does anyone else here ever get the urge to confess their ocd? i haven’t had it in like a year but i saw a tik tok that said “we all have something to hide.” and i got anxious at that and felt guilty that i don’t tell my parents everything about my ocd. I stopped and reminded myself, my mental health IS MINE! i shouldn’t have to tell anyone if i don’t want to unless it could cause harm to me or someone else! keep that in mind everyone!

Confessing is a definite obsession. And you are right - your mental health is your business and those you choose to reveal it too. Keep going. We are in this together.

After many years of suffering I opened up on talking about my ocd in family. (Not everything and not everyone but I did). It did give me some relief. I came to find help, advice and answers that I otherwise might not have had. Maybe not right away. Processing takes its time. Of course you've got to bring down barriers.

Sometimes in public I get anxious and my mind starts to say I’m not this, I’m not that. I never want to do what my thoughts tell me to do. And I start panicking inside because of that. So I understand. You can open up to people who you feel like could understand you but if not than just keep it to yourself.