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I have the same problem. I try to “perfectsize” the environment. I just stuck this note in my fridge this morning: “Everything doesn’t have to be perfect before you start”.
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That's a really good idea, does it work for you?
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Yes. I’m trying to get used the fact that life is not perfect and doesn’t have to be before you engage in doing things. It’s a slow process and you learn along the way.
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Well I'm so so glad it helps you, you'll learn, we all will.
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Remember ocd comes and goes and what occurs at 16 will change as you get older. The more you can learn and apply knowledge the better your life will turn out to be.
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I have the same issue. If something is super messy, I want to clean it, but if I know it’s gonna be too hard to clean it right, I’ll let in sort of an “organized mess” until I have quiet and hours to spare. I had a girl in my class that had trich as well and people would make fun of her when she was little, so I can understand that. But I think as we get older people are more understanding. So you’re right, things will get better in time!
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Thankfully I haven’t been bullied for it. I think I kept it hidden pretty well, or the people who I did have in my life were supportive. But i know that definitely doesn’t go for everyone.
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First things first, congrats on the baby and on the job, and on moving out-which I'm very jealous of. Secondly, there is hope for you, we're a community here. I've been on this app for about 24hours now and I've spoken to so many wonderful people today. I'm only 16. There's hope for you.
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Thanks ?
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Anytime, how old are you if you don't mind my asking?
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Most likely 2.5 times your age
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Ah never mind then ? I'm 16
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Old enough to be your father....lol
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Wow never mind
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I’m on here to tell you youngsters not to waste your life over ocd. To learn how to manage it and live with it.
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That's a good thing to do :):):):)
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I’m cured!
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@heyhxils OMG REALLY? SKSKSKS HOW?
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@amineb04 Mike told me to manage it so I did ✨✨
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@heyhxils Wowwww I'm happy for you
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@heyhxils Great job ?
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Congratulations on the job, baby and moving out!!!!!! That’s huge and you should be proud of that. For me I have a similar issue to your laundry folding, I just moved back home and everything is a mess in my room. When I organize, things have to be right in the perfect spot or I can’t deal with it, and have lasting anxiety. I don’t know how to describe the issue exactly, but I’m anxious that it’s there, but when I organize it and can’t get it how I want it in my head (impossible standards to reach) I get more anxious so I leave it where it was (usually placed there out of need, someone else doing it, etc) While organizing my moms office, it took me a whole day to do her cabinets. I had to move things back and forth depending on how many of each item she had, if it fit perfectly, if the slot was too big it couldn’t go there, it had to look nice, not incomplete, or else I couldn’t leave it like that. As for living a normal life, I have trich, which is hair pulling compulsions. So the “normal life?” I get it. I can’t see someone without putting make up and hiding the fact that I look like an alien without eyebrows and lashes. Constantly paranoid that someone will see. If people look at me too long I get anxious because I think they’ll notice. It will get better. Not now or right away, but over time. I’m excited to use this app because i think it’ll help. Especially talking to people who also have similar issues.
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I’ve had ocd for a longtime. But just recently found out it was ocd.
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aw sorry to hear that :(
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Hi I kept seeing this app on repeat on TikTok over and over and I thought I give it a shot. I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I know that I have it. I’m a young adult and I found out the first time I had OCD was watching lelelons truth video? I was 14 at the time She had to resist sitting back down in a chair after her having sat down she started having a mental break down when she was told to resist. That’s when I knew. It started with myself going up and down a staircase twice buckling unbuckling my seat belt everytime I’m in the car ect I have always been super anti social but trying my best I can socialize but my mind wants to make it sexual with family and friends ughhhh I hate it because that’s not me when I graduated thoughts of hurting my loved ones corrupted my mind I broke down outside of church one time asking if this was really me or not i question if I’m a good enough friend or person in this world to begin with thinking everyone is judging me so so close how can I make this situation better did I do something wrong I struggle with depression as well not to bad but it’s there I come from a loving family but broken as well i believe in god and my OCD makes me go often he’s not real that stuff isn’t real no one is there to save you the list goes on. Anyway I struggle a lot and I really hope that this will help me because I feel extremely hopeless. Lucky for me I do have the ability to seek therapy and I am excited. The only person I ever tell my thoughts to is God no other human has heard so I’m really really hoping this helps me out if your reading this thank you it means a lot because this is my first time ever admitting all this it’s a lot to take in I know and I hope you are ok and that you have a great night and know that we got this
