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Sharing your ocd is hard, even as hard as acknowledging that you have it yourself. I always try to say that “I’m normal”. And that just because I have turn the light off so many times and wash my hands a lot and use tons of hand sanitizer, doesn’t mean that I am “different” than people who don’t deal with this mental illness. But, the fact is I do, and not sharing that with your support group(s) will only make your obsessions and compulsions worse. My family gets so frustrated about why I can’t just sit on the couch next to them, they just don’t understand that I can’t. They get mad at how much time I waste and take to do certain things. My sister says “why can’t you just turn the light off once, it’s not hard”. But, I just CAN’T explain to her how I feel. And I am beginning to feel guilty to the point where I don’t want to take to anyone in my family about it, specifically my family and sisters. But, that only tends to make me more anxious, which means I have to do more compulsions to realease some of that anxiety. I am on meds and have been going to therapy for a while now, but nothing seems to be working. Does anyone know a good OCD specialist in Colorado Springs? Thanks for letting me share ?.
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It feels like the only people who get it are people who struggle with it/ the people who help the ones struggling. Thank you for sharing <3
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I will recommend the book When a family member has OCD, Jon Hershfield. That's a great one!
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Thank you! I’ll have to get a copy.
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Aww I understand the pain. I remember when I told my dad he told me "why do you keep checking,just do it once and done" have you tried actually properly discussing this topic with your family? If it's hard to explain show videos of OCD on youtube or what it is really like.
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I did, I sent articles. I think I might of disturbed them more. I have pure O. And they have a really hard time understanding. I’m in therapy, trying meds and it’s still not getting better. My thoughts scare them, just as much if not more than they scare me.
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I didn't tell my parent I had OCD despite I am at university now and my dad is a doctor but kept secret. .I thought that they would dissappointed about me if they knew
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I totally get that. I really put a lot of effort into my everythings perfect persona. And I felt like I disappointed my dad when I revealed my “ocd” crazy. And I know I terrified my husband, and my mom who both battle anxiety. Their response has actually made my ocd worse.
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I’m not sure if this is available to you, but many areas hold local support groups for OCD sufferers AND their families. Bringing them with you to one could help you all learn a little more about what’s going on and help them see how other families deal with this disorder. I’m so sorry your family is making you feel this way. As best you can, try to hold some compassion for them as well because deep down they are probably just scared that they can’t help you and that’s coming out as frustration.
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Thank you, that’s great advice and something I should look into
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I think your dad would understand. It took my dad a little while. But he’s now the only one who really helps me through it. My husband and mom need to take some pointers from him lol
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Yeah. but I don't want to share some of my feelings especially I am mature I had a good therapist And I Am doing good at my studying. ...I like him he gave every thing I need ...that way every thing will be okay
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I understand I have only shared a few specific examples to my husband and I think he never wants to ask for specifics again. It’s really hard to share I’ve been hiding it for 10+yrs.
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Yeah.i don't want anyone to deal me as a unique that's make me feel better ...I want to get rid of this enemy when I was 15 ..tried different kinds of medicine as ssri and tricyclic antidepressants..and risperidone but it doesn't solve the root of sick . Now I am having annafranil with tegritol it is goog until now
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Thanks ?
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- 20w
Got in a huge argument with my family and it had to do with my ocd (contamination ocd) and they told me they’d wish I was normal. How long do I have to fight this.
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- 19w
Has anyone experienced their reputation affected or misunderstood because of a societally taboo OCD theme? Others catching wind of your obsessions and misinterpreting it, assuming the worst? I’m intentionally keeping it vague because I don’t want my specific situation to get reassured, but it’s been a real tough pill to swallow knowing that people close to me (and anyone else they might talk to) think of me differently. I’m unwilling to share about my OCD because I feel pretty confident it will be taken as an excuse or denial, and feels compulsive and reassurance seeking. Let me know if anyone here has experienced anything like it, how they handled it, exposures you did.
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So I recently got diagnosed with ocd, and due to me growing up in a household who doesn’t believe in it I have an even harder time grasping if it’s a real diagnosis or not. I know it is but my parents still get mad at me when I tell them not to reassure me and things like that, since they don’t want to understand me anytime. They always put the blame on me and they do everything and how I’m ungrateful. I am very greatful but I told my mom to try to understand this condition but she refuses to, my dad just completely ignores that it exists. It’s just hard to cope around it and not be stuck in a loop, I’m leaving in a few months after graduating so hopefully that will help. It’s hard when my parents don’t want to try to understand what I go through.
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