Hey everyone. I have a problem with my family to tell them I have OCD. I have been thinking since a long time ago to meet a counsellor or a person who can helps me to reduce my compulsions. It hurts me. To just keep it to myself. How do I do to help myself? ?

I can relate. What I did is tell my mum over message that I’ve been feeling so bad and sad since a time and I would like to see my doctor, then she took me and doctor said i only have stress, but anyway reccomended me to go and see a psychologist

Ivy, you have to keep trying, or just tell her you feel bad and then at the doctor you explain your problem. I understand the thing of your grandma, I just dont tell her nothing because she will not understand and would feel so sad.

i’m sure it’s not the easiest thing telling people... i’ve had to do it myself. It takes a lot of courage to open up and some people can be misunderstanding but many are not. Telling people often helps with recovery and since telling people it feels like a huge weight was lifted off my chest. all the best x

I think step one is to simply just try know where to go to find a specialist. Do you know where to go?

Hey iv! Do you get doctor’s checkups often, or could you schedule one as a “checkup” and take your parents along if they don’t usually come with you? Generally if you bring others with you to an appointment, the doctor will have them leave the room so they can ask about your home life and ensure that you’re comfortable there if you’re still living with family. If you’re living alone, they’ll generally take family out of the room so that they can talk to you about your health privately. If it makes you feel more comfortable, you can arrange an appointment like this and ask for help from your doctor in telling your family. You can also call them on the phone and ask them to help you tell your parents. I know it’s super stressful, but medical professionals can really help solidify the point that you’d like some form of therapy! Good luck!!!

Thanks Lola. I feel good for you. To have a mother who understands you so freaking well. My mother is an angel. But she have some mistakes in understanding me, as her daughter. My grandmother refuses to accept the fact that her generation is having mental illness. My mom would never had these thoughts about mine having OCD disoder and she neglected me on our first talk about this ???

Dr. Fred Penzel wrote a really good article on the topic of dealing with your parents and OCD: https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/my-parents-dont-believe-i-have-ocd/

I’ll try again, one day Lola. And I hope at that moment my family can accept it eventually. Indeed. There’s no hope to talk about this to people who‘ll never understand. We might hurt ourselves worse

Congrats sarah. You’re such a bold person and I love the courage that you have. ?Badly, people around me are different. No one seem can accept the facts about me having OCD. But maybe I should try again, to convince them OCD illness does truly exist...

I think I know where where should I go. But I think I can’t do it all alone. My mom...she didn’t seem want to help me with this whilst I want her to know what I’m having. And I need money...

I've never been to any where to checkup, sassy. I couldn’t afford to do a checkup in a place that can help me. Because I have to go through all of this, alone . I'm just a teen and I still live with my parents. I think I need them. But they seem to reluctant to assist in this. I do want someone to tell them more about OCD so they can understand me better. They didn’t want to hear my talks about this ... Anyway, thanks for the tips!!!