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Some celebrities with OCD
Some celebs with OCD include Camila Cabello, Howie Mandel
Some celebs with OCD include Camila Cabello, Howie Mandel
David Beckham
Leonardo di Carpio, jesse eisenberg
I think there is a massive difference between having full blown OCD and having some OCD traits/quirks. Who else agrees? I have read David Beckham's autobiography and personally I wouldnt say that what he has is OCD. I would instead say that he is very particular and perhaps has some traits of OCD that effect his life somewhat but its possible that the things he doee actually effect his life in a good way. I knoe my personal experience that full blown OCD is absolutely debilitating and makes it near on possible to do any activities or at least that what it makes us think. Interesting to know what anyone else thinks on this.....
Interesting to bring up. Maybe there is subclinical OCD and clinical OCD?
Hey guys! So I struggle with OCD, especially harm, relationship and moral stuff and I am somewhat recovered now. However, my current girlfriend has started showing signs of OCD but itâs abou5 something I donât know much about so I wanted to see if anyone on here had thoughts about it. She is constantly thinking about food (when to eat it, what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little) and controls the thoughts by giving in and controlling her entire day around food. She donât really know the feeling of being full. She never starved herself and always eats, but then she feels extremely guilty afterwards. Her thoughts do have to do a lot with her body image and not gaining weight but also not losing any either. Does this sound like ocd or an eating disorder?
My earliest memory of OCD was at five years old. Even short trips away from home made me physically sick with fear. I couldnât stop thinking, What if something bad happens when Iâm not with my mom? In class, Iâd get so nervous Iâd feel like throwing up. By the time I was ten, my school teacher talked openly about her illnesses, and suddenly I was terrified of cancer and diseases I didnât even understand. I thought, What if this happens to me? As I got older, my fears shifted, but the cycle stayed the same. I couldnât stop ruminating about my thoughts: What if I get sick? What if something terrible happens when Iâm not home? Then came sexually intrusive thoughts that made me feel ashamed, like something was deeply wrong with me. I would replay scenarios, imagine every âwhat if,â and subtly ask friends or family for reassurance without ever saying what was really going on. I was drowning in fear and exhaustion. At 13, I was officially diagnosed with OCD. Therapy back then wasnât what it is now. I only had access to talk therapy and I was able to vent, but I wasnât given tools. By the time I found out about ERP in 2020, I thought, Thereâs no way this will work for me. My thoughts are too bad, too different. What if the therapist thinks Iâm awful for having them? But my therapist didnât judge me. She taught me that OCD thoughts arenât importantâtheyâre just noise. I wonât lie, ERP was terrifying at first. I had to sit with thoughts like, did I ever say or do something in the past that hurt or upset someone? I didnât want to face my fears, but I knew OCD wasnât going away on its own. My therapist taught me to sit with uncertainty and let those thoughts pass without reacting. It wasnât easyâERP felt like going to the gym for your brainâbut slowly, I felt the weight of my thoughts dissipate. Today, I still have intrusive thoughts because OCD isnât curableâbut they donât control me anymore. ERP wasnât easy. Facing the fears Iâd avoided for years felt impossible at first, but I realized that avoiding them only gave OCD more power. Slowly, I learned to sit with the discomfort and see my thoughts for what they are: just thoughts.
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