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- 6y ago
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- 6y ago
Do your parents know about your ocd? If not, you should consider letting them know.
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- 6y ago
They do yes. They took me to get my diagnoses but they don’t rlly understand it
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- 6y ago
It's all ok. You're not alone. But remember to use this app and especially the SOS button on the bottom right for unexpected anxiety
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- 6y ago
Also since you said your parents don't really understand. They took you to get your diagnosis so they seem supportive? That's good! Maybe there's like a group for relatives of people who have OCD? We have that in my city, people can go there and the doctors explain everything to them and help them understand better, and I'm guessing the people can also share their worries and questions etc I don't know
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- 6y ago
I don’t know if this is enabling but I use water to rinse of the tap so I can convince myself anything that was there has washed away
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- 6y ago
This is a challenge for me as well but try focusing on one hand wash knowing that’s more than enough and to leave when that’s done no matter what you touch
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- 6y ago
I lose track of time when I’m acting on compulsions, especially in the bathroom. I keep a kitchen timer and set it for 5-10 minutes and the alarm always snaps me out of it. I also will have loved ones check on me if I have been in too long. If you think it would be helpful for you, ask your parents to be patient and physically be there at the bathroom door when they ask you to come out for breakfast and not to leave until you come out
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- 19w ago
Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me
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- 18w ago
hi, this is a really embarrassing and personal thing to ask or you but i have severe contamination ocd and i just need to know what’s normal. -please don’t judge and be considerate i wasn’t taught this growing up how do you guys wash down there and wash your behind? i’ve been over washing and it’s hurting- i’m so tired of it —do you guys also wash your hands in the shower after washing these places?
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- 16w ago
I don't know what to do, my hands have become so numb and bruised because of constant washing hands, i have started hating each and every furniture around me, beacuse i feel they are not clean although they are being cleaned regularly but i cannot stop these thoughts. I clean my phone, bluetooth, charger with wet wipes each day, i don't touch any object around me, i am not being able to focus on my studies or anything else because of my ocd ihave stopped going out, everyone around me is so fed up of me. I have consulted so many therapists and been taking ayurvedic supplements too but nothing works. It is getting worse and worse, please if anybody can suggest me how to overcome these thoughts!
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