I’ve had OCD from a really young age with obvious symptoms. I always wonder, “why didn’t my parents do anything to help? Why wasn’t I taken to a psychologist?” It makes me so mad to feel like my OCD could have been prevented, and it really sparks resentment towards my parents :-( can anyone relate or provide advice?

I can totally relate. I feel like my parents are the reason I have ocd in the first place. They instilled shameful values and wrong values in me and so when I grew up, I grew up thinking that they were right. And now I’m dealing with the consequences of their actions. It sucks. But they didn’t mean to hurt you.

My parents still don’t really think I have ocd so I totally understand what you’re going through. I feel like if they just listen to me and accept that I have a problem I could get some actual help

I can definitely relate. When I was a kid, I straight up told my parents “I think I might have OCD.” They said “no, you’re fine,” so I went more than 20 years without a diagnosis. On top of that, my mother has anxiety/other undiagnosed issues I’m sure have contributed to my anxiety over the years. Upon learning about my diagnosis my mother said “you don’t have any OCD symptoms. You’re not violent, are you?” My parents are great and I love them, but I do feel resentment for all of this and it makes me feel really, really guilty. Sorry I don’t have any advice but what you’re saying definitely sounds familiar.

I don’t think a lot of people understand how serious OCD is so maybe they really didn’t understand the severity of the situsituation. I’ve gone through this stage of anger and I just realized that people do NOT understand it. They classify it as being neat and tidy and clearly it’s not that. I wish more people understood :/

My sister was diagnosed with ocd at a young age. Her manifestations were very external: verbal checks, panic attacks that took the form of violent tantrums. Mine manifested in completely different ways to hers: scruples, anorexia, perfectionism, profound shame about my sexuality. It took till my twenties to get diagnosed and helped.

That’s me I have the same issue but my parents don’t know about it. I’ve suffered for 7 years and regret not seeing a therapist as a child.

I relate as well. I told my mother about it and she ignored it. I'm trying to look for help on my own. Unfortunately not everybody understand OCD so it's difficult for others to understand us. All I can say is that don't sparks resentment towards your parents. They just don't understand. You not alone.