Hi! I'm new here 👋 Anyone else feel like their brain is doing gymnastics all day trying to keep up with managing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, compulsions etc. ? My mind is so exhausted. 🥱 Also, anyone else just recently discover that they have OCD after years of hiding your "scary" intrusive thoughts from pretty much everyone? It's like everything weird that has happened in my brain over the course of my life suddenly makes sense....and yet it still makes no sense 🤦

Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment

A huge thank you to everyone. I am new to the app. I’m 28 years old and only recently discovered that my thoughts are a result of my OCD. It’s been so reassuring to hear other people managing the same thoughts I’ve been having.

Hello, I am experiencing Intrusive thoughts, Disgust, Mental movies, Repetitive Questions and answers are not making sense. It makes me Anxious, I feel like I am loosing my mind. I am here to make sense of it all. I am frustrated that it took so long for me to seek the right help. I didn’t know what was going on with me. I am here to learn how to better myself and life.