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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
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.
i was in the car on the way home from my grandmas house talking to my mom about my anxiety and how my grandma had OCD but that me and my siblings never really had it (keep in mind I haven’t told my mom about my HOCD yet). i was talking to her about how I think I have some OCD in me, hoping that she would say something along the lines of “yes you probably do!” but instead she said, “you may, but you probably just have OCD tendencies”. apparently you can have just ocd tendencies without having full blown OCD?? anyway, now i’m getting all worried that I don’t actually have HOCD and that all this is just a “tendency” and that i’m actually gay. this sucks. i just wish she knew. i wish i could tell her. i want to tell her so bad but i’m just so scared that she won’t understand. i honestly might just wait until i graduate high school (i’m going to be a senior) and just get an OCD therapist wherever I go to college so that i won’t have to worry about my parents finding out about me going to a therapist ugh. i feel so bad for not telling them but i am just so scared
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