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- Raine22
- Date posted
- 4y ago
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- pureolifepureolife
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Hey there! Talking to your parents about this can be scary. I have a few suggestions that may help. First, don’t worry about explaining your obsessions, compulsions, or intrusive thoughts. You don’t need to explain to them what’s going on in your head. That can remain private to whatever degree you’re comfortable with. Instead, just tell them you’re struggling. “Hey parents, I need to talk to you about something important. I’ve been having a really hard time lately and I’m feeling in over my head. I’d like to talk to a professional and get some help. I did some research online and I’d like to get a consultation with an ocd specialist. I could really use your support in this.” If they start asking for too many details just say “I know this must be confusing and scary for you, but I’m not ready to talk to you about all of this just yet. What I really need right now is your support and help getting access to the right kind of help.”
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- Raine22Raine22
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Thank you, I will try this.
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- AaronSAaronS
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Do it. Just do it dont wait a long time like me! I have waited 5 months of ABSOLUTE distress cause I didn't mention it from the start. And I'm STILL not in counseling until December. Please don't make the same mistake I did. I have REALLY bad thoughts from someone I live with and it's CONSTANT agony. I don't and won't ever commit suicide but just really depressed. So please talk to them about it
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- Raine22Raine22
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I really really want too but for some reason I just can't. I've had OCD since like middle school and it's getting worse. I think maybe I have a fear about talking to someone about how I truly feel. But I think this week I'm going to push myself and really try to talk to them.
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- AaronSAaronS
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Raine22 Yeah don't hold back. I REALLY hope yours isnt as bad as mine. Cause if it was probably half of everyone suffering wouldnt be here. At this point I'm not living for myself much. And do you have more obsessions or compulsions? Because the thoughts would probably be harder to beat then actions. Or if you can you could just try a type of erp that works for you.
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- Raine22Raine22
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@AaronS So I'm still new to learning all the terminology of OCD since I just recently started researching because it's getting worse but basically I have a LOT of ticks, I gotta touch things in specific ways and I have to do it until it feels right, and I have like ...I can't explain it but if something doesn't go as I planned it, it's almost like I turn into a child or a person I can't recognize....it's not a control freak kind of thing it's more like a major panic attack. These are the external things then obviously the rest is just my restless mind screaming all at once
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- AaronSAaronS
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@Raine22 Ok thanks for explaining to me in detail. But what I would really recommend is the erp process at home first if you think your parents wont really help. The ONLY reason I'm not over it is because I literally think erp will somehow permanently contaminate other things. This is only me, you should be fine as long as you don't think that way. Erp really would help, and it probably would help me too without realizing. If your thoughts/obsessions can't latch onto other things then there's really no reason at all not to follow through with it. You could give it a try and I really wish you the best in doing so.
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- babbiebabbie
- Date posted
- 4y ago
If you just can’t get the words out, you could also try writing them a short letter. Ask them to read it with you present so they can ask any questions and the conversation can springboard from there.
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- Raine22Raine22
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Wow this is a great idea. I've never thought of that. It would help me get my whole point across without being interupted. Thank you
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- ocdomi
- Date posted
- 3y ago
hi i just recently joined this app and i am terrified. i am a 15 year old girl that has been dealing with intrusive thoughts my entire life. my first recollection with it was the constant fear that my siblings would forget how to breathe. i would stay up all night just to check on them and ensure that they are ok. it went away but then i started having problems with my religion. i was so constantly scared that every move i made would disappointment god and that i would be sent to the devil. it got to the point where i would feel as if a demon was watching me while i slept. now i am dealing with my sexuality. i have known my entire life that i am straight. only ever had romantic feelings for men and never thought of women as anything more than a friend. cause of quarantine i have developed these intrusive thoughts where i feel as if everything i do will make people believe i am gay. i am an ally to the lgbtq community but i keep having these unwanted thoughts of me being homosexual even though i have never felt attracted to women. i need help. i am just a teenager but i have been suffering with ocd my entire life and just now i decided to acknowledge it. i am also way too scared to tell my parents. they are so loving and protective of me that i feel as if i will disappoint them. im sorry this was long i just needed to let it all out. have a good day!!
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- Chicken07
- Date posted
- 1y ago
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hello, I’m a young adult with extreme ocd that I’ve been struggling with since I was little it’s to the point where things like walking eating writing or driving has become almost an impossible task. how do some of you try to differ your ocd thoughts? even when I try to ignore them I’ll have panic attacks until I go back and do whatever my brain is telling me. I feel helpless my doctor has told me I have the worst case of ocd she’s ever seen and she “doesn’t know what to do with me” I’m just starting to feel hopeless
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- Taffylee04
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Not knowing how to cope.
Hey I’m new to this, I’m a 20 yo female, and I’m pretty sure I’ve had ocd since my childhood, but it’s gotten worse has I’ve gotten older. I never really understood my intrusive thoughts and always felt so sick and uncomfortable when I’d have them. They took a turn many months ago when they became more often and more intense. And I started doing some research on them and came across ocd (which I always thought was just when people don’t like to be unorganized and are like perfectionists or something) but as I was reading different websites and seeing how many types of ocd there was I noticed that I related to most of what I was reading. I still haven’t been officially diagnosed or found a therapist yet but I’m working on it. The past year has been the hardest with my intrusive thoughts. I’m mainly bothered by my pocd and I feel sick to my stomach whenever I get an intrusive thought about a child. I absolutely love kids and would never do anything to hurt them it physically makes me ill when I think about it. (If anyone has any tips to deal with this please reply😭) I think I have an idea to why I have those thoughts. I didn’t have the best childhood I was sa’d at 4&9 by 2 different people that were supposed to take care of me, and I have this horrible fear that i could be like them and it makes me feel so incredibly sick. I was also way too exposed to s3xual things as a child, my family was way too open about s3x growing up like I’m talking adults in my life thought it was okay to openly talk about it to me when I was 6/7 like it was normal. I wish I could explain more but this is already way too long. I’ve only opened up to a select few people about this so this was extremely hard for me, I’m literally fighting for my life… Thank you to anyone who cared enough to read this all the way through I appreciate it so much.🤍
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