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Yes, I went to therapy for a long time before I was diagnosed with OCD by a psychologist. None of my therapists before that even mentioned the possibility of OCD, even though I had the symptoms then. But once you are diagnosed it is so helpful, because now you can start treating OCD specifically.
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Looking back, it seems so obvious that it was OCD. I wonder what it would’ve been like if I had gotten treatment all the way back then.
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I feel the same way! It seems so obvious now. I wonder that too, if I would have my OCD under control by now.
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@Jayge I literally experienced the same exact situation. My thoughts came after experiencing a major trauma but I had the same kind of thoughts. I was diagnosed as MDD and proceeded with talk therapy for the next 5 years. It did very little to help. In fact when I look back a lot of what happened in therapy only perpetuated the OCD. In hindsight it was so obviously OCD. Ten years later and only 2 months ago did I receive this diagnosis.
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I feel the same. Speech therapy didn’t help at all with my OCD, which made me feel so hopeless. I wonder how common that story is. I think there is a general lack of knowledge among a lot of doctors and therapists concerning OCD.
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I also got misdiagnosed, for 20 years. I have relationship ocd (obsessive jealousy), which isn’t well known or common. So most of my therapists told me I had attachment issues or was insecure due to a shitty childhood. I actually did my own research (Dr google!) and found (very few) things online about ROCD - but still something - that made me think “huh, this is not just simple insecurity!”. I went to an ocd specialist and told them what I thought, and they immediately got it (finally)! But that was just 2yrs ago, so I’ve been suffering with no knowledge of what was going on for 20 years!
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I was sent to a psychiatric facility when I was 15. By this time i had been experiencing symptoms as far back as I could remember, but I hid them. About a year earlier I realized I had OCD when I read a book about it. I told the doctor in the facility and he scoffed at me. I didn't know it then, but my mom told me later I was diagnosed with schizophrenia (totally unrelated and ethically wrong to diagnose a kid with this who showed no symptoms) because I didn't know i had that diagnosis anytime I went to psychiatrists and said I have OCD, they read in my chart that I had schizophrenia but also did not tell me that. I also was diagnosed with Tourettes at one point. Only this year, at age 35, did I receive the diagnosis I knew all along I had, over 20 years ago. So I'd say yeah, western medical health is very far behind and does not respect or listen to people about their own minds and bodies. By the way it's EXTREMELY obvious I have OCD so there's no excuse for any of them ;,)
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I was called “just anxious”
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Anyone else develop it in their 30s? I’m 33 and just started showing symptoms in October 2024. So far have only been diagnosed with GAD , PD and depression.I started having intrusive thoughts after a series of panic attacks . My compulsions would be googling. I have made an effort to stop though because it only makes me feel worse. My intrusive thoughts have been around fear of going crazy
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Can OCD mimic depression? With this theme I’m always wondering if I have OCD or depression. It first started out as harm OCD and now this. Today I told myself if I did have depression then it’s treatable and I would work on it. Then I started to feel depressed and emotional and like had an urge to google the difference. When I did this I just broke down because I felt like I related to them, it made me worse. However when I look up OCD symptoms it makes me feel better. So now I’m unsure. Almost like OCD wants me to believe it’s depression
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Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment
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