Confused about ocd

How to know if you actually have it or if I’m just making up the symptoms? I have a lot of intrusive thoughts constantly and even have a “theme” but it really surged after I search up what I was experiencing, but then again I search up a lot of what I experience and constantly have to recheck things. My parents say I’m normal but I know I’m not, (both of my siblings have adhd) I find it immensely hard to focus from turning 17-18. Please let me know what you think l! Thanks!

star459

Date posted: 19d ago

Hi! I'm 19 so I'm around the same age. For so long I thought I was faking my symptoms but it turned out that they were real. Chances are it's the same for you. So searching is a form of checking which can make things worse. I too have had problems with checking in the past. My parents also thought I didn't have it at one point (but at that point in time my symptoms were very minimal). As OCD can be quite internal, it's hard for others to identify it if we keep it to ourselves as we are so scared of seeming bad I hope this helps a little and I hope things start to make sense soon :)

melaniebermn

Date posted: 19d ago

Thank you so much! It helps me knowing someone else went through the same thing (I feel like I’m going insane😭) and yea my parents don’t really believe in mental illness so it’s even harder for me not to not doubt, thank you again🫶

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 18d ago

Hey there, thanks for reaching out for support. I agree, you are not alone here. OCD has a well earned nickname of "the doubting disorder" because it can make us doubt anything and everything, even if OCD is what we really have or if we have just been lying to ourselves. The best way to have a clear understanding is to get a formal evaluation and diagnosis from an OCD specialist. They can also help to create a plan for how to treat and manage OCD. Have you considered speaking with a specialist?

melaniebermn

Date posted: 18d ago

Yes I am later today! I was going to therapy but the assessment was too expensive so I resorted to here and will talk later today with someone! Thank you!

Lilly5679

Date posted: 23w ago

Is it in my head

I have constantly been feeling like if I hit one arm, I have to hit the other and if I set something down and it just didn’t look right or feel right I had to do it again or I had to move it to a different spot in my room I’ve had never been a clean freak, which is mainly what I get told is OCD And I don’t know if I should even have this app. I don’t know if I actually have it. I’m constantly worried that I did something in my past that harmed others and that’s why people don’t like me or I’m constantly worried People are constantly watching me and I don’t know if that’s OCD or if I have it so please tell me I will delete this app and never think of it again if I don’t I just really wanna know

FairyWithaKnife

Date posted: 21w ago

I just don't know

I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.

Vee4

Date posted: 16w ago

I think I have severe ocd

So I've had OCD since I was a child. Like really young. The first intrusive thought I can remember was when I was 5. It just keeps getting worse and lately they've been making me physically ill or throwing me into extreme panic attacks again ( ones where I can't move my body ) the other night I thought God was trying to kill me because I was thinking about ending myself from OCD+ life issues but in reality I was just having a panic attack😭😭it affects me daily. It gets a little better with therapy but I don't see therapy coming into my life any time soon and I'm not even sure if I would want to go (for multiple reasons). To wrap this up if you have severe ocd can you tell me what it's like?? I don't want to label anything without proper research and hearing others perspectives. Thank you!! <3 (My profile says all of my subtypes if that helps any)

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