Does anyone else have this sort of OCD?

Hi! I’m new here. I have OCD but nothing to the extent that my young daughter does. I’m struggling so bad to watch her go through this and see the distress and panic in her face when she can’t seem to stop the compulsions or quiet her head. I feel like so many different types of OCD might be easier to battle with ERP. She has many different types but the one that’s hitting her the hardest and I’m struggling to find ways to help her with is the fact that her brain is telling her that if she doesn’t do this and do that and touch this this many times etc etc etc then someone (usually me) is going to die. She won’t say this out loud either because she’s afraid of speaking it into existence. How do you do an exposure for something like that? It has to be so hard when you think someone you love might die because you don’t touch something a certain way. I’d love to find someone on here who has ever experienced the same thing. Does this type of OCD have a name?

Parents of OCD kids

Username: katietaylorsillygoose69katietaylors...

Date posted: 45w ago

Coming from someone with a similar sort of OCD, this might be magical thinking OCD. I don’t know how ERP would work for this, as I’ve personally never tried it, so if you are in treatment for your OCD I recommend you ask your therapist about this.

Username: xyocdxyocd

Date posted: 45w ago

usually it’s called harm or death OCD. I’m so sorry your daughter is going through this and I’m happy to see a parent who’s so open to trying new things for their kid. I think for kids distractions are very important but as we know with OCD that’s hard. I’m thinking if you’re with her and you know what’s happening, you could try this. Have her look at you and count to three, then let her do the compulsion. It sounds very simple and small but after she’s calmed down or when the time is right you can explain to her how when she was counting, you were safe. Those three seconds were three seconds that she spent not giving into the compulsions. It was a small step she took with you to challenge her brain. Sure you told her to do it, but she did it, not you. ect, you get the idea. I’m new here too and to OCD in general so I hope this helped!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 45w ago

If you are like me, this is not what I expected when I became a parent. Your on the right track with talking to an ocd therapist and know it’s helped my 15 year old boy and family. Today we went to neurological chiropractor and he did 3 tests to get his nervous system back on track. Praying for you and your family as you navigate what’s best for your daughter!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 45w ago

@Anonymous Thank you. I appreciate that. I never thought of seeing a chiropractor. At this point, I’m willing to try anything!

Username: ilohuiojh

Date posted: 5y ago

I’m confused. I don’t know how this is supposed to work. Can anyone relate to this??? I don’t have anyone who understands just what my ocd is. I barely understand it. No matter what I do and where, my thoughts hit me. I can be blinking the wrong way and I have to blink until it feels right.. same for swallowing, touching things, light switches and setting down cups. I have to sit and stand up multiple times until it feels right. Step on certain things like cracks in sidewalk as many times I feel is needed. Wash my hands multiple times. Even when texting, I can type out a whole paragraph and my mind tells me to delete it all and start again because it’s not right. When something isn’t right my mind tells me that someone I love is going to die or get hurt. And for some reason I obsess over certain days, like a day someone I love it born. I will sit there and flip a light switch with that date in my mind and a bad thought that something will happen and I can’t stop until I feel that person in my head is safe and everything is fine. In a way I feel that I am saving them and myself from something bad. Can anyone relate? And maybe share how you’re dealing with it all? Please and thank you.

Perfectionism OCD

Username: RedPanda89

Date posted: 1y ago

Struggling with POCD

I'm really struggling today, I've had OCD diagnosed for around 12 years and it comes and goes but recently I'm experiencing some of the biggest waves I've ever had. I have a 2 year old daughter and I love her with everything I have, she's my absolute world but the OCD centres around her and it's really intensified recently. I try not to avoid anything but my OCD is saying to just try it out, just once, to see if I like it then I'll know for sure. I'm sat here in floods of tears because I'm so scared. What if I do? I don't want to harm her in any way at all, but my OCD just keeps saying I need to try. I brushed it away yesterday saying yea, yea OCD whatever you say we'll try tomorrow and now tomorrow is here my brain is just making me feel like I have to, to know for certain and I'm scared. I want to call the Samaritans but I'm scared they'll think I'm a risk to my daughter and lock me up. I'm so tired of feeling this way, just scared all the time that I'm going to give in and just try it once to shut the OCD up but I feel sick at the thought. Someone help me please.

Username: Lili02

Date posted: 1y ago

What type of OCD is this?

I have this irrational fear that my mom is going to ☠️(i can’t type the word because i’ll trigger myself but i hope you get what i’m trying to say) and i won’t know because i live far away from her and it literally keeps me up at night and i’ve cried so much about it. A lil context my mom is like my best friend I love her so freaking much and that’s where this fear stems from because i simply wouldn’t be able to live if she did pass away. This fear will trigger my compulsions so i literally need to check in with her almost every day and make sure im telling here to be safe and just being annoyingly over cautious with everything she does bcuz it’s like ahh!! don’t ☠️ mom!!! If i love someone a lot the thought of them dying becomes actually debilitating and feels like it’s already happened in a way even when their perfectly safe and healthy. Just death all around I obsess over, even those who I have actually lost i obsess over the fact that their watching me at every minute of everyday and i cant do anything that i wouldn’t do in front of them? if that makes sense? Is this a type of OCD?

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