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No no... you're not crazy...your friend seems like she doesn't understand what you're going through (no offense) ....it's hard enough for us as it is...it's okay to not be social for sometime...I did that too and sure enough my friend wanted to know...once I told her I wasn't okay...she understood and gave me my space...
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i completely understand her frustration, i would be frustrated too. i just wish that she understood that i need her to respect my boundaries, and that when i’m ready to talk i will. i wish she wouldnt tell me that i’m just complaining and that i obviously need professional help because she doesn’t know what i’m going through and it really hurts when she makes me feel like i’m stupid and that i’m annoying her. i just wish she would have more empathy. oh well :( thank you for this by the way :)
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@zeep I understand what you're going through...it's really hard for us because people don't tend to understand what our minds put us through every hour of every day...all I can say is that don't let it get to you so much because it'll probably make your head worse...just know that you're giving your best and just hang in there
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@zeep I am sorry. Are you guys still in school? When you're young and haven't been struggling with mental health it's not easy to understand I think...but you did nothing wrong, she should respect and value that you shared with her that you are going through OCD, you don't have to tell her what your thoughts are exactly, and it's not right that she puts pressure on you. Only my boyfriend knows that I deal with the fear of being a lesbian, my friends and family only know that I deal with intrusive thoughts and anxiety about different themes (health, relationships etc). They respect what I am able to share and don't push me to tell them any details. Sometimes I feel like maybe it could be rewarding to tell some more but I am too scared that they won't understand or think that I don't really love my boyfriend because I have these thoughts. Don't let her bully you into telling more than you're comfortable with, you are not obligated to tell your friends everything. It's good that you told her something, so she knows why you keep to yourself from time to time and it's also good that you apologise for not reaching out. I'm sure it can be a good thing to talk about the anxiety with a good friend, but you should feel ready and safe to do so and not pressured. I am pretty sure most of my friends would react great but I still don't feel ready to share too much, which shows what a powerful thing this is..
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Wow I totally hear this. I literally have mentioned how I thought I had HOCD to my BFF and my sister and like it was kind of scary. They weren’t rude at all BUT I could tell they were sort of like “huh...” and thought more that maybe I was just questioning my sexuality. And while it felt good to say it out loud I ultimately still feel cringey about telling them. I sought help and am now doing ERP through this app, but my BFF thinks I just see a regular therapist. I only have one friend that knows what’s going on because she has dealt with enough of her own mental health stuff to understand. She is supportive and doesn’t judge me and also has learned more about how ocd works. I still keep it private from everyone else because, like you said with your friend who is bi, I don’t want people thinking I’m just having some internalized homophobic stuff going on. That would kill me if people thought I was insensitive and ignorant like that. That’s why I try to cope with this privately because unless you’ve experienced it, I think it doesn’t make sense and people just think you’re not accepting your sexuality (making everything worse tbh). Sorry this was long but I just wanted to let you know that this post resonates so much. ❤️
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am i crazy? is she acting completely fine and i’m overreacting? i just feelike shes crossed a line more then once and i just don’t know what to do
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