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- 4y
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I told my partner and also (with a lot of hesitation) my parents simply because if I didn’t tell anyone or get help I would have to end my life. My parents knew nothing about OCD until I told them and showed them some online forums that describes OCD in depth. At first I didn’t think I had OCD I thought it was intrusive thoughts but it escalated and my parents and partner were very supportive. I know POCD is the most stigmatised which makes it harder to confess struggling with this. But maybe even just tell them you’re struggling with OCD (pure o) and show them ALL of the subtypes and symptoms so they know how much you’re struggling but you don’t need to go into detail about what theme or what your thoughts consist of cos in reality it doesn’t matter what theme you have as it is all just OCD and that’s what matters. I really hope you do get the support you need
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I haven’t. From what I know, my parents aren’t informed about OCD in general, so I’m afraid that I might end up that they won’t understand, and they’ll think that I’m a messed up person.
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I actually came out to my parents as being gay/bi after a gruelling month of never ending thoughts. They thought it was a bit strange but supported me all the way. After about 2 months of uncertainty, anxiety and talking with my parents about this new situation I started getting these extremely distressing thoughts (pocd) which were just too much to bear. After one night of no sleep and extreme anxiety I told my mother in the morning that I fear I becoming a pedo. She was actually the first who even before that started researching ocd which I dismissed because I thought I had a case of "internalized homophobia" which was the main reason for my suffering (turns out that wasn't the case). After my confession I or better said we started researching ocd a bit more where I found out I had almost all of the symptoms commonly found in hocd/pocd/rocd sufferers. All in all my parents were very understanding of the situation and continue to support me. (I'm not a native english speaker so excuse my writing)
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I agree. I think this is a struggle that us of horrible intrusive thoughts deal with
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- 18w
my spouse cheated on me on our wedding night and i haven't gotten over it. they never told their parents and i was resentful their parents didn't know. so i called them and told them today. it felt good in the moment to have that extra support from my in-laws but im freaking out now that i have to confess to my partner and they will feel betrayed by me and leave me. is this confession OCD or a real fear? i'm really freaking out.
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I’m at the lowest I’ve been I’m in just declining. First time in my life where the thought of ending it popped into my mind. I’m not going to but that’s just how bad it’s gotten. Should I tell someone I know and trust about my mental health battle
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