- Username
- Nour04
- Date posted
- 978d ago
- Sexual Orientation OCD
- "Pure" OCD
Please be careful about asking for too much reassurance. Look up "backdoor spike" and breathe through this. If you feel you need an urgent answer you could be doing compulsions. 💜
but what if this isn't even ocd??
@Nour04 What if? 💙 We have to learn to accept uncertainty. We get so used to being anxious that something feels "off" when we aren't. Are you in ERP?
@kradish i am not even diagnosed and don't go to therapy because i am scared my parents wouldn't understand. when i tried opening up to my mum she was like "just stop thinking about it" but there's one more thing. lately it's like i have been able to stop thinking about it and say no or not now to the thoughts, mainly because i am distracted. does it make this any less ocd?
@Nour04 I come from a family that wasn't open with mental health too. It took years and lots of experiences and education for them to believe in it. How old are you? Do you have a school counselor you can talk to? My advice is to definitely try to get yourself help to manage this stuff. Maybe you can talk with someone about got to discuss with your mom?
@kradish i am 16 and hopefully when we go back to school i'll try and arrange a meeting with the school counselor. again thanks for replying to all of my posts. just one last thing: do you genuinely think this is ocd?
@Nour04 I do. But I want to remind you that reassurance seeking is a compulsion and only offers you temporary relief, but overall makes your OCD worse. I have the SAME compulsion so I can recognize it. You can also possibly call a hotline for advice on how to talk with your mom if you feel you can't wait.
@kradish thank you so much! you're the sweetest. thank you for replying to me and putting up with my bs. i really appreciate it <3
@Nour04 It's okay, I'm not putting up with you, I'm glad to support. I've been in the place you are and it sucks. My anxiety started when I was about your age but I didn't have OCD till more recently. The best thing I've done for myself is get treatment. There is nothing wrong with struggling and you're doing a good thing by reaching out and trying to figure out steps to take.