Heatherr
- Date posted
- 6y
MegzMegz
- Date posted
- 6y
It was really hard for me to tell them. My mom has noticed me do strange behaviours and questioned why i was like it but never had knowledge of ocd. I explained what it was as one day I couldn’t contain it and majorly flipped out. We all cried for days and it was a really emotional time for them to accept it and even begin to try to understand it. But now they do and they help and I couldn’t do it without them. Suffering alone is not an option
CrawfishCrawfish
- Date posted
- 6y
I would say just that! You're struggling and need help
Al1Al1
- Date posted
- 6y
I think The Man Who Couldn’t Stop by David Adam has a section at the end which is like a script for explaining OCD to family, etc.
Crazy.Cat.LadyCrazy.Cat.Lady
- Date posted
- 6y
I showed my ex an article that specializes in OCD.
Juliet WinchesterJuliet Winch...
- Date posted
- 6y
My boyfriend knows and understands. He often calls me and stays on the phone until I fall asleep, and makes sure I get home safe if I leave a place because the trigger is too strong. My best friend doesn’t know entirely but helps distract me. My mom knows but doesn’t completely get it, and gets annoyed when I fold things for the millionth time or wash the same article of clothing twice a week. It’s hard for people who don’t have it to understand, but my mom tries her best! She has offered to pay for counseling for me to help me not feel like the world is ending if I have a minor headache.
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Jusne
- Date posted
- 21w
No one is going to help me
I have OCD, but my parents don’t understand what I’m going through. All I wanted was for someone to be by my side and support me, but they dismiss my struggles, telling me to "just stop thinking" and that I’m making a big deal out of nothing. When I asked for a new therapist because my current one isn’t helping—she isn’t even an OCD specialist—they became angry and didn't believe I need therapy and instead blame me for everything. My father was so mad, he insist to gave me a knife and kill myself. He threatened to isolate me completely, cutting me off from school, the internet, and everything else. My mom cried and shut me down when I tried to explain my pain. They refuse to listen and my dad said it’s all my fault. That day they threw me outside the house for a night, and called me back in telling me to forget everything and forgive them, but I understood that I will not be able to mention anything about my mental health or seeing an OCD specialist ever again, I am completely alone now. With no financial support, and now I don’t know if I’ll ever get the proper therapy I need. I’m only 15, but it feels like I’ll be trapped in this suffering forever, I feel hopeless, I feel like shit, I am going to suffer forever with no support and help.
lyn lyn
- Date posted
- 18w
I’m so lonely
I’ve been in an OCD loop for a month now and Im struggling so much alone, no one in my family get what Im going through and are just ignoring me, and I got no friends to tell Im stuck in this cycle and it feels like Im lonely in a dark place, Im writing this right now cuz u guys know the struggle, if it’s okay can u please leave a comment so I don’t feel alone in this, can u please share tips and advice so I can go through this, I feel like Im losing it
Rohannn
- Date posted
- 28d
I really need advice.
I'm 15 turning 16 soon and I'm 100 percent convinced I have ocd.. I have been having major symptoms since I was 13, the constant what ifs, rumination, compulsions, guilt, anxiety from intrusive thoughts. I tried to open up about it to my parents when i was 13 but they dismissed it cause they don't believe in mental health.. I really want to get better. My parents won't listen to me and I don't wanna tell a teacher at school cause that would make things worse as they would just tell my parents and obviously since I'm 15 I can't afford therapy.. I don't know what to do :(
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