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- 6y
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- 6y
As someone who lived with OCD for 9 years before getting a diagnosis, I understand how you feel. This is just what I did, but what you can do is talk to your doctor once again and explain what’s been happening, and if you have access to one, I recommend trying to find a psychologist or a psychiatrist. For me, I see my doctor who prescribes my anti-anxiety medications, and then I see my psychologist for cognitive behavioral therapy. As for the medication you’re currently on, if you haven’t been on it for that long you most likely won’t feel the full effects for a little while, or you may just need a different dosage or a different medication altogether. Just know that even though you feel lost, there are plenty of us with OCD who understand what you’re feeling. This was a very long message, but I hope that you have a nice day!
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- 6y
Same here, I had weird thoughts as a kid but as I got older they caused so much distress to the point where i really believed my only hope was to turn myself into the authorities. My relief came when i realized millions suffer from ocd.My best advice is to see an ocd therapist
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- 6y
yeah go see a professional, i thought ocd was just being neat as well! remember googling my symptoms and i did not want ocd at all so i just ignored it and didn’t accept it. dumb move which probably made my ocd worse because it was never treated until now.
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- 6y
Yeah I’m the same I’ve not been to a doctors as I’ve always been scared (I’m not sure if I’m scared of being on meds or actually being told I have it by a doctor idk)! Every test I do says I should go to a doctor and I have spoken to a mental health first aid trainer and she thinks I should go too! Kind of realising I had ocd made me feel a bit better I would get these compulsive urges and strange thoughts and ocd gave me an explanation!! I currently live abroad so when I’m home I’m actually going to go to a doctor!
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- 6y
I understand the frustration. I was 12 when I was diagnosed. Before that I felt so confused as to why I was feeling the way I was. All of my fears were so obscure and irrational. I never had the privilege to say that I was stressed because of school and mean it. Go see a psychiatrist! Preferably see someone who specialises in CBT or OCD! A diagnosis brings so much relief!
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- 25w
I've never seen a therapist or been diagnosed, so I went surfing through to find this community. I've seen a lot of OCD symptoms written online. Here is what I experience that I feel may be OCD. If any of you guys agrees, please let me know. I have only ever been able to call my mom by her first name. I have never been able to not do that. She tried to make me call her mom once as a kid but it felt so wrong that I started crying. Everytime I see a wet floor sign, I say "piso mojado" out loud. I have plenty of harsh intrusive thoughts, such as committing acts of violence when I see people not using their turn signals, interrupting performers at a concert. I make myself re-press on my phone alarms 10-12 times each day in the same rythym until it feels fully set to go off. Light switches get flicked off and on, I can't stand not doing it. I have to double-check everything and make myself re-look through the same drawers at work for hours. I love to write, but I never get far because I need approval from others. My head is also always filled to the brim with thoughts which has made writing and things like memory a lot harder. I can't use spoons. I can only use forks for almost everything. I can't stand them. That's all I can think of for right now. Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
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- 21w
Im a 21 year old female in a straight relationship with the best guy a girl could ever ask for. About 2 months ago, I went to get coffee with a friend and as I dropped her off, I got a “weird” vibe from her and the look she gave me which lead to the thought of “should I kiss her”….Ive never had a thought like that before and I never have ever wanted to kiss another girl. I have also never had a desire to be with another girl (sexually or romantically). Now though, I have had one other experience of being with a different friend going to get lunch and it felt weird. Ever since then I have been on google non stop with hundreds of different searches, questioning if im lying to myself of my boyfriend, wondering about my past relationships even though Ive only dated boys, been attracted to boys, crushed on boys, etc… boy crazy! Reading on other forums has been a big thing too or doing quizzes. I believe its SO-OCD but im so scared that what if its not. I am in therapy and actually had two weeks of not even thinking about it or googling it until yesterday. I dont know what to do.
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- 19w
Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment
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