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I guess it depends on how much ocd interacts with a specific job/how much it affects you/the work. generally speaking from experience I would say it doesn't affect holding down jobs
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I have OCD and I work full time. It doesn't hinder my ability to hold down a job. I am fortunate to work for a company that is very understanding and supportive of people who struggle with mental illness.
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Yes, OCD can certainly have an affect on someone's ability to have/keep a job. However, that doesn't mean that just because you have OCD that you can't have a job. Different factors like the type and severity of one's OCD and the type of job can make all the difference. Personally, I lost a job due to my OCD, but was given another job within the same company and have excelled in that role. For me, it just about finding the right fit.
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I have OCD and I work at a treatment center for people with OCD :) it’s incredibly challenging, but just as rewarding!!
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during my first job i was having a lot of intrusive thoughts which made it hard to pay attention to my trainer. i ended up getting fired after 2 weeks
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It certainly can. I struggled for 16 years in my career before I finally had to leave due to OCD, bipolar one disorder, and attention span issues that have still not been explained. But it was mostly the OCD. And my employers were very supportive…Almost too supportive and how much they let slide. But everyone’s illness is a little different in terms of severity and how the disease has manifested. And every job is different. So the short answer is yes but the long answer is it can but doesn’t have to.
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You know when you have weird thoughts about a coworker and because you have OCD these thoughts really stick and you panic and feel sick? Yeah that’s me and I’ve struggled with having intrusive thoughts about my coworker and now he just got in a relationship with my coworker and my intrusive thoughts are WORSE I thought they would be better? And initially they were because I was relieved that he couldn’t be weird with me now because he has a girlfriend. But this is the thought that i cannot get over- my OCD is like you’re jealous that he doesn’t like you and he’s not with you instead and i envy this girl he is with. Why the fuck am I having these thoughts while I’m in a healthy relationship and love my boyfriend to DEATH- like I know he is my forever. I couldn’t look at him today because I’ve been obsessing over this thought I’ve had in work and now I have to find a new job I hope no one will judge me for these thoughts or maybe someone has had this weird thought before? :(
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Hello, I unknowingly have lived with ROCD or OCD (not sure what one. I’m new to this). It has ruined so many amazing romantic and platonic relationships and I am so sad that just now I am finding out what the hell is wrong with me. Maybe life would be different if I have known. My OCD and anxiety is at an all time high (ATH) due to some horrible events that have happened in the recent months. I am at the point where paranoia has taken over my life now. I had my first panic attack a few weeks ago where I fainted. My anxiety attacks are so extreme I go thought cognitive distortion that has lasted days. My girlfriend of 3 years is my emotional guardian and she no long has the energy to be that and honestly it’s not her responsibility to be that. She is bi and wanted to have an open relationship and for someone who has OCD this has not been good for me. She also was assaulted in my own home by a good friend of ours when I was out of town but it’s not a clear situation because it sounded consensual at first. I just left my very high paying job. I am financially secure but the job was emotionally abusive and looking back made my OCD worse. I am taking some time off to get my head right…but now, all I have to do during the day is live in my OCD. I’m very happy I finally figured out why I act the way I do but I don’t know if I can get better quick enough to save my relationship. I have never been so worried about myself (M 28 years old). I am a confident young professional and never thought I would be writing on a page like this. Anyway…I hope it gets better.
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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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