When my ocd is bad should I stay home from work? Or does that just reinforce the fear? I've even considered quitting my job because of this. On my bad days I've almost cried at my station and it took all my power to not. I just feel terrible and robbed of who I was before.

Working actually helps me. It gives my mind a break and when I get home I feel better because I go into work mode.

It depends: if you’re staying home from work because work triggers you, that’s avoidance and won’t help. I’d encourage you to go and face the triggers. If work has nothing to do with your obsessions, it’s just difficult because you’re having a bad day, I’d say stay it’s okay to stay home every now and then. You have sick days for a reason and mental health issues are valid reasons for using them. Are you in treatment? Or doing any self treatment like using an ocd workbook? I’d hate to see you quit your job when a job can actually be helpful and important for recovery (giving you a sense of independence and self worth and purpose and routine.)

I've been back and forth on what to suggest if people say they want to quit their job, since I've seen the outcome of both sides in different situations. If the job itself is not making you miserable I would say keep it. If you need a mental health day however, you are entitled to a sick day. I've had days where I was so panicked I needed to leave. I've told myself I wanted to leave my job before I found another one, and I was advised by my former therapist not to. I ended up losing that job in January and start a new job next week, but being unemployed is brutal when you have anxiety. The job gives structure to your day. Don't just leave without a plan of what you will do, whether it be a new job or an activity to occupy your time and structure your day. OCD can be tough, but sometimes you just have to wait out the anxiety.

Honestly, idk. I felt really bad at my uni, wanted to cry every second. But in the end, it pushed me to do at least something, talk to somebody, and communication helps a bit with time.

So I got better while doing different activities and when I'm at home I feel bad

Yes I think that it's important to force yourself even to create those zones of not thinking, so you can try to concentrate on something else