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Hey, how are you? I know it is difficult but a step that I think would be helpful for you, and your family, would be to discuss with your parents about your ocd and thoughts. Although your mom may have covid at the time, if there’s something I know about parents, it’s that they care for their children in the end. I think that her and your dad will help you through what you are going through and you can help your mom as well. I’m glad to hear you are doing erp, and know that these intrusive thoughts may not be true. Thoughts are just thoughts!
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my dad doesn’t believe in mental illness and has hurt me mentally and physically because of that so i can’t really talk to him. I will talk to my mom about when she’s feeling better. Thank you for the advice.
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@Rey ⚜️ I’m sorry to hear that. I hope the situation gets better, I can pray for you if you would like as well. I understand that the situation could be difficult to manage on top of your ocd. I’m here if you need to talk!
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I haven’t much advice to offer, but I know there are resources out there as wel that could help you find healthy ways to cope with OCD and suicidal thoughts (the National Suicide hotline being one). Of course the community on here supports you as well! I’ll keep y’a in my thoughts and send some good vibes/extra strength your way. I believe in you! Please take care
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I think a psychiatrist when you can finally get to one will be life changing for you. Medicine has helped me so much in my anxiety, mood swings and rumination .
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Insurance is a good thing to have, I would discourage that. Sometimes you have to leave the parenting up to the parents.
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I wouldn't discourage that*
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I'd also leave diagnosing to the professionals ofcourse we can find peace with knowing we share symptoms but until we get diagnosed we can't thoroughly know. For example for the longest time I thought I had bpd! Everything felt spot on. Then I got to be with a therapist and psychiatrist pretty long term and found instead I have GAD & PTSD, which explains what I was experiencing. Point is, alot overlaps. You deserve to get the care you need and im sorry your mom is facing hardship . As long as you all stay supportive of eachother, you will get through this.
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The problem is that I'm noticing that we don't have the privilege of actually getting a diagnosis. I've notice with things coming in the mail that we're going through some financial problems and my mom told me it may take a really long time to even see a psychiatrist or specialist. I'm very scared of seeing a therapist because of the subtypes I have and what cause them. The only thing I can really do is talk about it to my mom only but I'm sure she won't believe me.
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@Rey ⚜️ I think explaining what you are now to your mom could help her understand more of what you are going through. I wasn’t too excited seeing a therapist either but it got so bad that I had to talk to someone who had experience in the subject and I’m almost positive they have heard what has caused your subtypes etc. I watched videos on YouTube on how to do ERP and it helped me (this was when I wasn’t seeing a therapist or psychiatrist).
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You are not a burden on your mother. You are not a burden in general.
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Personally I don't disclose my subtypes to my family members, I do disclose that I struggle with intense anxiety& shame and or when I felt suicidal thoughts and that sometimes I need help and I needed treatment. that's all they truly need to know and they can help you out that way just as much imo.
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There's online support groups for ocd please join those they are free group therapy.
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Hi ❤️ I’m really struggling right now I’m in my sophomore year of Highschool and I’ve finally started planning or thinking abt my future (for context I was extremely depressed and suicidal from 6-9th grade) After conquering my depression this is a huge leap for me and I’m proud of myself ❤️ But there’s something still holding me down :( and I’m not sure what to do anymore that thing is OCD. Since 6th grade I have had strong and invasive intrusive thoughts all the time they scare me so bad and make me feel as though I’m not even real anymore :( I’m sick of taking the time to do ridiculous compulsions to rid or ease these thoughts it’s a waste of time and energy and it hurts me so bad I feel like I will never get to just live my life without this :( How can I plan my future when I can’t even find myself in this mess of anxiety 💔 I’m so tired of fighting my mental health it’s been years from anxiety attacks to sh to survived suicide attempts (I got help dw❤️🩹) and recovery there. Just to be thrown into a storm of awful scary sickening thoughts day and night-when can I just be a normal teenager and possibly a happy adult? How do I conquer this so I can love myself to the fullest and live my life free and happy? :( ❤️❤️🩹 I’m so scared to talk to my parents about it I’m ashamed of my thoughts and every time I bring it up they just say I shouldn’t be diagnosing myself or it’s just ADHD. It really really hurts me they have no idea how awful this feels and it makes me feel so alone sometimes 💔
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Having ocd is so incredibly exhausting and depressing- my mom and dad argued with me for over an hour talking about how im a pain to be around, go in too many loops, and ruin everything and everyones mood… this conversation started with me saying im stressed out because of school and that i dont want to go because im exhausted- and idk if this is like ocd directly but it takes me like 2 hours to get ready in the morning because i need to look PERFECT and the same everyday literally 😭 and that process feels so exhausting every morning at 6am but i will NOT go to school without going through with it- i will literally be crying and shaking and wanting to go home the minute i get to school if even a single strand of my hair is not perfectly straightened or any blemishes or flaws are showing- and i cant even walk to school or anything bc im scared the humidity will mess with my hair and everything- and it just really affects my life? And yeah its freaking exhausting. And i have two more years of highschool and I dont know if im going to make it 😭i get super stressed over grades too because i need them to be extraordinary otherwise its a fail. Nothing below 95%. And thats also tiring! 😁 and my mom told me today “medication IS NOTTTT AND OPTION!!!” Like oh okay so im just cooked 😭 and therapy isnt really helping me at all- i feel like what im being told is so basic and generic and it doesn’t help me when im in a huge ocd episode- which is often… and what i hate most is like my mom says “don’t come to me with your problems after 6pm…” im sorry i cant schedule my feelings 😭 im so tired
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I’ve been struggling so much these past few weeks. I’ve been so anxious and just have had nonstop crazy,weird disgusting thoughts and idk anymore. Like I’m not diagnosed but I recently researched about it and it explained everything I’ve been experiencing like exactly. But I’m also very young so idk what’s happening I’m just so confused. I barely slept today cause the thoughts just wouldn’t stop. I have only told my dad about what’s been happening and he told me that he does want to help me and stuff and find someone that could help me but then I just feel like he dosent care, like when I talked to him about it about how I suspect I had it he just like completely changed the subject. But he did bring it up yesterday which was good i guess. And I’ve posted here before and people have been really nice and told me that just because I’m not diagnosed that doesn’t mean my experiences aren’t valid and I appreciated that a lot but I don’t know I just keep doubting everything. I’m also worried because my brother actually has OCD and ADHD and more stuff and I know how stressful it was for my parents to understand him and stuff and if I turn out to actually have OCD as well then I just feel like I’m going to be something else they have to worry about and stress about.
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