Does anyone have appearance based OCD?

It’s definitely ocd man. I am sorry you going through this. I’ve had episodes where I feel like I’m going crazy. I share your pain. Matter of fact rn I’m having a little relapse. Feels like shit but we can make it through. Are u doing ERP?

absolutely i get you! i get the same hallucinations, and the anxiety that comes out of it is overwhelming. it can completely take me out of my night/the present moment. i wish i had some solid advice for you, but all i can offer is to just keep pushing. ocd feeds off knowing that it’s distressing you/making you avoid certain situations. you don’t have to always give it that power! take it one day at a time, one step at a time. it won’t always be like this. you got this!! p.s. that green is a lovely color on you. you look great!

Yes, I had it really bad when I was in high school. I always thought people were looking at me, commenting on my appearance or calling me fat and ugly. To this day it makes me avoid mirrors, something that I am working on. I 💯 relate. It’s OCD and know that you’re not alone.

Hey man totally understand the social anxiety and ocd in social settings. You get stuck in a loop with it. Take baby steps. Stay for one drink and then go from there. A couple things that helped me with social settings are. 1) understand that people probably don’t care about you - they might look at you but probably wouldn’t remember you much after a quick interaction. 2) Instead of thinking they are saying negative things they could be saying positive stuff. This is where you just have to understand that we will never know the answer unless you ask the person. 3) self love. I feel my social anxiety improved when I had self love. I stop caring if I made a fool of myself because I was enjoying my life.