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It’s been 4 years. 4 years since I spiralled into a world controlled by rituals of 4, it started as 2, then 3, then 4 - my safe number. The amount of times I wash my hands after touching something dirty and how many repeats it takes until I feel ‘clean’, the amount of taps I make when closing doors to make sure I don’t ‘die’, the amount of times I rinse cutlery and plates before eating off them, the amount of times I disinfect things. My OCD subtype is contamination and I know 2020 lockdowns and the pandemic caused it to spiral but what started as a small ritual quickly became bigger until I no longer remembered what my life was like without the obsessive thoughts of germs and contamination. Could that person be ill? What if I go outside to the shops and someone makes me sick? You can’t answer the door to get that package from the delivery driver because he might make you sick, oh you can’t put the shopping away without disinfecting it first - what if someone has coughed on it? ‘I’ve got to wear gloves to do that’ I can’t, I can’t, I can’t. For 4 years I’ve lived like this, the ‘I don’t want to touch that’ or ‘I can’t go to this place because I don’t want to get ill and die’ ‘can you go do that for me as I don’t think I can right now’ - I know my OCD is irrational, I know the likelihood of those things actually happening are slim to none and I know my OCD stems from a need of control in my life because for so many years I felt like everything in my life was out of my control. But no matter how much I know of how many books I read, how many mindful practices I do the panic I feel after being ‘exposed’ or before exposing myself to a trigger is horrible. I’ve avoided and avoided and avoided to the point where something small now seems and feels like an impossible mountain to climb. It often feels like there isn’t light at the end of the tunnel on the dark days, when I know there is, it’s just going to take some time. Despite this on the outside to those not in my circle my life is a whole picture perfect painting. I run my own business, have a nice car, a nice house, a happy relationship and the of best friends and I’m so grateful for all those things but the reality is much different - behind closed doors and hidden in the closest is the OCD monster. I’ve decided now, after 4 years it’s time to change. I’m breaking the cycle and starting anew. The irony that 4 is my safe number too and it’s been 4 years since things started to get dark. I’m ready to lose control and find myself again. Why am I writing this? Honestly, I really don’t know. I found this app recently and hope it can be a help for my ERP practices I’ve been practicing on my own and it’s actually the first time I’ve ever openly posted or spoken about my OCD to date. For years I have lived with a huge amount of shame and embarrassment, hiding my issues from everyone - even my closest friends have no idea how much it impacts my day to day. I’ve felt shame as I can’t control my own mind despite knowing the thoughts are irrational and the rituals only provide temporary relief but each day again and again the safety blanket of the rituals wraps me up and takes over. The only person who truly knows how much it affects me is my partner, who has been by my side through it all, he’s burnt out and has seen first hand the impact it has had on me, my life and my happiness. I’ve sheltered him as much as I can, but I’m sure those who are in relationships with OCD can relate to the burnout their partner feels day in day out. So that’s my story, I hope those going through similar can take comfort in this and know they aren’t alone in it all as my OCD has made me feel so incredibly lonely, isolated and empty for 4 years too long. It feels freeing to finally share my monster and I hope I can connect with others who are on a similar journey to me. The biggest thing I want to be able to do again? I want to be able to hug my loved ones without feeling triggered, I want to go outside and enjoy life without worry, I want to live again. This app has made me feel seen for the first time in a long time and reading your stories, your experiences and how you’re coping is comforting, encouraging and makes me feel less alone ❤️ thank you for reading x
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Hello, I unknowingly have lived with ROCD or OCD (not sure what one. I’m new to this). It has ruined so many amazing romantic and platonic relationships and I am so sad that just now I am finding out what the hell is wrong with me. Maybe life would be different if I have known. My OCD and anxiety is at an all time high (ATH) due to some horrible events that have happened in the recent months. I am at the point where paranoia has taken over my life now. I had my first panic attack a few weeks ago where I fainted. My anxiety attacks are so extreme I go thought cognitive distortion that has lasted days. My girlfriend of 3 years is my emotional guardian and she no long has the energy to be that and honestly it’s not her responsibility to be that. She is bi and wanted to have an open relationship and for someone who has OCD this has not been good for me. She also was assaulted in my own home by a good friend of ours when I was out of town but it’s not a clear situation because it sounded consensual at first. I just left my very high paying job. I am financially secure but the job was emotionally abusive and looking back made my OCD worse. I am taking some time off to get my head right…but now, all I have to do during the day is live in my OCD. I’m very happy I finally figured out why I act the way I do but I don’t know if I can get better quick enough to save my relationship. I have never been so worried about myself (M 28 years old). I am a confident young professional and never thought I would be writing on a page like this. Anyway…I hope it gets better.
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