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I go about it as, “I tend to get in my head a lot about things like you know when you had a conversation with someone and really weren’t sure how it went? Or you question if you’re in the right ____ job, relationship, etc. and you’re really unsure? It’s like that but my mind tends to obsess about it, and it’s hard to let it go. It really makes me question and overthink things that are important to me.” Think of some of those OCD type fears that a lot of people can relate to. People have some of the same questionings and fears but not to a disabiling extent. It’ll never be easy to explain, but try to break it down into bits they can understand. They’ll never be able to fully empathize but at least they’ll have something to relate it to. Good luck 💞
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Proud that you’re looking to be an advocate and help pave the way for others who may struggle with OCD 🌻
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Sometimes a think about It to, i live in Brazil and when i want surch for deep informativo about ocd i have to search in english. A feel that people dont really now what is the real ocd, that IS even more that they think about It. May you can create a YouTube Chanel pra something like this. People have to now more about OCD!
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Sometimes I just say, “Yeah I actually have really bad OCD. This event is hard right now because _____. It’s super annoying.” They’ll just nod and be understanding I find.
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For me it's more the opposite. I'm a very open person and I tend to over share things or over communicate my feelings with everyone, so for me sharing my ocd experience can almost become a compulsion. But every response was very positive/they were very understanding and compassionate but also said they couldn't relate. Most of my friends have seen my distress that I went through so they couldn't kinda tell smt was wrong. But if I tell people that didn't see me in that state I just tell them I have ocd and it's hard and I'm in therpay for it. And sometimes if I want to go deeper I tell them how I felt when I was at my worst and that i had these fears that made me depressed and I cried all the time etc. I more despribe how I felt than anyhting. But I guess that's just me 😊 I found so far that people are very understanding of it
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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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Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on how you told a loved one about having ocd, specifically a significant other. I’ve been with mine for over 5 years, and I just had a recent diagnosis of OCD. To be honest, with the subtype I have, it’s really crippling to deal with, and I have a major worry of my partner not understanding the subtype. I would love to get some advice on how to best approach it and how to provide understanding that I’m still the same person. Thanks!
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I was super recently diagnosed with OCD and nervous to share my diagnosis with my family. I’m a somewhat messy person and don’t have germophobic tendencies, so since I don’t have the stereotypical OCD presentation I was terrified that nobody would believe me. I ended up talking to my mom and making a silly TikTok post about it, which my grandma saw. Not only did they believe and support me–I learned that my grandma has it too! Funny to look back on, but really cool to see that the worst outcome doesn’t always happen. (:
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