- Username
- iv
- Date posted
- 6y ago
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!!!
how do I tell my family I have ocd?? . I'm 20, I see them pretty much everyday and it puts a strain on my relationships with them because they have no clue what's going on with me. My mom (amazing mom but... ) can come across cold it's just her personality, she's had a hard life from many external factors and so she doesn't really understand mental illness and how someone can be 'unhappy' when they have a comfortable life. I come from a family of very very strong women and if I told them I feel like they'd just think it was an excuse/attention seeking. They're supportive people but not very understanding in mental health. I already feel very different to my family just based on my personality/values/view of life - this could potentially make me even more of a distance from them no??? how do I even tell someone I have ocd do I just say it???? pls and insight any1 can give soooooooo appreciated thank you
I think I am a OCD patient because th symptoms ar matched.I don’t know what to do.I feel ashamed to share this with my parents an friends.I feel so lonely.The thoughts make me ore lonely day by day. It has broken my life.How can I handle this situation...?
Hey guys. I'm a young teenager living with severe ocd. But my family tend to make fun of me for it. I have mainly the thoughts, over thinking, and perfectionist. But they won't let me get help. I have SPD. (Skin picking disorder) which has tagged along with my ocd...and I've been doing it for awhile..the worst its ever been, was when I peeled my thumb skin all the way back and u could see everything bc the thoughts said "if you dont than you wont be able to tell if u still have control, who knows u could take this pen and gouge someones eye out" typical thoughts. I just need help..coming to terms with my ocd..and informing my family that it's not getting better.
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