So much of my anxiety comes from my parents, my sister and the sounds my dog makes. My therapist said I’ll never get better until I move out. Not just this therapist but a total of 5 of them in the past 10 years. But I have no money to move ahhahaha ?

@ocddreams it may seem like it on the surface but in certain situations there’s really nothing else you can do. we don’t know this person’s situation

My living situation isn’t horrible. It’s not like I live with alcoholics or people who steal etc. it’s more a lack of respect and understanding. I have severe (apparently there are different levels, my therapist explained and mine is bad) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. And sensory processing disorder. Basically for me this means if my anxiety starts “acting up” I need COMPLETE silence. Because if I don’t it sets off my OCD, which sets off the sensory issues and it just is a cycle over and over. I have tried to explain this to my parents, upon the suggestion of my therapist, but my parents don’t seem to care because they don’t believe me. (They are like a lot of older people in that regard, obviously not all, but most, choose to think things especially regarding mental illness, are “made up” if it isn’t something they can understand). I have tried to talk to them about the noise level (they all talk at insane levels, friends growing up would ask why my parents screamed when they talked) I don’t think they can hear it they’ve been talking this loud for so long ? Not only that but everyone is genuinely loud in this house. It’s just a loud family. I have tried wearing earplugs but because of my sensory issues it does no good. My senses are so strong. I love them they just aren’t the best for me to be by. My therapist just said my issues regarding OCD, SPD and depression are all really bad (I can’t go on antidepressants due to health reasons, plus they never even helped me) and it will be near impossible for me to try and improve my situation and acceptance of things I cannot control, in this living environment.

Ah, I see.... I do agree moving out is a good thing to look forward too. I’m in sort of the same boat. My therapist knows my financial situation so mostly he just lets me vent and helps me cope with my mom who is less than ideal to live with.

yeah that’s definitely understandable. You can’t control your family but you can control what environment you create for yourself when you move out, I hope you can make it happen asap!

That’s interesting..... I would think there’s a better way than to just move out. Seems like that’s avoiding the problem.

I'm actually in kinda the same boat. I love my family but there's just to much tension because of my OCD (especially with mom). I feel that if I don't move out soon, I never will. I had to stop antidepressants because of health reasons to.

Lucius, Why does it always seem to be the moms? So many of them have control issues. Idk if it’s because they controlled so much of our lives when we were really young and never learned or thought they needed to stop? My mom I believe is the root of my OCD and the reason it keeps getting worse. She is the least supportive person I know, especially in regards to this. She tries to make me believe I’m making it worse than it is, or even better than that tries to tell me I’m making it up completely and if I “wanted” to be better I would be. Like she thinks I don’t want to be better?? Ahhaha she’s insane honestly

Here's the thing Cat attack, my mom could not be more supportive if she tried. She's given up hundreds of hours to research doctors and set up appointments, and I'm doing so much better because of the help she got me. But she's too helpful if that makes since? Our personalities are very conflicting and I'm trying to find ways to reduce dependence on her help but right now I'm not in school unfortunately and I'm having physical problems that I need help getting treatment for.

Yes, I agree!