Hello all! I'm brand new to this app/community and I want to know more about others like me. What made you suspect you have OCD? What was your biggest giveaway? How are you coping? Hopefully this gets at least a couple responses.. If it does, thank you!!

Username: MarinaaMarinaa

Date posted: 3y ago

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?

Username: Surviving Not ThrivingSurviving No...

Date posted: 3y ago

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

Username: anonymous 88888888anonymous 88...

Date posted: 3y ago

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.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

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.

Username: ShayElvir

Date posted: 3y ago

I'm new here... Honestly, I didn't know much about my OCD even though I've been living with it most of my life. I didn't know how complex it could be... I thought what I was experiencing was unique to me and no one else. Most people describe OCD different to mine but when I saw this ad.... I was like.... This is me. I struggle to accept this disorder and I just wish I could be normal... I'm afraid to touch everything and wash my hand constantly. I never tell anyone what goes on it my head because it's embarrassing and they won't understand. I don't know if this app will work but I at least have some relief knowing that I'm not the only one.

Username: BlueGemini

Date posted: 3y ago

When and how did you first discover you may have OCD? I'm beginning to think OCD is one of the most understudied, misunderstood mental health issues ever. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder about 6 years ago after I started suffering from panic attacks, but only just recently discovered my condition could be much more specific than that. I've been suffering from intrusive thoughts and complusions since I was a teenager with a variety of themes. And honestly this app and amazing community has opened my eyes to it. I'm curious if anyone else has had an experience like mine where they were just thrown into the general diagnosis category of just having anxiety and/or depression and is only just now coming to terms with having OCD? What has been your experience with the therapists on this app? I'm using another popular, pricey app for talk therapy at the moment, but so far 4 therapists have ghosted me on it so my confidence is feeling pretty shot. Has talk therapy and working with a therapist on here been successful for you?

Username: thejent

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

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Hi Everyone, I am new to the group and was diagnosed with OCD in December 2021. I struggle with harm and relationship OCD. I have limited social/emotional support from my partner (this is a work in progress) and I am trying to do all I can to heal/recover, so I am posting here on the reccomendation of my NOCD therapist. Although I experienced rumination and obsessive thinking for years, intense anxiety and past trauma brought on intrusive thought symptoms several months ago. This is my first time talking openly in a forum like this about my OCD.

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