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Mine just started during quarantine and I’m 28 however I look back and wonder about earlier issues I’ve had
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 that’s definitely the case. But all this negativity going on in the world definitely doesn’t help
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
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 “maybe/maybe not” to questions to avoid the potential of lying. I had an eating disorder in high school. But I didn’t have a full blown OCD episode until I was 23.
Exactly the same
I was 19 when I had developed symptoms of ocd I am now 21 and got diagnosed this year.
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.
I was 11 when I realized something was wrong, and then I re-realized it at 19, but wasn’t diagnosed until 31.
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. 😊❤️❤️
Congratulations!!. 3 years free.
@Bex. Aww thank you!! Yes praise God! He opened my eyes and I became a Christian a few months after that
@ButterflyStar Thats so awesome. Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom before we realize we need the Lord.
@Dre83 Yes 100%!!
I was 23 and i remember the exact day and moment it started, like my brain had a switch. I’m 24 now
recently i’m 17
I’m 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.
I was around 11/12 when I realised that something was wrong with my brain, now that I’m 18 and aware of it more and understand it more, I realise I’ve had it from being a child.
i was around 12/13 and it was when my parents split up, i think the stress brought it on quickly. i didn’t deal with it much until this year at 23 where it came on again very strong.
Started out of nowhere at age 19 ... now I'm 26
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 (I’m 15 btw)
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.
I started noticing my OCD was a problem and started getting physical symptoms when I was 17 I am now 22
I was 17 going on 18 when my first episode happened. Wasn’t diagnosed until I just turned 19.
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
22 :( it was December last year
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.
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
Probably around 15 or 16 but I'm 18 now
It was 2 months ago a month after my 16th birthday :(
Ever since I can remember. Was home alone a lot and startes flicking light switches
*started
I’m 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
I was diagnosed at 16 but like.... I’ve definitely had it for years LOL
MY OCD STORY I’d like to tell you guys my ocd story because why it happened is still a mystery to me. I have never dealt with ocd for my life. I only dealt with some thoughts recently that I would worry about and obsess about but...most of my ocd thoughts would be something that my ex boyfriend would say. For example. My ex boyfriend would say things like, “I’d fuck her” about a random girl. Now I get those thoughts and deal with sexual ocd trying to repress those thoughts. Another thing is my ex used to say weird things about girls younger than him. Way younger, and talk about their body and how they’ve changed so much since the last time they’ve he’s seen them. This caused me to struggle with pocd. Anybody have any thoughts about this? I am not trying to blame him but just wonder if someone else had this experience or can explain what more this experience means for me. My therapist calls these traumatic memories, which I then obsess about.
for those with sexual orientation ocd.. if you are comfortable sharing (and if you remember), what was the moment/person/place/etc. that first triggered your sexual orientation ocd? i’m just genuinely curious and want to see if there are any patterns. for me it was the summer before my freshman year of high school (i am currently 21). i was going to a pride parade with some family friends and was texting a guy that i ended up dating for a while. to be quite frank, he was a total idiot. he asked what was up and i told him that i was going to a pride parade with some friends. his immediate response was “wait does that mean that you are gay??”. i remember that i got this weird sensation of panic after i read that text. and his question like stayed lingering in my mind for longer than it should have. long story short, my sexual orientation ocd really kicked in halfway through my freshman year of high school..but i didn’t realize that that was what it was until about 2 years ago.
for those with SO-OCD, how did your subtype come about? for me it was just one day lying in bed and irrationally thinking that since I wasn’t interested in hooking up with my male “friend” that I was gay and that I was hiding the fact from myself all these years. Im just not too familiar with how OCD manifests in people. like is it sudden or?
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