- Username
- Nasim
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I’m pretty sure most parents of OCD children get tired after some time, but that’s no excuse to say horrible things to their sons or daughters. My parents are kind of like your mom, they think therapy will change me after one session. They don’t understand that it takes time. My father doesn’t even believe that I have a mental illness.
My family doesn’t even know that I think I have a mental illness or something wrong going with me I suppose
More than me i think my parents needed reassurance that ocd is a mental illness and not some shit that is explained by general reasoning. They thought that i put myself under ocd because i thought too negatively during my life... I'm just glad i have their general support don't care that they don't assist me in my ocd battles I'm grateful for them but their opinion on my OCD doesn't matter...
Just tell them its something in the chemicals of the brain, one chemical is messed up and that is an amazing thing about human brain that it is so balanced that one this is messed up it would mess your ideas and thoughts I know it is not just brain chemicals but it is very related you know? You might want to search this more before you tell them about it
@Bisho I'm in a considerably good relation with them then before. I don't wanna mess it up. I can possibly imagine the conversation going like this Me talks about chemicals in brain My parents: brains have chemicals wut..
@N0 They dont know about brain having chemicals? Its ok to not know but because my mom is actually someone who educates me about it I can not completely relate but you might be right Maybe there will be a time where it is actually possible to tell them this idk But since it is a good relation between you and your parents then that is good, may it last
@Bisho This latter “may it last” is a prayer, just to not get it misunderstood
This is not a nice thing to tell you, i dont know and dont think that I have ocd, I have not meet a therapist yet, but I used to always seeks assurance and share stuff with my mother until she actually shouted at me (not literally shout but rather a loud annoyed voice) and told me to go and pray to God to help me and that she is just a human like me, and I do forgive her for that because what she said was accurate, but that does not mean that I have problems either
I’m so sorry you have to deal with that. When they don’t understand it can definitely cause anger, frustration, etc. My parents have been weird about it. When we thought it was just anxiety for they seemed fine with everything but once it came out to be OCD it’s like the frustration and doubt came in. My mom gets almost annoyed it seems or maybe it’s just worrisome when I talk to her about it. She has told me “you’ve never dealt with this before so unless you’re not telling me something... (implying I did something and hid it from her that caused my OCD), you’re just looking up things online and claiming it as your own, you keep jumping around from therapist to therapist (I only switched once from a regular therapist to an OCD specialist), etc.”. My dad has been more supportive but he doesn’t get it. When I first told him I had OCD he said I didn’t have it, then said I probably got it from him.
Does anybody else feel like their mom just doesnt understand the extent to which u are suffering with ocd and it makes u so upset. Like i told my mom i was cleaning bc nobody else in the house does. She got so upset and said she always cleans. She meant like vacumming and dishes and stuff, but i meant disinfecting bc i have contamination ocd. But she didnt underatmd me and started saying how she always cleans but im just sleeping in too late to see. She was really upset w me. Then i said that she is thinking the worst of me the while time. Then she said that im the one being so judgy.. what?? Like does she even understand this occupies my life. I literally have dreams about it, my whole life revolves around it. Its the only thing i think about.
sometimes when I read all these posts I just start crying 😭😭 I hate that we are all suffering like this… ocd is not for the weak and its so frustrating 😭 Im really tired honestly… my ocd has its good and bad days but im just exhausted by all of it. I cant enjoy simple things because my ocd has to overcomplicate every little thing and create these “signs” as to what I am and what I am not. Ive had ocd for over a year now im a just upset 😭😭😭 I dont want to live like this forever… I have a lot of people who say, “you can talk to me if you want” and its really sweet 💓 but I dont think anyone can understand what I am feeling because even I cant… I dont know what im doing- how im feeling- who I am- or even what my values are 😭 ocd just makes me question everything. I am a 14 year old girl 😭😭😭 how am I supposed to know what to do? Ive talked mom about my ocd a few times and she tries to help but she doesn’t even understand 1/5th of what I go through daily. I appreciate her caring even if its a little but I just want some help 😭😭 I am a bit scared of therapy though. But im willing to try but im not sure if my mom will let me… Ocd just makes me feel so unlovable. I hate it.
My mom wont let me go on medication, I don’t know what to do. I just want my mind to go quiet, everyone hates me and my boyfriend is also annoyed and made fun of my OCD. I just feel so alone
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