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- Ducky🦆
- Date posted
- 3y ago
A diagnosis doesn't always include subtypes because themes don't really "exist." Of course, people with OCD display similar overarching worries, but in the end it's all OCD. Harm, real event, POCD, ROCD, they're all just different masks the disorder puts on. It'll manifest in whatever way it can to get your attention and get you to do compulsions. That said, themes are helpful for helping people realize that what they're struggling with is in fact OCD. Without the discussions of subtypes, I wouldn't have ever guessed I have OCD. I always thought it was about hand washing and organizing.
Thank you for all your comments. Good to know! Thank you!
I had no idea subtypes even existed until last month. Indid a ton of research, listened to podcasts, talked with someone who also has OCD and just kind of figured it out from there. I struggled with OCD for over 30 years and never know. I thought OCD was just washing your hands a lot and having everything neat and organized. I never had either. But once I started learning about the other subtypes things started clicking for me.
I learned about subtypes through the things I experienced and researching the disorder
Themes change so it doesn’t matter. You don’t need to know or focus on uour theme because at the core the ocd is the samw
I’m going to sound 100 years old right now, but when I was diagnosed there were no subtypes, or at least I was not told of any. I just had OCD that displayed itself in certain ways.
Oh wow. Good to know!
To anyone who has been professionally diagnosed with OCD: how were you diagnosed and what was it like?
Guys how ya all discover you have ocd? And what was yours reaction? Let’s share
When and how did you first discover you may have OCD? I'm beginning to think OCD is one of the most understudied, misunderstood mental health issues ever. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder about 6 years ago after I started suffering from panic attacks, but only just recently discovered my condition could be much more specific than that. I've been suffering from intrusive thoughts and complusions since I was a teenager with a variety of themes. And honestly this app and amazing community has opened my eyes to it. I'm curious if anyone else has had an experience like mine where they were just thrown into the general diagnosis category of just having anxiety and/or depression and is only just now coming to terms with having OCD? What has been your experience with the therapists on this app? I'm using another popular, pricey app for talk therapy at the moment, but so far 4 therapists have ghosted me on it so my confidence is feeling pretty shot. Has talk therapy and working with a therapist on here been successful for you?
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