how did you learn you had OCD?

I got dog noses as a kid because my mom noticed it.

I started experiencing SO-OCD all of a sudden and was terrified, so I decided to look up what I was experiencing and lo and behold 🥁 it was OCD. Then I realized that I’ve had it as a child but had no idea.

When I searched online why I have these kind of thoughts then I got videos of a person who posts videos on OCD his name is Nathan Peterson

A therapist introduced me to the pureochrissie's account, and from then I just related and related..

In 2020,thanks to Google, I was debating with myself if it's GAD or OCD, turned out it was OCD all along

As a kid I had strange thoughts that scared me, so I researched and found OCD asked my school counselor if she thought I had it. She said no because I didn’t do any compulsions like cleaning, but that she definitely thought I had intrusive thoughts. I didn’t go to her after that, and after years of looking for therapy, I was finally diagnosed in about five minutes after I told them my symptoms. The reason the school counselor didn’t see my compulsions were because they were all mental compulsions and she didn’t think that mental compulsions were a thing. I knew for years that I had it, but it took years for someone to listen to me.

I actually figured out because I had this panic attack that lasted for days. I was sent to emergency. People there started saying that this sounds like intrusive thoughts. As it was such a common term I did not think I was like a real “disease”. I looked up the thoughts I had and came to a site that had examples of rocd thoughts and I felt like this is me. I listened to the podcast fearcast and then it all made sense that this is ocd!

A friend introduced me to a musician called NF. I listened to his stuff and we both kinda filled in the gaps I was searching for for years. I thought I had a lot of things growing up but nothing quite fit like ocd. Got therapy and was diagnosed quickly

Sought perfection in life from about the age of 13 and avoided a lot as a result of it. Looking back it was an attempt to gain certainty around not being socially anxious, being at my best socially etc. - It then developed and developed, but because of the nature of OCD, I was in complete denial: 'Just this next week, I'll go over the last of my thoughts and then I can finally stop holding myself back' - The final week I tried to do this, I got stuck on a horrible intrusive thought around a disgusting video I watched 2 years ago. It was the thought spiral of justifying that I'd fully watched it so I would know I didn't have to watch it again that made my life fall apart: I incorrectly believed that I had to resolve this dilemma, or the next time I went into work I would be terrible socially (and since I was trying to move on from it all, thought I would be stuck like this forever). Cue blind panic, where I forced myself to watch this horrific video again just to get rid of the potential ambiguity and uncertainty, which led to more compulsions and more compulsions until I was struggling like I'd never struggled before. Then I couldn't deny it anymore and got professional help.

I was always fearful of becoming sick with a disease when I was older in high school. I was constantly worried about things I may have done while drinking and not remembering. Then constantly checking things in the dorms in college to make sure no one was putting something in places that would be there to harm me. Checking once wasn’t enough. I checked something over and over again even when I could visibly see nothing was there. I knew it was absolutely ocd at that point In college when I couldn’t feel ok with just checking something once. So I went to a therapist and then eventually started medication so I was never diagnosed by a doctor officially but knew it was OCD when I looked at all of the symptoms I had and after speaking with my therapist she agreed it was OCD like I had thought. Funny story is that I guess my first “ritual” started in middle school when I started to count the deodorant strokes underneath each armpit. lol. I still do that to this day but it doesn’t debilitate my life. I just do a certain amount of strokes because I feel smelly if I don’t use that amount lol.

hey, it's really brave of you to reach out and share. it's not always easy to open up about what we're going through with ocd, but it's super important to remember that you're not alone in this. 💪 i'm dealing with a different ocd theme myself, so i might not have all the answers you're looking for, but i can definitely share some resources that have been a game-changer for me. one thing that's been super helpful is the "unstuck ocd therapy tools" app. my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's been amazing for providing AI-personalized guidance and exercises right when i need them. also, the ocd stories podcast has been a great listen for me; it's full of insights and experiences from others dealing with ocd, which can be really comforting and informative. hope this helps! ✨

Started to refuse to eat because I was convinced it would make me puke. My uncle has it so my mom knew exactly what it was. Then later this year I got diagnosed with depression and am in therapy again. I have ADHD and suspected autism but thank you for asking❤️

I watched a video about this girl with OCD it was from Special Books by Special kids