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Hey girl I'm 22 but have had it since highschool although it went away a bit after I moved out of my mom's and came back so much worse after an abusive ex. Not sure what subtypes I have since I don't know the subtypes. All I know for sure is that I have contamination. I have a lot of other symptoms that I'm sure belong to subtypes i just don't know them yet! Also in college fourth year! Congrats on honors!
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Thank you!!! What kind of compulsions do you struggle with and how do you love past them?
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@Kate I don't really know the lingo or what subtypes exactly but I have problem with counting, double tripple checking, things being in the right position, superstitions, intrusive thoughts although rare for me but do happen, and things in my relationship although I'm not sure yet if that's OCD or because of my ex but hopefully I can talk to the counselor about it Monday!
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@Kate Oh and pretty positive I'm a hoarder
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Hey Kate! I’m a college student as well and would love to talk with you if you have any questions about managing school with ocd. I’ve struggled with scrupulosity and other forms of pure o, but am work on it, just like you!
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I would love to talk more about scrupulously with you!!!
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@ocdhere Definitely! Feel free to message me :)
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@Hope8 Wait I’m dumb, I don’t think there is a DM function on here.... but id be happy to exchange numbers or group me or something
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One of the areas that my perfectionism OCD affected me when I was around your age was constantly obsessing about getting good grades in school and college to the point I often re-read book assignments by re-reading individual sentences and paragraphs over and over and over again for fear that I might have missed something very important. I did the same when writing term papers by re-writing over and over again. During exams, a test might normally take me and most people maybe an hour, I would use the full 2 hours going over every question to make sure that I did not misread a question and answer incorrectly and also to ensure that I did not select an unintended answer. I did the same at work. It's a very emotionally exhaustive way to live. The underlying fear was that I would fail a class, people would think that I was stupid, my family would be disappointed, and I would end up not graduating, never get a good job, and either be living at home or on some form of public assistance all of which would be very humiliating to me personally. That's just a general overview. The same mindset has affected me in other ways. But, I have had some of the more standard compulsions such as tapping or blinking a certain number of times to prevent something bad happening, avoiding "bad" numbers, apologizing to God if I heard someone else utter blasphemous words or phrases, etc. There have been so many over the years that I do not remember all of the different manifestations. What has helped me immensely is ERP, mindfulness, and having more self-compassion. You will learn those things as well in therapy.
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I have been struggling a lot with class, during my senior year of math, I couldn’t write notes without having to repeat writing it and then I’d fall behind so I had to have my friends send me photos of the notes
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@Kate Is this just in math or does it happen in other classes, too?
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@Fear Strikes Out Any classes with note taking
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Kate, welcome to the group! You must be excited about beginning your college career in the fall. Will you be attending a larger university or a smaller one? I must say that your educational aspirations run a pretty wide range (nothing wrong with that, of course) from kindergarten teacher to dermatology. The type of OCD that I have experienced over the years is perfectionism or just right, symmetrical, good and bad numbers, and compulsive tics when I was very young around 7-8 years old. There have been other manifestations, but those are the primary ones. I am excited for you that you will be receiving treatment at a young age so that you can live life as it should be, to the very fullest!
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I would love to talk and know more about your ocd!! I have scrupulously and have had pure o and some other types but have had a range of them through the years!
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Any classes that involve note taking
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How long has this been happening?
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Started when I had religious thoughts, if I had a bad thought, I’d have to do it over again
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ERP will help a lot. Are you using an OCD specialist when it is safer to do so?
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Hi everyone, my name is Kendal and I am new here, although I do not believe I am new to OCD in the SLIGHTEST. Im about to leave my 20s behind and begin a new chapter of my life. Everyone says your 30s are suppose to be the best right? I am proud of myself for making a huge step forward, before the beginning of this new chapter. I’ve been experiencing symptoms of OCD for as long as I can remember. These feelings, thoughts, compulsions have been existing with me since middle school. They’ve manifested in many many different ways throughout the years, and continue to evolve as I get older. I’ve experienced emetophobia, obsessive thoughts about passing out or getting sick in front of people, contamination OCD, white coat syndrome and the newest culprit… Harm OCD. In middle school, it was extremely hard to understand WHY I felt the way I felt, and experienced the intense anxieties that I did. Over the years I kind of just put up with these thoughts and feelings of uneasiness.. and thought it was just regular ol’ anxiety. Recently the harm OCD came through, triggered by a traumatic event. Lemme tell ya… if you’ve ever experienced harm OCD… I am terribly sorry. It’s absolutely horrifying. It scared me so badly, to the point of actually seeking professional help. During that extreme anxiety inducing time, I was also terrified to tell a professional what was happening to me. I started with telling my husband first. What a RELIEF! I learned that telling someone made me feel so much better so I thought, man… I wonder what telling a professional would do for me? RELIEF!!!!! She helped me realize that yes this is a very very real thing people experience daily. She’s suggested therapy to pair with medication. I’ve given the medication about a year to do its thanggg and goodness, what a difference. I wish I got help earlier but hindsight is 20/20. This is me, now ready to implement therapy. I’m ready to gain a better understanding, collect coping skills and chat with people who have had similar experiences. Thinking you’re alone in OCD is incredibly isolating and scary. I am happy to finally realize I am not alone.
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