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you are being very hard on yourself. most people at 15 have dark senses of humors (at that age i was completely like that too. back then maybe there wasnt as much of a “PC” culture, so maybe that’s why you’re getting reprimanded more on it). also: everyone does weird things online. thats part of being human. please stay strong though. ive attempted suicide because of this illness and im telling you, it is not worth the pain that ive caused people around me. i wish you luck, and if you havent, start treatment asap
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I am 43 and just diagnosed with OCD this year & now realize I have struggled with it my whole life....teenage years were especially rough. I was 14 when I was hospitalized the first time for attempted suicide, I am really grateful to still be here - even on the rough days, my 3 sons are quite amazing humans and I couldn't imagine them not being in this world & they wouldn't be if I was not. I certainly wish you did not have to deal with this too, and I am also happy that you are here in this community where you can get support -even in the moments you don't think you deserve it. I encourage checking out the community groups if you have not yet. ERP sounded far fetched to me, and with the progress I have made so far I am a total believer now.
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I’m 19 and feel the exact same way, I’ve done a lot of terrible things in my life, and based off of what you’ve put, I don’t think you’re bad, just regular teenager stuff, it’s good to recognize behavior that’s not good and to be better, it’s all we can do, we all wish we could go back in time and change things, but we can only move forward, it’s just up to you what that future is like
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Why do you have compassion? Why do a lot of people feel like I deserve better?
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@urbread - Most times it is a lot easier to have compassion for others when we judge our selves so incredibly harshly for the same exact things. I encourage thinking how you would respond if someone you cared about said the same thing to you. My little sister is the person I try to imagine telling me she has thought or done the things I have, (I have gotten stuck in hours and hours long compulsive loops and it is humiliating, and demoralizing) & think about how I would respond to her. I lover her unconditionally and would never judge her no mater what. Imagining her sweet face and my words coming from her, that has really been helping me with learning to practice self compassion. Sending strength and hope.
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@urbread Because we can’t judge others off of their worst mistakes, you’re really young, and I know I sound like an old man, but I’m an entirely different person now at 19 then I was at 15, adolescence is a very strange, scary, and confusing time, I feel very suicidal about things from my past as well, but the love I get from my friends and family keeps me going, and I’ve told them EVERYTHING I’ve done, they still believe in me, so don’t beat yourself up too much, forgiveness is a beautiful thing, compassion is even better, it’s great you know better now, just keep going
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@IHateMyself So my parents were kind of lying when they said my mistakes were normal and that they weren't as bad as I thought them to be. I'm gonna keep going, it's just really difficult.
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@urbread They weren’t, I HATED hearing this as a teen, but it really is true, the things that seem so big at the time, aren’t as big as they seem. I’m not saying that you’ll always look back and laugh, but try to remember the ignorant and naive kid you were and still are, not meaning to sound rude, it’s just most kids are lol, and just be better is all, everyone has most definitely done things in their past that they loathe now, they all just don’t talk about it
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