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I was brought up by my dad my mum abandoned me and my brother and signed full custody over to him. Which made me very dependent on my dad to feel safe and I still feel that way to some extent as an adult which definitely triggered mine I would say. My first bad period of ocd was 12 and I was in recovery for ten years and then my dad became critically ill which he is now recovered but it was touch and go and that triggered me back off ever since and that was two year ago
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honestly, i’ve had a relatively great childhood. my mom and dad love me and listen to me, are accepting and kind, didnt hit me or abuse me- i feel so guilty for being like this, like i shouldn’t worry about stuff bc i know i would be accepted and loved, and i feel like since my life is good i need to appreciate it more instead of worrying so much. i also worry that it isn’t ocd because i’ve hears a lot of ppl w ocd have had emotional trauma, and i haven’t (in no way am i saying that i wish i had trauma, or that trauma is good). i’m sorry you had to deal with that, btw. that sounds really hard and i feel for you <3
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Yeah I got a lot of the same emotional abuse, lots of shaming, criticism, pretty much total emotional neglect.
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**TW suicide mentioned** I had a pretty chaotic childhood I guess. Parents divorced when I was a baby. Constant fighting and custody wars, paranoia and parents trying to turn us (sister and I) against the other parent , accusations flying everywhere. We moved 14 times in my first 13 years of life, were homeless a few times and sister and I ended up in foster care for a brief period twice. Strangely, I think I got a lot of my obsessions from things my mom accused my dad of. Others from things my dad said to me (accusing me of lying and faking all my emotions, being manipulative, cold and selfish). And I think I got one of my most insidious and constant obsessions, a fear of spiraling out of control or losing my mind, from watching my mom's spiral into mental illness that culminated in her s*icide when I was 10. So yeah I think it definitely affected my OCD.
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Hey your dad and my mum must share an astrological sign or smt, I got to hear all those lovely things!
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Trying not to seek reassurance, but rather connect the dots on my OCD and possible reasons as to why I am the way I am. I have severe OCD (or at least I hope I do) mainly surrounding POCD. I've had symptoms of OCD the majority of my life but this theme has come up more recently. When I was a kid, and i'm talking 6-7, I was first exposed to some really gross adult content online. It was introduced to me by a friend of mine around the same age of me. I saw some really disgusting things that a 6-7 year old should definitely not see. This was not a one time occurrence, as I had been exposed to taboo topics online years to come after that, such as the same friend introducing me to Omegle... And i'm sure you can imagine how that went, theres a lot of genuinely disgusting human beings on there. Coming back to the reason for making this post; is it possible to early exposure to this content could be one of the reasons I struggle with POCD? It genuinely scares me to death because you hear that real p*dos dealt with simular situations when they were kids, so thats kind of making me feel that this could be more than OCD, and I could be a genuinely bad person. My POCD feels so real, that at times i'm fully convinced its not OCD. Sometimes I can't even distinguish the feelings of attraction between a younger person and an older person, except for the feeling of anxiety and fear. Its really hard to explain without going into detail, but it just feels so real. Some feedback on this would be great, thank you all.
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Hi everyone, I’m Cayla. I’m a mom that’s lived with OCD since childhood, but my breaking point came more recently after having my son. I was consumed by terrifying thoughts—What if I hurt him? What if I did something awful without realizing it? I was so afraid of my own mind that I couldn’t be alone with him. The shame and exhaustion were unbearable, and I convinced myself I was broken. In 2024, I finally sought help. ERP therapy at NOCD was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but it saved my life. Even now, I have tough days, but I know I don’t have to be ruled by OCD. When my 12 year old daughter began showing signs of OCD, I felt overwhelmed with guilt. I never wanted her to go through what I had, but I knew what to do. I told her that I have OCD too and made sure she knew it wasn’t her fault—and that she wasn’t alone. One of the hardest parts of this journey was trusting someone else with my daughter’s OCD. I knew how vulnerable it feels to share intrusive thoughts, and I wanted her to feel safe. Her NOCD therapist was able to establish trust and genuine empathy from the start, and that relationship gave her the confidence to face ERP head-on. Seeing her build that trust made me certain she was in the right hands. ERP has helped both of us reclaim our lives, and it is beautiful to see my daughter managing her condition and making visible progress. Parenting with OCD while raising a child with OCD isn’t talked about enough, but I know so many parents are struggling with these same challenges. If you have questions about managing OCD while parenting, helping your child through ERP, or breaking cycles of guilt, drop them below—I’d love to share what I’ve learned. I’ll be answering all of the questions I receive in real-time today 4-5pm ET.
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So basically I didn’t know till my hocd started. But looking back at my life I had ocd since I was a kid. Like 6-7 years old. First time happening I remember that when I was doing stuff many times I had to say something like a little poem in my head to stop it. Then I had this thing were if I felt my left foot touch the floor 5 times I had to do the touch the floor with my right foot too. Then I had something I guess contamination??? Basically after washing my hands I had a sensation on my hand like I could still “feel” the germs and I had to wash them again. Then I started having thoughts of my family members getting hurt. I had intrusive thoughts about me hurting my dog. Then I had this obsession that a guy who used to be in my school is looking for me to beat me up. And how it’s this obsession about my sexuality even tho I never doubted or questioned it before. Is that possible??? Like can you be born with it? I’m pretty sure both my parents have it too. At least at some level. Take my father for example he had an obsession that he was going to die the moment he turned 30.
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