Is eating your dinner seperately a sign of ocd ? Appreciate some feed back cheers 👍

My dad eats his food in a specific order and seperately... Im just trying to figure out where my ocd came from because most people have family members who have it ? And im worried 😞

@Ihateocd83 coincidentally, ruminating and the need of having to know where everything came from or checking if you really have something is also a symptom of ocd. As worrying as it can be, being aware is still really important to getting proper help/treatment. It also helps to notice that not everything is your fault

i'm not a therapist so consider this personal input. It's perfectly alright to be confused man, it's perfectly ok. Of course the intensity of the worry and the questioning is not healthy and may require proper treatment and real methods to combat, not being sure is normal, and many people may never truely know about their sexual orientation/gender identity, and of course it's not a bad thing regardless of what someone is. I say this as someone whos Bi, but I understand the fear and pressure can be more severe and judgement from the self and others is difficult to manage. And if you ever feel alone in your experiences you are not, there's a lot of people who think and question the same things, and that's perfectly ok to do so

eh, some things don't always make perfect sense. People's sexuality can be fluid and it's normal for things to change over time. There's nothing wrong with being gay, and I say this as a dude who isn't rlly sure about things either. The reality or the questioning of your sexuality isn't a bad thing. Of course the severity of the response is unhealthy, but things fluctuating, changing, or questioning in particular is normal. It's also perfectly normal to like more than one gender of people as well, you can like anyone really. It doesn't have to be just one, it can be both, or neither. People are different and things can change. It can be distressing, especially with stigma around liking who you want, but at its core there's nothing wrong with it

nope! i was not accusing you of being anything. I'm just saying regardless of the truth, you're valid!

@SkyriderShou i'm saying there is a possibility people can be anything, and may never know for sure. I don't know the future and i'm not one to say who you are as a person. But there's nothing repulsing about being straight bi or gay. I'm saying anyone can be anything and can change and question. And that regardless of the state that person feels they are in, it doesn't matter who they like.

https://manhattancbt.com/hocd/

@SkyriderShou you probably did research on it already so this is not an action to educate you, but I found some articles if you ever want to read up on it, and your options! Again i am not a therapist but I of course want to help people

@SkyriderShou something this foundation actually provides: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/hocd-thoughts-and-symptoms

@SkyriderShou there isn't much more constructive things I can say except I wish you luck in finding peace and getting the right methods to help you achieve it. I believe you can, nothing is hopeless