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- cgislander
- Date posted
- 5y ago
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- rbheatonrbheaton
- Date posted
- 5y ago
If you're a minor your parents need to know so that you can get proper treatment from an OCD therapist. If you're an adult that's up to you. However...OCD gets worse overtime. Anyone with OCD needs to see an OCD psychologist. You're going to have this for the rest of your life, but it's nothing to be ashamed of. So many people that have it have recovered from it and are managing it well. It's just an obstacle to over come :)
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- RedMaxRedMax
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I haven’t told my parents, they knew I was suffering a lot last year when my OCD went into full gear and I had to go to a therapist and psychiatrist. I was vague with exposing to them what was happening , just told them I had a mental breakdown. I’m still going through it however, and therapy has helped a lot now I’m on meds too. Get help , don’t let it get worse. And when ur ready tell ur parents but you don’t HAVE too
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- RedMaxRedMax
- Date posted
- 5y ago
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- lakdlakd
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I tell my mom everything, my dad knows but I don’t think he knows how bad it is. You don’t have to tell them
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- lylolylo
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I am in the exact same position. I fear if I tell my mum she will be disappointed in me and won’t think of me the same. I can’t tell my dad cause he doesn’t know what it is and if I told him he probably wouldn’t care
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- MahxMahx
- Date posted
- 5y ago
i dont want to because i cant be bothered to explain it to them and i get near an anxiety attack whenever i want to talk to them. i’m going to leave it. i tried to talk to them about my depression before and they just shouted at me throwing it back at me. then they told me i have nothing to have depression about i believed them, i didn’t get help and it made it 10x worse.
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- lylolylo
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Just told my parents other day and they blamed it on me and growled at me ??
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- Cece Piglet
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I’ve had ocd for a while, but I really don’t know if I should tell my friends. I’m worried they’ll hate me or act different or ignore me. They are the nicest most understanding people I’ve ever known so why do I feel this way? I end up feeling horrible because I don’t totally trust them. OCD has been like a never ending circle and I just don’t want it to affect yet another part of my life.
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- kitti
- Date posted
- 5y ago
I've had ocd for over a year and no one knows. I tried to tell my mum but she says I don't have it, she thinks it's just being neat but I have pure o but she didn't listen nor care. My dad is against mental health and says it's ridiculous and I went to a therapist a few times but stopped because I was shamed by my family. My brothers bully me and call me nuts crazy for going to a therapist but no one knows my true pain of ocd, no one cares either
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- allgood
- Date posted
- 5y ago
how do I tell my family I have ocd?? . I'm 20, I see them pretty much everyday and it puts a strain on my relationships with them because they have no clue what's going on with me. My mom (amazing mom but... ) can come across cold it's just her personality, she's had a hard life from many external factors and so she doesn't really understand mental illness and how someone can be 'unhappy' when they have a comfortable life. I come from a family of very very strong women and if I told them I feel like they'd just think it was an excuse/attention seeking. They're supportive people but not very understanding in mental health. I already feel very different to my family just based on my personality/values/view of life - this could potentially make me even more of a distance from them no??? how do I even tell someone I have ocd do I just say it???? pls and insight any1 can give soooooooo appreciated thank you
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