Hello guys.I'm new to this. After a reddit post it has been suggested that I might suffer from OCD. I'm not sure if that's true or not(my brain says nuh uh lol). But I wanna hope that I'll get better soon! And I hope everyone who has it gets better as well !! Lots of hope and hugs!
OCD commonly tries to hide itself behind doubt, there is a sub-type called Meta OCD which is when your OCD directly tries to make you think you don't have OCD. You're hiding true feelings, or have another mental illness, or just are a bad person. OCD will do anything to convince you of whatever theme it attaches to. I hope you find this rabbit hole that reddit post sent you down to be productive, make sure you get yourself into therapy, if possible!
Hello there. The thing is my brother has OCD but he just washes his hands alot and constantly retouching things and making the same move alot of times I'm not sure how to explain. But in my case I'm just always scared I might have cancer or I might break up with my boyfriend or for example if i dont finish chopping onions before the ad on tv finishes that means im cursed or that someone will die etc etc and sometimes I can't deal when I see something unorganized. When I was younger I got alot of lecturing because every time I would visit someone's house I would try to "clean"/put things in the correct place and i still do it but not that obvious i know its not right. Except if it's both ocd behavior?
@Mika05 Both of those are also OCD subtypes! Magical thinking OCD is a term used to describe intrusive thoughts that demand that you consider things reality has no room for. Like "what if my thoughts can be heard by everyone in the room?" Or "if I don't tie my shoes again they'll come untied and I'll trip in the middle of the road". Cleanliness is often the most generic version of OCD, the fear of germs and contamination is the anxiety, while cleaning is a compulsion. So is organizing, moving things around, etc. Sounds to me like you need to learn about "Pure O" OCD, it's what I deal with. A form of OCD that has little outward compulsions, and can commonly be misdiagnosed due to the lack of outward compulsive behavior. Often, my OCD manifests in thought patterns I can't stop. Or I'll get repeated audio cues from songs or shows looping in my head. Sometimes it'll get so bad I do show outward symptoms like confessing, or researching things 24/7. The important thing here is you're not alone. I'd suggest starting with learning about "cognitive fusion" how people with OCD often feel a sort of dread response to intrusive thoughts, that stem from the thought being ego-dystonic. That is to say, it goes "well if you're thinking that you're a bad person". Keep your head up!
@FloralEnvoy Okay I'll take a look into it. Thank you alot! Even my brain says this is all a lie and I'm just hiding my true feelings I think I should listen to you this time!
@Mika05 There that meta OCD goes again! You're on the right path. I hope you have a great day, and are able to get a few hours of peace today at the bare minimum
Hello all, I just found out about this app! I’m pretty sure I have OCD, but also not sure. I’d line to discover more about to and hear what other experiences are.
I’m 19 and struggle with health anxiety, contamination, harm, and magical thinking OCD and would love to meet people with similar experiences and hardships because I have never had an opportunity for such a supportive community!
Im new here so im not exactly sure what im supposed to be doing but my therapist recommended that I start using this platform. I have had OCD my whole life as does my mom and her parents, but I never had a formal diagnosis until about 5 years ago. Recently my OCD has been absolutely taking over my life and it is just so mentally exhausting. I know there’s nothing “wrong” with me but I really wish that I just didn’t have OCD. I really just want to be able to exist without all of these obsessions. I’ve seen a few posts from people just talking about experiences so if anyone has any tips on how best to use the platform that would be great! On a funnier note - I’m pretty open about my OCD and I mention it to a coworker and there response was “Do you really have that or is that just something you say”. And my response was oh yeah no I really have it and it really impacts every minute of everyday in my life and they were just like 😶
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