skylar888
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ItzItz
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Mine was just over 2 years ago. It was triggered.
h1guaynh1guayn
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I literally woke up having it a month ago
ineedhelpineedhelp
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4months again
Mod22Mod22
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14th March it was probably triggered mine is a bit complex because I had another theme but what I can tell you is what you should be focusing on right now is healing because going back there will depress you
scolytus-scolytusscolytus-sco...
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Yeah, I can definitely pinpoint a time when I started to develop an obsessive compulsive attitude towards STI’s. Reckon it’s because I started having sex in my early teens and felt really guilty and gross about it so it manifested into an obsession and fear of STI’s. That in conjunction with the awful sex ed we used to get in school which would essentially try to ward us off from having sex because of all the “bad things” that can happen from it, when I had already done it.. it definitely had a profound effect on my mental health. Also as a result of this obsession with STI’s, I’d get tested for them fairly frequently from the age of 17 upwards and I’d constantly be diagnosed with inflammation etc, not even as a result of an STI on the panel of STI’s they test for (I always came back clean) , but because they were never able to tell me WHY I was constantly getting this inflammation which CAN be caused by an infection (they were never able to tell me anything for certain or test me for anything further), it really frustrated me and still casts a shadow over my life cuz to this day I don’t know why, and if you suffer from OCD too you understand how everything needs to be black and white.. the inflammation business was always a grey area. So basically I think this trifecta of things has all contributed to the big ball of OCD mess which I am today ? I often wonder if I was always gonna develop OCD, or if I had made different decisions in my teenage years would I not have OCD today? Food for thought.. Sorry for the lengthy reply I got carried away
Mod22Mod22
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We sort of got it the same way because my first theme was A fear of catching sti too it’s a bit crazy and I often also feel that if I hadn’t been so irresponsible I could have not been in this situation I was born a Christian and my father is a pastor and I’m a believer even though I seen but now I feel like God is punishing me too because I impregnated two girls in two years and they Botha got abortions and yeah I’m not A saint so I feel like I’m being punished because I promised God that if I healed from Health ocd then i would convert and be a firm believer and didn’t fulfill that and now I’m here but all we need is Help from a professional
AnonymousAnonymous
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I’ve had OCD thoughts since I was 6 or 7. I’m now 24.
Mod22Mod22
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Sheesh that’s so long mine has been a year on and off only had two themes but it feels like years, are you getting help?
AnonymousAnonymous
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@Mod22 Yeah, it’s pretty weird because it’s all I know now. I’m currently on medication for bipolar disorder, but I have decided to opt out of medication for OCD. I am actively in ERP therapy now, although I’m not sure if it’s working
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