TheBigCahuna
- Date posted
- 5y
gmrn23gmrn23
- Date posted
- 5y
I actually broke down and cried earlier this week and just couldn’t take it anymore going through this alone. I told my mom and boyfriend. They’ve been very supportive and helping me through this
val ʚĭɞval ʚĭɞ
- Date posted
- 5y
this was around late may, i was tired from these thoughts. i literally couldn’t eat nor function right and i decided to talk to them privately. i told them about hocd and what it does, going briefly into every little detail. i knew i was straight, but these thoughts annoyed me and kept whispering things into my head.. i just couldn’t. that’s when i learned that my dad suffers from harm ocd, anxiety, and ptsd. it was really hard for me to process as a daughter but we promised eachother to help one another. my mom thought that this was hormones because i’m still in development (i’m 16) and so did my dad. it did make sense since i was also on my period. it was a really rough talk because i didn’t want them to think that i was truly bi/gay. i reassured them that i love men and want to marry one but that my thoughts wouldn’t let me live in peace. they offered to take me to a psychologist but due to corona, our go to was closed since he tested positive. ever since then, they think that these thoughts left because i’m always smiling and actually in the moment. but what they don’t know is that i’m still at war with my brain, really trying to not lose my head in the process.
JamarcelineJamarceline
- Date posted
- 5y
My family thinks I'm obsessed hypochondriac but I'm from Poland mental health is less important here than dumplings. I m actually 99% positive that my grandma had OCD and my mother has it but grandma past away few years ago and I never talked about it with her cause my OCD was fine when she was alive and my mom just doesnt want to listen shes very bad at listening and when I tell her to go to psychologist to solve her emotional problems she gets offended..... thank god for this app really.
Veve03Veve03
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- 5y
It was like I wrote that post myself! I can totally relate with the mom situation
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