Does anyone else’s ocd make them feel physically sick, like I’ve had so many stomach problems this past month and pretty much everyday now I get these huge headaches followed my aches in the neck and back, they mostly get triggered when I get really anxious but they are still there when I’m relaxed a bit. I also have been missing a lot of school because school triggers my ocd so so much as well as anywhere in general tbh and no body understands all they do if judge me and say I’m going to fail school and I’m not going to go anywhere. Does anyone else go through this?

Gosh I relate so much to this. I can’t believe I finished school to be honest. You just have to force yourself through it. I know how it feels to be judged. I got broken up with by a boyfriend over my OCD and lost a lot of friends because of my reassurance seeking. It sucks. But if someone doesn’t even try to understand our OCD and are judge mental, are they really the type of people you want to be around?

Surround yourself with positivity, it helps.

i relate to this so much!

Same happens to me, I have just finished college and I am currently looking for an apprenticeship but every time I have an interview my ocd gets worse and it makes my anxiety worse. Hope you’re alright.

Same, honestly I’m failing so bad and I can’t help it, I force myself to go to school but most of the time it gets too much and I end up coming home early. Some days are alright though and I can get through the whole day without needing to escape and it does suck honestly no one at school knows about my ocd except my best friend and school counsellor. But I’m hopeful that it will get easier as I have an appointment on Thursday to see a psychologist.

Oh yeah. To the point that I have vomited repeatedly and lost a lot of weight.

Yes! I usually do a round of Nexium every 4 months to help with the related acid reflux, I’ve cut out any dietary triggers like Dairy or Excess sugar, and I try to exercise regularly! It helps a lot, I still have nervous bathroom breaks but they’ve improved significantly

I used to think I had IBS ad heartburn but that was before I was diagnosed and started on Zoloft. Now I don’t have any of those issues. I guess it was al anxiety related.

Very much so- it was like the symptoms that made me first realize something was off in my case.