Just a vent

I want to get diagnosed and start treatment soon for my ocd. I have so many concerning intrusive thoughts and themes, as well as really bad paranoia or at times delusional thinking, like I’ll be half convinced I’m not real, or that I died, but I KNOW that’s irrational and that I am being delusional, but I still feel and partially believe that thought, same with the fear that I’m being watched through cameras, windows, etc. I’ve been rehearsing to myself how I could explain things to a therapist but the more I do, the crazier I sound and I’m worried that I would explain things to psychiatrist wrong and be misunderstood or misdiagnosed. I know that these themes are common for a lot of people, and that the words I’m using may not be the best or correct way to describe these thoughts. I just want someone to fix me, I was doing so well and it’s just gotten so bad again. I haven’t been this bad in a really long time and I really think now I need psychiatric intervention. I’m so scared and confused and disgusted with myself. It doesn’t help that my fyp is full of the topics related to my ocd, and people are only contributing to ocd stigma by some of the things they are commenting and then how people are responding and it’s only sending me further down the spiral. I just need it to stop.

RamiGH

Date posted: Yesterday

I promise you man things will get better, I have been through the worst of my own. At the time, I had ocd existential, thought I wasn’t real, or that I’m in a dream literally. I thought my life ended, my dreams are crushed, and that I will end up in a mental hospital forever. I also had thoughts on what if the people I love weren’t real, I thought I was schizophrenic. But I promise you you’ll get through this, and you will become so good at managing it that you’ll forget that you ever had ocd. Today, I can confidently tell you that I feel cured, it doesn’t affect my life anymore. And if I did, you can as well. Stay strong brother 💪

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Date posted: Yesterday

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Mothman

Date posted: 20h

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Date posted: 17h

@Mothman - Happy to share! One thing worth knowing: the fact that you recognize your thoughts as irrational even while they feel real is actually a meaningful piece of information — it's something a good OCD specialist is trained to assess carefully. And the rehearsing how to explain everything? That's actually a compulsion you can let go of. A specialist will ask the right questions. "How do you get diagnosed with OCD?" https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/ocd-stats-and-science/how-can-i-get-diagnosed-with-ocd Covers what an OCD evaluation actually looks like, what to expect from the process, and why seeing someone who specializes in OCD specifically reduces the risk of being misunderstood or misdiagnosed. "What is existential OCD and how do I treat it?" https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/what-is-existential-ocd-and-how-do-i-treat-it Covers the themes you're describing — not feeling real, questioning existence, fear that something is fundamentally wrong — and why these experiences are a recognized OCD pattern with effective treatment. When you're ready to take that next step, NOCD offers a free 15-minute call to get matched with an OCD specialist: https://www.treatmyocd.com/calendar 🤍 💬 Was this response helpful? Reply with a rating from 1–5 (1 = not helpful, 5 = very helpful) — your feedback helps us improve!

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