rainwater
- Date posted
- 6y
RitchieRitchie
- Date posted
- 6y
It isn’t normal to have OCD, but at the same time it is because lots of people, even celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio have it. If your friends stop being your friends because of it then they were never really your friends to begin with. No one should judge you.
NatchoNatcho
- Date posted
- 6y
It’s just as normal as having something like depression or asthma, an illness you didn’t choose that millions of people have. Sometimes it feels less normal because how OCD often leads us to judge ourselves, but I would be willing to bet your friends will understand enough to still love and support you. Jon Hershfield’s book Mindfulness for OCD Workbook has a great section on how to go about disclosing you condition to those you are close with if you aren’t sure of how to tell someone.
Ocd Won’t beat MeOcd Won’t be...
- Date posted
- 6y
It can feel normal because you are experiencing it. I didn’t know what was going on with me for most of my youth. I knew I was an anxious person but I didn’t know what was causing my worry and intrusive thoughts till I was 18. I didn’t tell anyone either.
Al1Al1
- Date posted
- 6y
Something like 2% of the population of the UK have it, which I think makes it pretty ‘normal’. I have told a few people and they have always been understanding. I hate the fact that the nature of what we worry about makes us think twice about telling people.
rainwaterrainwater
- Date posted
- 6y
thank you all❤️❤️ this is my first time I even admitted I have ocd and gotten an app to help me recover. I will hopefully be able to take control of my life again, it’s gotten too out of control. I guess I’ll have to find the courage to tell my friends hopefully they’ll accept me and you’re right, if they don’t they were never really friends to begin with. and thanks I’ll try that book when I’m out of here x
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Jenna34
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 19w
How do you tell friends and family
How do you tell friends and family about ocd? Like it makes me so anxious and I feel like such a terrible person. A lot of my intrusive thoughts are on my kids. And I hate every single thing that comes into my head.
Toasterstreu...
- Date posted
- 18w
OCD. Please tell me I’m not alone.
This is going to sound crazy but I guess I am. For over a year now I’ve suffered from ocd. And I always thought ocd was just I turned the door the wrong way but it’s so much more. I feel as if I’ll never get better. I’m in a relationship, for 8 months now with the most encouraging and supportive boyfriend ever. I tell him all of my thoughts and he understands and accepts because he understands it’s not thoughts I mean to have. I feel so awful being the way I am and being with him. I feel like I can’t be happy because it’s always something going on with me. He has a bigger family all boys, and everyone I hangout with my boyfriend and his brothers I get uncomfortable and weird and convince myself I have feelings for them or I want them. It makes me so disgusted and physically ill every time. The thoughts never go away and it’s not even about them it’s tons of things. I cry constantly because I can’t get the thoughts to go away. I can’t hang out with anybody out of fear I’ll have a thought I don’t want. I feel like I’m so alone. A year ago I felt the same way about my dad which I know is absolutely disgusting and I would never have feelings for my own family and dad, bit thoughts pop into my head. I don’t know if it’s because my brain wants a reason and answer as to why I think those things so I tell myself I like them, but I can’t shake it. I’m trying medicines and hopefully getting into therapy soon. I just don’t know if it ever is going to get better. Some days are better than others and every time I have a bad thought I get heat flashes and and my stomach hurts and I get anxiety and I just want it all to go away. I hate it so much and I feel as if I’ll never be normal again and never be able to live my life freely. I have to constantly worry about what my brain might come up with. These are not thoughts I want to have but somehow my brain has them and I feel so disgusted and I need help so badly. I never know what to do and i feel like an awful human being. I convince myself these things are try when I know they aren’t deep down. I’m losing my charachter and I’m losing myself and the person I know I am which would never have thoughts like these. I want it all to go away. Please tell me it gets better. I don’t recognize myself anymore.
Anonymouus
- Date posted
- 17w
my family doesn’t know I have OCD
How do I tell them? I think I’m ready to do so. I’ve lived in silence for years. I’m wondering how long it took for you all to tell your family or friends. P.S. I’m not looking to confess. I want my family to know to feel less alone in this.
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