When did you get diagnosed

When did you get diagnosed and what was the reason you knew that wasn't,,normal,, behavior and how did you handle the diagnosed and felt after you got it? I got diagnosed with I think 12/13? And it's bcuz I would arrange tables and my mum found it annoying. But for me the diagnosed was somehow relieving bcuz I knew I wasn't a freak ,but on the other hand I was sad getting the diagnosed bcuz it was written on paper that I am mentally ill

Big bucket o...

Date posted: 25d

A month ago lol I’m 32 but I was diagnosed with bipolar and borderline personality disorder two years ago about maybe longer

Allison💗🦊

Date posted: 25d

I was diagnosed at like 11/12 bc I was having really bad intrusive thoughts that I couldn’t control so I brought it up to my therapist. For me I felt more understood bc then I made connections to things that I’ve been doing or thinking and related it to ocd. Like when I was 10 I had really bad harm ocd and felt so guilty but I had no idea why. I get that it can kinda be hard having a diagnosis on paper but there is good sides to it too 💗

Issasecretluvxx

Date posted: 25d

I did not get diagnosed til I was 22 but I know I’ve always had it. My mom even noticed it but didn’t do anything to help with it. Started with a lot of “just right” OCD, I would stretch the muscles in my face til I felt I stretched it out enough (i.e. furrowing my brows, scrunching my nose) it went horrendously live with hOCD and pOCD at 22 before I left my home state to live up north. I definitely understand how much my OCD brain has been a part of me, learning to be kinder to it

OCD_sux

Date posted: 25d

I got diagnosed when I was 7 years old. My momma told me that she knew something wasn’t right. She said I would come home and when she would go to grab a pencil out of my bookbag to use I would tell her not to touch this specific one bc it had touched all these different things that had germs throughout the day. I told her every single thing or person that had touched the pencil and caused it to have germs. Like for instance this kid in my class picked his nose earlier in the day and then touched my pencil, therefore it has germs. I also would wash my hands so much that they would get soo raw and cracked that they would actually bleed. And I had to sleep with Vaseline and socks on my hands to help them get better. And that was just the beginning.

MatiasP99

Date posted: 25d

I was diagnosed only a year ago when I was 24. My OCD came out swinging and I’ve been in a flare up since. Thinking back, I definitely had it as a kid but kids do weird stuff all the time so my parents didn’t really notice or me for the matter. Last year though a lot of things happen and Harm with Religious OCD came out swinging. It’s like my OCD finally got out and it’s here to stay. My psychiatrist said it’s common for it to really flare up around 18-25 to years old. They don’t know why but it seems to be a trend

Insephy

Date posted: 24w

When did you realize you have OCD?

Last year during April I started to experience groinal responses when I looked at kids. I was terrified of what it could mean and decided to attempt two weeks later. The very next day I had those responses I decided to attempt. I didn’t really have the courage to do so at that time but I started experiencing images about disturbing things done to kids and as days went by it got worse. April 16 was the last straw and I couldn’t take it anymore. I ended up in a mental hospital but before I ended up there I had searched up what I was experiencing. That’s when I started to understand that it was OCD. I felt relieved for a few moments until I felt the urge to get more information. I saw lots and lots of things and many comments saying that it wasn’t normal and that people who went through this were disgusting people who shouldn’t be allowed to roam free. That’s when my anxiety and fear became worse and I tried to get rid of it but nothing worked. I shook the entire time I was awake, I didn’t have motivation for anything anymore, I just felt so disgusting. In the end, I’m so glad I ended up in that mental hospital or else I wouldn’t be here with my friends and family. Thank you for reading my story, I’m so glad that I’m not alone

POCD

Ocidokie

Date posted: 13w

Childhood OCD

Since when do you believe you have OCD? Anyone who would like to share what were the indications/symptoms in childhood?

mysticalmads

Date posted: 13w

Advice on getting help

Hi I’m currently undiagnosed but am so sick of the way I’m living that I’ve decided I seriously need to get help. I need advice on 1. How to tell my parents that I need help and 2. The process. The first part is hard because a couple years ago I talked to my mom about having OCD but she brushed it off and said “everyone has anxiety” so I just never brought it up again. I’m also a bit ashamed for some reason, I don’t know why, to bring it up to them and I feel scared. For the second part what’s the process of getting diagnosed and getting medication and therapy. Where do I get diagnosed and do I have to start therapy before getting medicated? Thanks so much for the help.

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