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My OCD makes me think/worry I might have schizophrenia sometimes or get it later in life. Is that what you mean, like it makes you worry about that?
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The only reason I don't think stuff like this anymore is because I've had 3 doctors diagnose me with the same thing panic disorder with ocd. My advice find a doctor to give you a diagnosis, then find another, and another if you have to. I'm guessing each diagnosis will be similar. OCD is pretty specific. Worrying about having other health problems is ocd at its finest. I still do this too but not with mental illnesses so I can say it's an ocd thing.
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yes i constantly fear i have a personality disorder but i also tell myself to calm myself i mean fine if you have it cool like you and your therapist will just be able to get your life on track more because now you know all the things going on with you but then i freak out because i hear the stories about people with bpd or npd and how there is very little people can do to help them and then i freak out about that
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Yeah, or like I have it now because I research the conditions (which I know is a compulsion) then it confuses and convinces even more! Because I think “yeah I do that, yeah I feel like that and yeah I have that thought”
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Do you have a therapist or psychiatrist? You could let them know you’re wondering about it and then you can confirm whether or not you’re worried and it’s just your OCD or it’s something that you need to treat. Either way it’s a win! Because you either won’t have it and you’ll feel better about it, or you do and you’ll be able to treat it.
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@kittea Most of the time when we research tho we will almost always apply the results to us, I do this a lot 😂 that’s why I almost try to never use WebMD or any other source unless it’s something that won’t make me worry
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- 22w
I wanted to voice that homosexuals can get HOCD too. I remember when i was younger and knew i was gay i still got HOCD one time when watching The Office. I thought Pam was so pretty and then started doubting my whole identity because what if i am straight? Oh god, what a terror if i was heterosexual. But anyway, thought that maybe this would help heteros with HOCD by knowing that this is a universal symptom across OCD sufferers of all sexual orientations. A big problem is calling this subtype “Homosexual OCD,” because its not. It has nothing to do with being homo or hetero or bi or anything. Its just OCD being a bully. I think labelling subtypes is an issue altogether, as it can unconsciously make people feel like its not just OCD. But it is. Does this make any sense? What are yall’s thoughts on this? Or is this just my OCD talking? (Im not seeking reassurance just genuinely find this interesting) TLDR; each time we “qualify” OCD with a subtype, we reinforce that the subtype is part of the issue. In reality, OCD is just a broken loop in our brains, and thoughts are just thoughts. And Pam Beesly is a hottie.
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I’ve had different themes of ocd throughout my life. Can they all differ such as how the thoughts may present? Currently my thoughts feel so true immediately (like they genuinely feel like what I think) but in the last theme I feel like it may have been more of a “what if I think this” type of situation
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So my OCD has been bad lately. I’ve been ruminating and obsessing over my sexuality again. And it just keeps getting worse. I hate it so much. I try to sit with the discomfort but then my ocd does the backdoor spike. And the groinal response is what keeps me looped. It SUCKS. I am not attracted to men, but my OCD is trying SO hard to convince me that I am. There have been days where I’m just so mentally exhausted that I “accept” what my ocd tells me and I just walk around a hollow, lethargic shell. But then I rethink it and I feel better. It feels like I can only find my TRUE self when I tire my nervous system out enough that it literally breaks down and has me suicidal and hopeless. And then accepting my OCD’s “truth” (that I’m attracted to men) feels like a burden and a chore. I woke up today from an OCD dream, tried to go back to sleep, and my stomach kept cramping bc I was so anxious and ruminating over my intrusive thoughts. I’m starting to doubt it being OCD anymore. My brain is too tired to fight and cry about it anymore.
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