Raiyan
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Mike1234Mike1234
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Remember OCD comes and goes or waxes and wanes throughout your lifespan. I want everyone to be comfortable with that. To be “ok” with it and aware of it. Don’t let ocd run over the top of you anymore. Make adjustments and tweak and tune your life to get the best out of it. You’ve got this....
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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How do you control the feelings/emotional part of it?
luchalysolluchalysol
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@Evelyn4416 This is the hardest part, on top if shame for some subtypes
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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@luchalysol Definitely :( like you can try and manage the thoughts to keep at bay but sometimes when the thoughts aren’t even there the feeling is still there in your chest and it’s like how do I deal with that?
luchalysolluchalysol
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@Evelyn4416 Yes! Like its hard to imagine, even after recovery, that you even had these thoughts. It forever changes you.
luchalysolluchalysol
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@No_brainier99 It changes your life. Ocd is chronic
Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes...
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Probably moreso than someone in their 30s and older. With the huge cultural shift in the country in the last 20 years regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, etc., it probably begins in the early teenage years for many individuals.
luchalysolluchalysol
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It seems to be the case. I honestly recall having mild symptoms at 12.
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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Same here. I could see examples of what could be OCD back to when I was 11 but I didn’t have my huge onset until I was 23
luchalysolluchalysol
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@Evelyn4416 It wasn't until 26 for me. Its so weird how it all makes sense when we look back right?
Mike1234Mike1234
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It’s not easy. I would cry for no reason just driving down the street. The emotion would just break loose. You need to be aware that people with ocd have a more sensitive nervous system. You have to get control and manage it a little a time and not beat yourself up over it. Ask anyone on here... it’s not a cake walk. The emotional part gets better through learning how to reduce and manage stressful situations and an understanding of why it’s happening. You must work on it and be aware of it at all times to keep it in check.
Mike1234Mike1234
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That panic attack feeling and bottled up energy is a result of overwhelming anxiety that builds up ifvyou don’t catch it and deal with it at immediately.
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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Thanks for the reply, it definitely is practice
Mike1234Mike1234
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Age Range: Males (6-15 years) Females (20-29 years). •Equal occurrence in both genders. •Obsession with dirt/germs: Avoid using public restrooms. •Hypochondriacal concerns: make repeated visits to the doctor for reassurance. •Obsession with guilt: have a pathological sense of responsibility. (Depressed because they don’t want to feel this way but can’t stop because of guilty feelings). •Excessive use of alcohol or sedatives, hypnotic or anxiolytic medications . •Avoidance of situations; keep to themselves mostly; stay at home (so others don’t see odd behaviors). •Those with mild cases may be quite successful in life because they are overly conscientious and are perfectionists. •Obsessions may not be as obvious as compulsions.
Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes...
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If I ever have to have heart surgery some day, I think that I prefer that my surgeon be more of a perfectionist than not. ?
RaiyanRaiyan
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I never had any type of doubt or ocd tendencies during puberty or in my late teens. Since the start of 23 fucking hocd.
catmomcatmom
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I think it does vary on the person. I can see how it could be dormant in someone until it’s triggered by something or some sort of event.
luchalysolluchalysol
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@catmom I agree. Mine was dormant until the beginning of this year. I had tendencies growing up, but never full blown ocd. Not gonna lie, Id rather deal with my depression and ptsd (diagnosed) than this. But I do think my ocd was triggered by my ptsd due to a recent event
Evelyn4416Evelyn4416
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@catmom Definitely! If anything I had minor religious OCD (tendencies perhaps? Intrusive thoughts but not for days on days) growing up but when I was 23 I had a couple horrible anxiety episodes that turned my world upside down (had a lot of big changes happening in my life during that time) and I think that triggered my OCD onset to what it is now
Mike1234Mike1234
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United States, mean onset: 19.5 years ◦ 25% start by age 14 years (Kessler et al. 2005; Ruscio et al. 2010) Onset after age 35 years is unusual Males have an earlier age at onset than females ◦ nearly 25% of males have onset before age 10 years (Ruscio et al. 2010). Onset of symptoms is typically gradual. ◦ Acute onset has also been reported.
