How do you guys deal with your ocd in the workplace? Does it affect you at all?

I've struggled to work, because the routine was very demanding on my very bad mental health at the time. And now I'm getting to the end of my degree, I fear it due to some OCD/PTSD avoidance issues. It feels like being in a workplace means more people to judge me and be disappointed or angry if my fears come/are true, and I have a vague but strong feeling that having success or being noticed will make particular fears more likely to happen. This is definitely linked to PTSD, however, but it's difficult to simultaneously work on this one and not get sucked into trying to reassure myself it won't happen. Probably the answer is to just take baby steps, and I know I do have to take the risks, as I would be miserable if I did nothing with my life. I'm hoping to get to the same place emotionally as WhatATripp, where I can put it in a box and work. I think this could happen if I enjoy the job and environment, as when socialising with others I don't get intrusive thoughts and only rarely slip into rumination for a bit. I think that would be good for me, as I could feel accomplished and less like I'm awful with nothing to offer.

My OCD used to be heavily triggered at work because I’m a registrar in an Emergency Room. Between the OCD and the ADHD, I really couldn’t self-direct any ERP and *needed* to go on medication to calm down. Now that I’ve got a good dosage and some better coping skills, I still clean more than anybody else (and clean more things than anybody else) but I’ve stopped layering responsibility on myself, so that I now consider my extra (not policy) cleaning is a kindness I perform for other people instead of a Moral Duty To Protect. I still get nervous at first when I forget, but I can let it go much quicker instead of obsessing for days/weeks/months.

I basically shove OCD into a corner and focus on work. I know it sounds odd, but it's like there's a 'no ocd' switch in my brain that only works for work. Personal life, no such switch exists. Yet. But when OCD dies intrude at work, I am learning to sit with the anxiety and refocus on whatever I'm working in.

I'm a freelancer, but when I get very heavily immersed into work my OCD switches off until I remember it after I'm done.

Work is actually my safe haven because I just pour myself into work when I am feeling anxious and can feel the intrusive thoughts creeping in

My OCD has interfered with my jobs in a way so I wasn't able to continue😢

It was hard at first but I usually just turn on music to keep calm