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Hey there. I told my mother that I had OCD but didn't go into specifics, really. I'm linking a blog post below that may be helpful for you to read and perhaps share with your parents if you feel comfortable. It may be a good way of explaining the disorder coherently so they can understand better. I hope it helps. I know this is tough but hang in there and pursue recovery. You can do it! God bless https://jackieleasommers.com/2015/07/29/hocd-a-letter-to-loved-ones/
Same for me. I just told my parents I had intrusive thoughts about "something that is not me" and they went with it. But they notice whenever I tell them that I have intrusive thoughts (without saying what they are) that they can tell I really want to say something badly. And yes I will definitely take a look at this. Thank you so much! And God bless u too
I told mine. They were pretty supportive. At first they thought I was trying to come out or explain I wanted to experiment. After triggering me and telling them things like that set me off they slowly began to understand. I got HOCD at the end of high school so they probably thought I was just sexually confused but once I sat them down and explained intrusive thoughts and met with a therapist they began to understand and be supportive. They don’t judge me and when I spike really bad they sit with me and help me calm down and committed with me to beat this.
I'm so glad that your parents are understanding! I mean I'm not saying my parents aren't but it's nice to hear that you were brave enough to tell your parents! And yes we will beat this :)
I remember the day it all went wrong. Literally the day my hocd started my anxiety was through the roof. I told my mom everything I was thinking and feeling and she was super supportive. Of course I told my dad too after another panic attack forced it out of me. Don't do what I did. I didn't want to tell my parents, but as a compulsion my OCD forced it out of me. If you're going to tell your parents do it on your own terms NOT on OCD's terms.
I am so sorry about that! That's awesome your mom is so supportive! And you put that last sentence together real nicely! Makes me put things in a different perspective ? And yes I'll tell them when I am ready. I hope things go well for you
Thank you!
@hateocd123 I should mention my dad was supportive too lol
@hateocd123 Even better! :) That clears my fear of telling my parents
@hateocd123 And you're welcome
So I've been told that the difference between hocd and being gay is that when you are gay your only fear is with regards to how your family and friends will react to this. But me on the other hand, I've caught myself a couple of times thinking that if I were gay, I would dissapoint my family and I would get treated badly. Please tell me I'm not the only one
I have a question for anyone that’s been going through HOCD or any mental illness. If any when they were about to tell their loved ones that they were dealing with ocd did it kind of feel like they were actually like coming out of the closet or something? Because like you know you aren’t gay you know you just want to tell people about your ocd, but for some reason it feels like you might be coming out as gay when that is not the case.
Hey guys! I wanna know, does anybody here has told someone close about their ocd? Because i just told my mom and even though she handled it very well i don’t know how i feel.
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