Do you ever just think about how crazy OCD is? Like I’ve been obsessing over this particular theme for like 5 months now, and it hasn’t come true once. It’s so confusing and crazy how one thought can take over our minds so easily like this.

It really is crazy ! I think about it all the time. It’s so weird how to us, our brains seem so chaotic and busy and it’s exhausting, yet people may not even suspect a thing. I always also wonder why my brain is like this. Like what caused it, why is it me, how did it happen.

Yeah I completely get you ! I also have anxiety. And I have depression. I think a lot of mental illnesses stem from each other so it probably explains how you’ve developed OCD. Mental illnesses are some of the most complicating things ever. There should be so much more education on mental health because it’s such an important subject and there’s so many misconceptions about it.

It is crazy - in the same way pizza tastes ? I wish you the best! Are you getting professional help? Have you been resisting your compulsions?

6 years here.. its so stupid but logic doesnt bite.

Yeah it really is a terrifying mental illness. I’m similar to you where, I googled a lot, and found many articles on OCD, and then realising that that was what I’d been going through. The feeling of finding out that what you’ve been going through has a name is so relieving, but then it just sucks because you realise that you actually have a problem and you then don’t know what to do with yourself. I haven’t been to anyone about my OCD yet either, and I agree some therapists don’t know how to properly diagnose and treat OCD. I read something the other day that said something like ‘sometimes, patients know more about their mental health illnesses than the actual doctors do’. This is why we need so much more education on this, it’s so important.

@marcospgp I have not gotten professional help yet, but I practice ERP on my own sometimes and resist most compulsions, some of them I can’t really pinpoint because I have mental compulsions. @swipx yess trying to use logic can make the obsessions worse which I confusing @Yasmin I think about that too! I’ve always had anxiety but developed late onset OCD (I think) this year. My dad has it though, so mine must be genetic. I always wonder if there was a way I could have prevented it. Like if I knew I would get intrusive thoughts maybe I wouldn’t have reacted

I agree! No one knows what OCD really is. I had no idea what was going on until I had the courage to google it and found a bunch of articles on OCD. I was definitely one of those people who just didn’t know what it was and had no idea it was an anxiety disorder. My heart goes to all people struggling with it. Especially when they don’t even know what it is, and they feel like the thoughts they are having are true about themselves. I agree that mental illnesses stem from each other. I have been diagnosed with Generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. I haven’t been to a specialist for OCD but I have talked to one on the phone and he was super helpful. It’s hard to find therapists that even know how to properly diagnose and treat OCD as well.