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Hello! Welcome and I hope you find what you need in order to get better. I think OCD has always been my secret. Something that I discovered on my own, others had no idea that I had it and thought that ir was some kind of quirk and I was too scared to tell them the truth. When I finally told my parents they didn't believe that something like that existed, but they took me to a therapist and they confirmed it. I think I've always had ocd and when I stumbled upon people that described their own experience on the Internet I found myself relating to them and I started thinking that that's what I might have as well. What about you? How are you coping?
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Hi! 1) My dad has OCD, and from the age of around 5 I showed very similar traits to him, and I got diagnosed when I was 11. 2) I have a lot of number compulsions and symmetry related compulsions, and I’ve recently developed intrusive thoughts on multiple subjects. I think those were the biggest giveaways. 3) I’m currently on a waiting list for counselling
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1. I knew something didn't feel right. I learned about it in 8th grade health class and put the pieces together. 2. The number compulsions and repetitive compulsions, and the contamination anxiety. 3. Not great, but I'm hopeful. I found a new apartment that is a better fit and will hopefully be approved, and function a bit better.
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hi there! my parents thought i had ocd when i was little because i was always rearranging thing and got upset when things got out of order, but when i started high school, i started to doubt my sexuality, and it was all i could think about. because it was and still is mostly all i can think about, this was a dead giveaway that i was suffering from ocd. i am doing a little better coping, but every day is different. today just happened to be a good day, but as soon as night falls, i start my obsessive self doubting about multiple aspects of my life. the only thing getting me through is that i know the difference between reality and my obsessions, and i am lucky that i can tell.
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A huge thank you to everyone. I am new to the app. I’m 28 years old and only recently discovered that my thoughts are a result of my OCD. It’s been so reassuring to hear other people managing the same thoughts I’ve been having.
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Hi, I’m new to this app and newly diagnosed. Question for you all, What things did you normalize and do without a second thought that when diagnosed, you realized was actually your OCD? Mine was how concerned with germs I am. I hold my breath when I open a door so the rush of wind doesn’t infect my lungs from whatever is in the room. I thought everyone was really careful and concerned like me. But Ive learned it’s not normal the lengths I go to. What was yours?
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Hi, I’m new to the app as of today. I’m 20 years old, and wanted to get some stuff off my chest about the types of OCD I’ve been experiencing over the years. I’m not entirely sure how or when my OCD was brought up, but I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember. Anywhere and everywhere I go, if I see things placed in an order/angle that my brain doesn’t approve of, next thing I know I’m “fixing” it to be in the placement I feel looks better. I’m not aware of why I feel the need to do that, but until an object is in the “right” placement, I won’t take my eyes off of it. My eye will even twitch. Another form of OCD I have is in relationships. I spend each day overthinking and over-analyzing every one of the relationships that are important to me. Friends, family, significant other. Another one is what’s considered “Pure OCD” . When I get an intrusive thought of something devilish, whether it’s randomly seeing my great aunt naked bc my grandma considers her “fat” even though she’s not, or it’s seeing something demonic and traumatizing, I immediately tell myself, “I don’t wanna see/think about that” over and over and over until the thought is gone. Or I’ll try to replace one mental image with another. One other form of OCD I face every day, is religion. I got baptized for the first time in my life earlier this year in January. I had finally started to repent for my sins, and now I’m constantly feeling afraid that I’m letting God down due to my depression/lack of motivation and vaping/smoking. I also fear excessively that He’ll banish me from His kingdom, or just turn a cold shoulder. I know that what I’ve just typed up is probably all over the place. That is my brain unfortunately. How do you go from being a mentally disorderly and seemingly erratic young woman, to a more well-established, successful woman? I’m all ears!
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