can start ERP therapy. 3. Watch OCD and Anxiety channel on YouTube as it is free and has a lot of useful advice. 4. Also, research as much as you can about OCD, what it is, and treatment process for OCD so that you have this knowledge while going through therapy.
I am hopeless. But I also feel sorry for you. Hope you have recovered! I am glad for your help.
To all those people who replied - I'll narrate my story. A girl in middle school, an overachiever. Winning everything I could, expanding my social circle and had the most fun and influential life. I even had my own empire - of students with whom I played. And then while transitioning from 9th to 10th (campus change), something happened that devastated me. I could not listen or keep myself focused in class. Time and time, i found myself engaged in blasphemous thoughts and tried to prevent myself. I couldn't talk to people. I could not socialise the way other kids were doing. And soon those kids who were like academically inferior to me became so much superior to me in every case. I tried hard not knowing what was wrong with me - but I failed. My grades dropped drastically. Nobody not even me or my parents could understand what was going on. Maybe I was too ambitious, promoted by the success I had achieved, and had hopes of reaching likes of Elon Musk or going to Ivy league university and such an age of 14 or 15. I soon learnt about this disorder. It was suffocating, devastating and brutal. Going through 1 year of OCD, I cannot explain in words how difficult it had become. I could not speak to anyone because I thought I would mess up. No texting no message, it was like all hell break loose on me. Fast forward to 10th grade, I still suffered, though I got to know many symptoms and dealt with them. Though the compulsions like praying for 3 hours daily was eliminated, the obsessions and obsessive thoughts were still there. I soon began to isolate myself- from friends and family, those who gave my anxiety. My grades and social performance still plummeting. This is just a fast forwarded version of what I went through. The pain of failing when you knew you had it what it takes to score the greatest, the pain of not socialising and loosing an empire to being literally all alone, the pain in my head that remained 24 hours a day. To knowing what I was and what I had become all suddenly within one year.Extremely terrific. Still gives me goosebumps. I still crave for help.
I'm here to listen if you want. Sorry to hear you're suffering. I hope things improve soon.
Thank you for being there and being what it needs to represent humanity.
Hey, you are not alone , you can come to me a tell me your story if it makes you comfortable...
Thank you so much.
I’m here for you
Do you have any social media that we can connect and talk through
Yes.
@Dakota112 Want to add me on tik Tok
@Cloth - I do not have Tik Tok, sorry - any other platform such as Instagram? If that is okay.
@Dakota112 I don’t have Instagram but I have fb
@Dakota112 And I have tik tok but probably won’t stay on much longer I don’t want it
@Cloth - Gmail? So that we can communicate on google chat if that works fine for you. It is simple and accessible. Just search Google Chat up.
@Cloth - Google chat requires just your gmail.
@Dakota112 Ok
I can listen to your story
hey there, i'm really sorry to hear what you're going through. it's okay to feel overwhelmed and scary, especially when dealing with something as tough as OCD. remember, you're incredibly brave for having the courage to reach out and share your feelings. by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called 'unstuck?' i've been where you are before and what really helped me was this free tool (unstuckmyocd.com/try) that my NOCD therapist recommended. i think it'll be especially helpful for you because it gives you personalized, step-by-step support when OCD gets difficult, just like an OCD therapist. 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
Thank you so much for recommending. And yes, once I am done with my tasks, I will definitely get back to you.
@Dakota112 - Alright. Please take care!!
if any responds to this, it would save my night. Just knowing there is someone there who understands. This past week my ocd has been worse than usually. My harm ocd is so terrible, violent thoughts and images fill my head and I can’t make it stop and the thoughts constantly are centered toward my family members. It’s so terrible I just feel like crying and I’m so heavy and empty inside. Does anyone else understand? Know what it’s like. All this fear and doubt. Are these my own thoughts? Why am I having these? Am I a psychopath? Do I want to do these things? And so on. I just want to scream. I’m so so scared and I feel sick to my stomach and I don’t want to be anywhere near my family right now. Help me please
Hi everyone, I’m a 17 year old teenage girl and have been struggling immensely with my OCD. I have suicidal OCD and I can’t seem to get better no matter what I try. It’s exhausting to have to deal with and I want it to stop.
I feel like If I don't tell someone something I'll go crazy and I can't talk to to my family or friends I am to scared that they will hate me if that did happen I couldn't take it I'm so scared I just downloaded this app and I don't know much about ocd except what iv watched on YouTube and read online why am I don't even know why I'm trying this I just want to be ok the last few days have been the worst I do my best to act normal around my family but I can tell I'm not do that good of a job I can't stop crying when I'm alone i soon know what to do with my self I'm so fucked sorry for this rable Idk if this even helped I know I'm not supposed to ask for reassurance sorry
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