Mike1234Mike1234
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David Beckham has admitted that he suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. The footballer has spoken for the first time of his addiction to rearranging hotel rooms and lining up cans of soft drinks to make "everything perfect".
RaiyanRaiyan
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But why at this age range? Is there something hormonal or any other thing that causes this? Please give your opinion or if you have facts feel free
catmomcatmom
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I think OCD is usually more apparent in later teen years. I remember having OCD tendencies when I was in elementary school, but I didn’t realize the severity until I was 16 or 17.
RaiyanRaiyan
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Can we create or trigger an event in our lives through which we can purposefully make this stop?
Mike1234Mike1234
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DIAGNOSTIC ONSET AND COURSE: 1%-4% of children and adolescents. At least 1/3 of adult OCD subjects had the onset of symptoms in childhood (Rasmussen & Eisen, 1992). Children and adolescents share similar features with the exception of age at onset and OCD symptom expression. (Mancebo, 2008) Consistent across lifespan (Stewart, 2007)
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Anonymous
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- 22w
Is this OCD?
Hi! It’s pretty difficult for me to get the courage to post this but I’m really struggling to figure out if what I’m experiencing is OCD or Anxiety or neither. I think I have the “pure O” type of OCD where most of my compulsions take the form of ruminating and trying to figure out something all in my head. When I hear this talked about in forums or online the intrusive thoughts don’t really match mine- I worry often about things that seem more “grounded” if that makes sense. A common one for me is my own identity- i will spend long amounts of time stuck in my head trying to figure out my feelings (often sadness or other real emotions I have and patterns I have) and why I feel that way and what in my life caused that and how it’s impacting other things in my life. I also think often about which parts of my personality are the real me and which aren’t. Sometimes this takes the form of strictly ruminating and sometimes I have fake conversations with people I know. It’s intense and I feel I have to figure it out but with no specific intrusive thought that says something like “you have to figure this out or all of your loved ones will die” but it’s very intense. I think also often of all of the decisions I need to make in the future and how they’re going to affect those I love and care about as well as how much I’ll regret them. I imagine all of the ways I think my actions will emotionally hurt others and how to make the least harmful decision, but to me this feels like a valid concern but go over and over and never come to a conclusion. I often just get scared and never make any move because I don’t see an option that doesn’t hurt someone somehow. But again I’m having a hard time identifying the intrusive thought behind it. But I also don’t choose to think about these things most of the time. This is almost all decisions but especially big life decisions. It’s such a struggle because they are things I eventually do have to make decisions about. There is so much more to it that would take too long to explain but in general a lot of my fears revolve around pleasing others/ understanding others emotions to ensure they’re okay, my own identity and personality, and work/school performance. Someone mentioned OCD to me because in my head it feels like I have to solve these things and will go over and over them but I seriously can’t figure out if it’s anxiety, OCD, or none of the above. It’s all very disruptive to my life. I am never not thinking or not trying to figure something out and I feel as if I have no control over it Anyone have any insight?
Mimo116
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- 19w
So-ocd,please answer
Can hocd create mental feelings or things that resemble inclinations Without a physical response?, but such as arousal and mental attraction, for example, I have so ocd and I'm afraid that I might like women.So, in the last period, when I look at photos of girls, especially beautiful ones, I feel something strange or attracted,sometimes their bodies.And I'm confused as to what that might mean, it's like sexual orientation, is this from me or OCD produced by it?'The feeling is like the feeling of discovering new inclinations and this breaks me, I just want to reconcile with myself in any sexual orientation or identity, but I just can't feel comfortable and reconcile with the fact that I may like women or it may happen in the future.And I have these feelings that telling me messing around the girls would be fun, and I feel something like desire, but I never come to terms with this.. I'm going to be 15 years old, I know, I'm not supposed to think like that, I don't have the right to determine who I am now because im young, and I shouldn't continue to dream of marrying a man..My mind keeps reminding me of the fact that I'm a teenager and the likelihood that everything will change is high, but right now, I'm not asking for anything but rest.I want to love myself and reconcile with her.
Pandora_2003
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- 16w
rocd
is it possible to ONLY have rocd and only experience it for the first time in your 20's?? maybe i had ocd growing up and i just didn't know but i still don't really know where i would've had it, but it feels like this came out of no where and my life isn't my own anymore
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