Hi! is it possible to live a happy life with OCD? Can you see OCD as a disorder in which you are sensitive to reacting with obsession and compulsion in stressful situations? I found it very difficult that OCD is an chronic condition. It suggest that things will never get better. how do you guys see this?
Definitely. It'll just take work. I have chronic and disabling OCD. Slowly I'm getting better but I still have a lot of work to do and I'll probably be on meds my whole life. But it'll be worth it because I'll be able to live a fulfilling and happy life eventually.
Thank yo so much! Al the best for you!
A good long quality of life can be lived with OCD & GAD . It is a managed illness like 100s of other illnesses.
Do you mean OCD is similair to a GAD? Like prognosis and comparability?
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Yes! My OCD in the present day makes my life INCREDIBLE. I am more successful in school, in entrepreneurship, in my relationships, and I am so happy now that I can use it for its benefits instead of succumbing to it. Keep up the work, stick with NOCD, improve your life habits, and talk more! You'd fit right into my community that I started, I'd love to have you: https://www.skool.com/the-ocd-advantage-7537/about You got this, I'm serious
I am not a expert in anything. I try to read a lot though. Most articles I have read point out that approximately 75 % of people with OCD have a secondary condition . For example GAD which I had mentioned I have both I manage both they have some similarities and differences. I work on managing both of them to a pretty good level overall.
Those of you who have overcome at least a bit, if not all, of your OCD. When you went through the CBT and ERP, did it feel like the end of the world? And how did you face the fact that your fears and uncertainties might actually come to life?
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
OCD is so much more than just being 'neat' or 'organized'—it’s relentless, exhausting, and often deeply misunderstood. The intrusive thoughts, the compulsions, the anxiety—it can feel like a never-ending cycle that others just don’t seem to get. Many of us have had experiences where even therapists didn’t fully grasp the depth of our struggles. I myself faced difficulty being misdiagnosed and my talk therapist not understanding the full extent of what I was going through until I found NOCD. So many prior therapists wrote off my symptoms as general anxiety, not realizing it was actually OCD all along. If you could sit down with a therapist who truly wanted to understand, what do you wish they knew about OCD?
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