Making friends

I notice that I have a more difficult time relating to others who don’t have ocd or do not really understand ocd, which had me thinking, how does everyone make friends when you are living with this condition? I’m genuinely curious. My tendency as an introvert is to just not really seek out friendships, but maybe that’s a form of compulsion and avoidance. I think it would be beneficial if i could make actual friends who could understand and relate to me. Any ideas? Thoughts?

Username: 777Q777Q

Date posted: 48w ago

Personally I try to enjoy most of time by myself. I only have occasional social interactions . I accept this and I just don’t press things with others hardly at all, I find it better that way . There are many positives of doing things alone .

Username: A23A23

Date posted: 48w ago

I've also wondered if my introversion is social avoidance/anxiety, and if that's the case then more exposure to social settings could be recommended; there could be an exposure hierarchy for socializing/social anxiety

Username: abbslou

Date posted: 23w ago

Checking OCD

Hi I am new here. Looking for a friend with the same ocd relations to me. I’ve been struggling with checking OCD for a while now. It includes things like checking my social media feed because I am scared I shared something inappropriate, and even rereading messages, emails, or anything I write thinking I said something bad. Does anyone else struggle with this? It’s became part of my life now and i hate it

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 22w ago

Rejection from others

How do you guys deal with rejection from other people or them pulling away when you talk about your OCD and intrusive thoughts? I've been dealing with that a little bit lately and it hurts a lot. I don't know how to deal with it.

Username: xyzwqr

Date posted: 20w ago

ocd group

im gonna start an ocd support group in the fall (like actually in person) and is it bad that im kinda veiwing it as my dating pool? like a bunch of people that get it and might also have false and real memories ocd like? sounds nice. literally never dated before because i never have time in between these blow out episodes to form a connection or make a date but like i feel like it would be easier with someone who also has ocd because theyd get it.

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