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Mine just started during quarantine and Iām 28 however I look back and wonder about earlier issues Iāve had
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I definitely feel that quarantine boosted my ocd into action. But i also try looking back to see if ive showed symptoms prior to this happening. And looking back thatās definitely the case. But all this negativity going on in the world definitely doesnāt help
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yea same for me I am 28 and it has blown up during quarantine......the trigger happened one year earlier but thanks to lockdown, i had a lot of time to confront my fears lol
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I had OCD related intrusive thoughts an quirks throughout my childhood, including obsessive hand washing, re-reading sentences over and over until it felt right, re-writing until it felt right, having intrusive thoughts that I was praying to satan and then praying to God to fix it, and answering āmaybe/maybe notā to questions to avoid the potential of lying. I had an eating disorder in high school. But I didnāt have a full blown OCD episode until I was 23.
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Exactly the same
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I was 19 when I had developed symptoms of ocd I am now 21 and got diagnosed this year.
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I displayed bag checking when I was younger and checking use by dates. I had gotten more compulsions in 2018 and had my first intrusive thought in 2018. My ocd had gotten worse from covid and the death of my grandad.
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I was 11 when I realized something was wrong, and then I re-realized it at 19, but wasnāt diagnosed until 31.
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I remember the day. I was 24. Now I am 27. Mental health professionals say it was triggered by my substance abuse of cannabis. I haven't touched weed or alcohol since 2017 and obviously never will again. šā¤ļøā¤ļø
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Congratulations!!. 3 years free.
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@Bex. Aww thank you!! Yes praise God! He opened my eyes and I became a Christian a few months after that
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@ButterflyStar Thats so awesome. Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom before we realize we need the Lord.
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@Dre83 Yes 100%!!
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I was 23 and i remember the exact day and moment it started, like my brain had a switch. Iām 24 now
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recently iām 17
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Iām 19 too, and honestly I have been struggling with OCD for so long and never realized. I also had anxiety & took medication for it, but a lot of these disorders are all tied together it sucks.
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I was around 11/12 when I realised that something was wrong with my brain, now that Iām 18 and aware of it more and understand it more, I realise Iāve had it from being a child.
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i was around 12/13 and it was when my parents split up, i think the stress brought it on quickly. i didnāt deal with it much until this year at 23 where it came on again very strong.
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Started out of nowhere at age 19 ... now I'm 26
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I must of been about 8 I was terrified I was going to hurt my family then it calmed down and came back really badly a year ago but I always had signs through my childhood (Iām 15 btw)
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I was 19 when I had my first real episode. When it 1st started I dont think I knew it was OCD. I'm 26 now and have kept it under wraps for a few years, but its came back full swing the last few months. I didnt know as a kid but I can see a lot of the stuff I did as a kid was OCD. (Counting, some Harm OCD where I'd never stay the night anywhere out of fear my parents would get hurt and I wouldn't be there, fear of setting things on my dog and hurting them, & some other small things.) This is my 1st time trying counciling with an OCD specialist. I have my 3rd session next week. Im ready to fight this thing.
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I started noticing my OCD was a problem and started getting physical symptoms when I was 17 I am now 22
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I was 17 going on 18 when my first episode happened. Wasnāt diagnosed until I just turned 19.
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same with me, I remember the exact moment , the fact it has gone to change my life and become such a big thing, ofcourse i remember that insane moment...i could have done without it tbh
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22 :( it was December last year
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Was 4 or 5 with contamination OCD it fluctuated and jus got worse and themes changed over time untill I was diagnosed at 12/13 now 17 and only jus getting councilling.
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Mine was at 36 and mine was from stress and getting way to high after not smoking weed in nearly 10 years. Im now 37. It's only been 7 months for me
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Probably around 15 or 16 but I'm 18 now
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It was 2 months ago a month after my 16th birthday :(
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Ever since I can remember. Was home alone a lot and startes flicking light switches
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*started
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Iām 25, only got diagnosed at about 22/23, but I realised there were so many signs smaller compulsions that started in my childhood and got worse after bereavement at age 10
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I was diagnosed at 16 but like.... Iāve definitely had it for years LOL
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Hi there, recently diagnosed with ocd. Now i do recognise some behaviors being a child that were associated with ocd but i could live with them and they never caused me harm. Ocd flared up out of nowhere due to my life being stressful 2 months ago and now i havenāt been the same since. Did it just appear out of nowhere for everyone else. Im so worried it wont get better and it will always be this bad. I constantly have existential thoughts and health w suicide ocd.
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Iām a 20 yr old female, I think Iāve always had ocd but the symptoms didnāt become apparent to me until I was about 17. I feel like thatās where life went downhill for me. OCD attacks everything that is important to me, my sexuality, my morals, even my health. Sometimes I wish I could be a kid again and not have this vicious disease in my head constantly bullying me. But I know I will overcome it one day.
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Last year during April I started to experience groinal responses when I looked at kids. I was terrified of what it could mean and decided to attempt two weeks later. The very next day I had those responses I decided to attempt. I didnāt really have the courage to do so at that time but I started experiencing images about disturbing things done to kids and as days went by it got worse. April 16 was the last straw and I couldnāt take it anymore. I ended up in a mental hospital but before I ended up there I had searched up what I was experiencing. Thatās when I started to understand that it was OCD. I felt relieved for a few moments until I felt the urge to get more information. I saw lots and lots of things and many comments saying that it wasnāt normal and that people who went through this were disgusting people who shouldnāt be allowed to roam free. Thatās when my anxiety and fear became worse and I tried to get rid of it but nothing worked. I shook the entire time I was awake, I didnāt have motivation for anything anymore, I just felt so disgusting. In the end, Iām so glad I ended up in that mental hospital or else I wouldnāt be here with my friends and family. Thank you for reading my story, Iām so glad that Iām not alone
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