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People are so ignorant about OCD. Do not listen to them. They are wrong and they should not have said that to you. I wouldn’t talk to that person again about this unless you are educating them on OCD.
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And usually we obsess about things that ARENT true. Just because you obsess over something absolutely does not mean it is true at all. It’s just emotional.
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This is actually interesting. The people you talked to are misinformed and as a result have triggered you. Unfortunately you are triggered, and this can cause you to want to do your compulsions and worsen your anxiety in the process. Fortunately this is exactly what ERP is about. Exposure to the uncertainty that “maybe your friends are right.” Dealing with that acceptance by doing ERP and not giving into a compulsion is your chance to tackle this ocd problem. That’s the beauty of ERP. It is used not when you are calm and relaxed, but for this very reason. This is your road to recovery.
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So true. I always tell myself that the hardest days are the best for me. Progress doesn’t happen on easy days. Every uncomfortable feeling is a chance to work on yourself.
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@dommy Yes! Since ERP, my triggers have given me purpose now. They are my gym work outs, and they give me the chance to rework the wiring and grooves in my brain.
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Remember this over everything. Thoughts and actions are completely different. Don’t listen to what those people say. Open up whenever you feel comfortable enough to
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Yeah thats a tough one. Pretty much sums up my experience with telling people. Sometimes they treat you different too. Its usually best to talk to people who have it and fully understand. Just from my experience.
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Told my close friend about how I think I have harm ocd and showed a video describing her experience with it so I wouldn’t have to share mine. Told him how when I see the number 22 I get paranoid that I’ll harm someone, and he gave me advice to go to a psychiatrist then left me on read after we were having a conversation prior. I’m so scared to open up to people about it and now I don’t think I will again.
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Has anyone experienced their reputation affected or misunderstood because of a societally taboo OCD theme? Others catching wind of your obsessions and misinterpreting it, assuming the worst? I’m intentionally keeping it vague because I don’t want my specific situation to get reassured, but it’s been a real tough pill to swallow knowing that people close to me (and anyone else they might talk to) think of me differently. I’m unwilling to share about my OCD because I feel pretty confident it will be taken as an excuse or denial, and feels compulsive and reassurance seeking. Let me know if anyone here has experienced anything like it, how they handled it, exposures you did.
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I shouldn’t have done this (trigger trigger trigger!!) So about a month ago..maybe I watched this video (as a compulsion to prove to myself) The video was called “interview with a p3d0” And basically it was what it says, I watched or more like listened to half of it…after I was disgusted by the person, but now all I can think of is every little thing I do, I feel as if tho I’m monitoring every thought/moment and feeling I have it’s torturous and I hate it..I feel disgusting, the person in the video has empathy and sympathy and had those feelings yk, I can’t explain it you’d have to watch the video yourself but please don’t it will ruin your journey…I feel more hopeless then before, my OCD is telling me so many things trying to convince me things that Ik aren’t true, I’m just really scared I don’t want to be that person I want to be a good cousin and person to my family, I’m sick of my head and myself, I’m so tired that sometimes I can’t even think straight, my head is always in pain and idek how to help myself..compulsions have been becoming more and more exhausting… I need advice or even someone to relate to, I understand I shouldn’t have done what I did but idk how to forget it.. I had made this post already but when someone replied I couldn’t see it for some reason so I’m uploading it again
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