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My sister also has intrusive thoughts so she helps me by not being judgmental about mine and so does this app. They don't make me feel alone.
Oh and how can I forget God ? I rely on scripture to help me and strengthen me.
My parents, sister, friends, and therapist. My parents for allowing me to live with them, my sister for being a good listener, my friends for accepting me and knowing when to get me out of the house, and my therapist for challenging me
Jesus carries me and gets me through. Also, He has blessed me with incredible people. My parents and my best friend encourage me and pray for me.
No one. My family doesn’t understand OCD no matter how much I explain it. My mom will think she’s being relatable because she says she is soooo ocd bc she likes an orderly house. I think my dad has it. My paternal grandmother FOR SURE has it because she checks locks and windows repeatedly but they don’t really go to psychiatrists where she lives (in a village). I’m the only one actually diagnosed.
I haven't told a soul about my struggles one day hopefully soon I will be able to share with someone close to me without judgement
Smiley i am so sorry you are going throw this alone i can understand you ? Hope you find someone nice to be close to you A lot of?
Thank you Bea
you are welcome smiley?
nobody nothing ...myself yeah i try ask help,small things anything and nothing i dont know how i am “ok” the things that help me is that i would need and love live in usa and make friends and be loved and dont be humiliated every day and rejected and be scared of monster and loneliness and anxiety and so on ... a lot of?
My sister. But sometimes she doesn't seem to pay attention to me so I've been relying on this app lately.
My boyfriend, my parents don’t get it completely despite my father also having ocd. But he doesn’t get ROCD & HOCD bc he’s never heard or dealt with them. So he’s always there for me and he holds me when I’m having panic attacks. He’s my biggest supporter even tho he doesn’t show it with too many words.
My family and boyfriend don’t know I have OCD, although I have opened up about it a little more with my boyfriend. They all do know that I have an anxiety disorder though, and they’re extremely supportive. My dad has anxiety too and he doesn’t reassure me, he just tells me I can’t control everything and things like that-it’s very helpful. This app and the people on it are definitely the biggest support system I have so I’m very grateful for it!
My spouse and my best friend/ my spouse mostly accepts it but my best friend pushes me to get over fears or obsessions and is always there for me in the good and bad times. Very lucky.
My parents and therapist
hi guys haven’t posted here in awhile but i’ve fully recovered and have a really good life now lots of friends enjoying school and have a really loving boyfriend who helped me out of my ocd even if he didn’t know he was helping me (just through being loved and supported i felt happy enough to recover) hope u guys can recover too i had severe ocd and basically got better within 2 months by myself :)
When I started therapy with NOCD, I was stuck in a debilitating OCD spiral, feeling lost and alone. ERP changed my life—it wasn’t easy, but it helped me resist compulsions and sit with uncertainty. Even when I had to pause therapy to move for my Master’s degree in the UK, the tools I learned stayed with me. NOCD not only helped me manage my OCD symptoms but also gave me the confidence to take on one of the biggest changes of my life. As a Master’s student, OCD made completing assignments incredibly difficult. I developed compulsions that forced me to reread and rewrite endlessly, making deadlines stressful. After speaking with my advisor, I applied for an Individual Learning Plan, which provided accommodations like extended deadlines. Knowing I had that flexibility lifted the pressure and allowed me to do my best work—I finished my degree with Merit, close to a 3.8 GPA. If you’re a student struggling with OCD, know that support is available, and it’s okay to ask for help. What strategies or accommodations have helped you succeed in school while managing OCD?
My struggles with OCD began in childhood, but it wasn’t until after giving birth to my first child at 30 that I finally received a diagnosis. For years, I suffered in silence with intense anxiety, insomnia, and intrusive thoughts, but because my compulsions were mostly mental—constant rumination, reassurance-seeking, and avoidance—I didn’t realize I had OCD. I experienced Pure O, where my mind would latch onto terrifying thoughts, convincing me something was deeply wrong with me. After my son was born, I was consumed by intrusive fears of harming him, even though I loved him more than anything. Seven weeks into postpartum, I hit a breaking point and ended up in the emergency room, where I was finally diagnosed. For the first time, everything made sense. I didn’t discover exposure and response prevention (ERP) until years later when my son developed Germ OCD during COVID. I went through the program myself first, and it completely changed my life. ERP helped me sit with my intrusive thoughts instead of reacting to them, breaking the cycle that had controlled me for so long. Life isn’t perfect, but it’s so much better than before. I can finally be present instead of trapped in my head. Now, I’m working on trusting myself more and handling challenges without fear of “losing control.” As I prepare to help my daughter start therapy, I feel empowered knowing I’m giving my children the support I never had. If you know you have OCD but haven’t started therapy yet, what’s holding you back?
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