CPTSD & OCD

im still working through my problems but im pretty confident i have cptsd. sometimes i ruminate over past events because of my moral and real event ocd and have to tell myself what i went through and how much ive changed and that i had no obligation to “know better” when i was going through my trauma, its a difficult combination but i do think when my ocd isnt as bad my ptsd symptoms lessen and vice versa there’s definitely a correlation

Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s very common for people with OCD to notice connections between trauma and OCD symptoms, and living in a stressful environment can certainly impact how you feel day to day. Healing from trauma can sometimes help with OCD, but each person’s journey is unique. If you’d like additional support, feel free to book a free call with our NOCD team. We’d be happy to share more information and explore ways to help. No one has to live in fear of their own thoughts. Also here are some helpful resources: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/can-being-in-an-abusive-relationship-cause-you-to-have-intrusive-thoughts https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/trauma-and-ocd https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/can-childhood-trauma-cause-ocd

I am diagnosed with CPTSD and OCD and it can definitely be a struggle. I think my biggest healing point with PTSD was admitting I had trauma “qualifying” me enough to have PTSD. Another huge healing moment was moving out of the environment that was breaking me, so to speak (I know easier said than done, though). For context, I have 2 therapists - one I’ve been with for 10 years outside of NOCD who discusses trauma and my other diagnoses, then my NOCD therapist. This has been so helpful for me, and I think having a good healing foundation on my trauma symptoms definitely helped my progress with OCD move quicker as sometimes it can be confusing as to “what’s OCD vs. a trauma response” especially when first learning about your diagnoses. I would suggest finding a therapist that specializes in one of your diagnoses (it can even be on NOCD! They have many therapists specialized in trauma too), and start from there. Honestly, I wouldn’t be where I am today without both therapists and think it truly is worth putting work in to heal both diagnoses.

This right here is a deep cut! It’s so incredibly difficult to deal with both. I’m getting treatment for CPTSD now through prolonged exposure/cognitive reprocessing for my trauma. It definitely helps to address them both in my opinion. I feel like I’ve transformed myself and my life on the good days. I deal with really horrible self image and perception and perfectionism as a trauma response and those tend to overlap.