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- Magzzz
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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- Faye JuneFaye June
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I was self-diagnosed just under a year before getting my official diagnosis, and I see no issue in labelling your symptoms by the umbrella term that best describes them. OCD is a very distinct disorder, and relatively easy to identify when you’re aware of the nature of OCD. Of course, if you’re telling other people about what you’re suffering with, being frank and telling them that you haven’t had an official diagnosis is a good thing to do, for no other reason than being honest. Don’t ruminate on this, I wish you well on your recovery, you have got this!
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- MagzzzMagzzz
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Ok awesome just wanted to make sure. Thank you so much!
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- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Yes more easier than hard thought you should get an official diagnostic just for the hecks of it. I wouldnt worry too much about if you have it or not though
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- MagzzzMagzzz
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Ok
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- coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 3y ago
not a dumb question!! i was on windsor.flynn 's instagram and she talked in a post about this. she was saying that with ocd "if you know, you know." if you're taking advice from this app (ex: sitting with uncertainty, not doing compulsions or rumination, etc) and it's working then keep doing it! however, i would say to see a psychiatrist because they can properly diagnose you. intrusive thoughts can also happen in other common mental illnesses (anxiety, adhd). but make sure to go to an psychiatrist or therapist who specializes in ocd:)
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- MagzzzMagzzz
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Okay thank you so much! :)
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- coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 3y ago
of course!! 🤍
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- Jen22
- Date posted
- 6y ago
I’ve never been formally diagnosed but my counselor was adamant in telling me that I have OCD. Are there any of you who are in similar shoes as me? It seems like the fact that I haven’t been formally diagnosed makes me more prone to obsessions over whether or not I actually suffer with OCD.
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- nicolemw
- Date posted
- 5y ago
So the fact that i haven’t been officially diagnosed kind of makes my ocd worse. I’ve kind of become positive that I have it. Thinking back now, I can think of a few rituals I did as a child that could be seen as warning signs for OCD, but the debilitating stuff happened about 5 months ago in October. I saw a therapist for about a month and a half but she never gave me an official diagnosis and even though I asked, she just said it hasn’t been long enough to tell. It seemed like she wasn’t helping at all and wasn’t doing anything for me I couldn’t hear off of a forum such as this or an informative YouTube video so I quit going. I had problems this entire time but just this past week it has spiked up to the severity it was when it first started and is once again making me desperate for help! I think I want meds this time so I want to go to my regular doctor and ask. I guess my general question is how should I go about seeking help and can I say I have OCD even if it wasn’t officially told to me? This week has been very debilitating and the fact that I’ve been suffering for 5 months makes me believe this isn’t going to just go away.
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- Anonymous_co...
- Date posted
- 37w ago
Diagnosis
How can I go about getting a proper diagnosis if my health care provider isn’t knowledgeable about OCD? Right now I’m going through a lot of “pure” OCD thoughts surrounding things like relationships and I’m worried if I try to get diagnosed my provider would overlook it because my obsessions and compulsions are mental. I also only really have one theme at a time, so it becomes tough when all the question they ask are nothing about the theme I’m struggling with currently. I don’t know what to do. I feel like if I’m not officially diagnosed that I’m lying to myself and to others.
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