I use to be good at making friends but since my OCD and my mental health got bad I struggled with making friends I am know in OCD recovery and have been struggling making friends.
I haven't had any significant real life friends since I was 14. And even online people barely talk to me LOL
covid hit as soon as i was supposed to start college, and due to my contamination ocd i Never spoke to anyone without a mask on, didnt stay longer than necessary and just went home. i only made two friends when i was in my last year of college. recovery from ocd is so long and so hard but you will eventually find your footing. when i left college i went to a trade school and made way more friends. idk if ur in school now, but it will get easier. š«
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Iām so happy youāre in recovery. Youāre taking good steps forward. Making friends has historically been hard for me ā social anxiety, Iām introverted/shy, and my OCD (even before I knew it was OCD) made me doubt if they liked me. Try looking for community events - volunteer events, or things like board game nights, group hikes, etc. I also recommend the virtual support groups here-itās nice to make virtual friends in the community.
I canāt make friends nor keep any
Yes this is very common for us, talk to your therapist.
Hi everyone. I haven't posted on here in quite in some time. I'm hesitant to post but I'm battling some things that are compounding onto each other. I've had ocd since 15 I'm 30 now..I feel it's still there but much better than years ago. Currently though I'm really struggling with depression and trauma too. Atleast I believe it's trauma and my psychiatrist saw some indicators. Long story short I was in a relationship with a narcissist and I'm still recovering. I feel my nervous system is still kinda on fight or flight. I've learned that our bodies very much stores trauma. Alongside this I'm pretty critical of my appearance and my self esteem is not so great. I've been putting myself out there more and socializing but I can't shake this feeling of being stuck in an endless loop. It's hard to tell what to tackle. It's difficult for me..I don't know if ocd treatment is for me or more so trauma based therapy. I think there is some overlap..any advice or feedback would be appreciated. A side note I've done ERP in the past and I've been to treatment centers such as mclean. I feel like I need a community because I feel pretty alone but I'm having trouble putting one foot in front of the other.
I remember reading a comment someone had made to one of my posts on an OCD subreddit and they told me how they believed their OCD symptoms got worse during a time in their life when they were socially isolated. Reading this comment made the brightest lightbulb go off in my head because it basically summarized most of what Iāve been going through. In addition to OCD, I also struggle with depression and social anxiety. I feel like these three things and the profound sense of loneliness Iāve felt throughout my years in college (undergrad) feed off of each other. I know that OCD can manifest in so many different ways regardless of what your social life looks like, but I canāt help but feel like the lack of relationships (specifically friendships)/community in my life has something to do with my mental health and the delay in my recovery. Side note: Iām still relatively new to NOCD, but Iām happy to say that Iāve been making some good progress in my therapy sessions <3
Iāve been dealing with ocd and anxiety since I was a kid, but these recent years have been the worst itās ever been. Itās hard to communicate with people about your mental health so Iāve been self isolating by accident lol, my social anxiety is terrible and itās extremely stressful for me to hangout with people and my friends donāt seem to really understand even when I try my best to explain. They notice I donāt hangout as much but to them itās āme being weird ā or ā a fake friendā I donāt know what to do and itās frustrating
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