Advice from some experienced people. So I now no longer ruminate over OCD, I also accepted the uncertainty and I feel great now. But I have a doubt I want to keep my OCD as a secret forever and I don't want others to know about it. Is it ok to keep it a secret from everyone? Should I tell my significant other in the future about this or should I keep it as a secret? Am I a bad person if I want to keep it as a secret. I feel guilty for keeping it as a secret. What should I do?

It’s totally & completely up to you if you want to tell others about your OCD or not. Personally, I wanted to tell my best friend, boyfriend, and others close to me bc I felt like it helped them better understand me and my habits. However, that doesn’t mean that’s the best option for everyone! If you’d rather keep it to yourself, that’s totally fine.

asking if you're a bad person for this is reassurance seeking, and i don't want to enable that. instead, i'm gonna tell you this: while your medical diagnosis is your business and only your business, you don't have to decide who you do or don't want to tell today. you havent even met this supposed significant other yet, so don't sit here and be anxious about whether or not youre going to tell them. accept the fact that you don't know what you're going to do when the conversation comes up and move on

Congratulations on feeling better! I don’t have any experience yet because I am still struggling pretty bad with ocd but I think about this a lot. I worry that I’ll never find a SO because I won’t want to tell him about the horrible things I have thought. Perhaps just letting them know we have ocd and aren’t really comfortable going into it further is enough? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t think there is anything wrong with not wanting to share something so personal but I do think not revealing something that is such a big part of our life might be complicated and you might be stressed about not accidentally revealing it. It’s a tough decision to make. Honestly, right now I can’t imagine finding a man that could ever accept my issues and thoughts so I am battling with the notion of being alone forever. Sorry I couldn’t give any personal advice. Do you mind me asking if you have any advice on how you stopped ruminating and got your ocd to a manageable level?

You are allowed to do whatever you want. Sharing it or keeping it to yourself is not good or bad. It’s your personal day preference. People don’t need to know every single thing about us.