Daniellewane
- Date posted
- 6y
ReclaimerReclaimer
- Date posted
- 6y
Yeah man I have hocd and it's a really pain to work. What I do is I accept the fact that I have no choice but to work. Set up financial goals or other goals. And try to socialize at work takes your mind off things. Now the way it impacts me is sometimes I'll talk to myself at times cause OCD is so loud and I'll argue with it and fortunately no one has heard me yet. But when I get bad anxiety I'll slow myself down and tell myself it's OCD. And work through it.
BusyCatBusyCat
- Date posted
- 6y
I spend 15-20 minutes in the bathroom at work every time I go in there because of my COCD. I am terrified of being written up. I've washed my hands ten or fifteen times in a row at the break room sink and my coworkers have seen, which increases my anxiety. I go back and forth between an aisle and our demo sink (I work at a Trader Joe's) to wash my hands during the day (or sanitize my box cutter, hair etc) and people have definitely seen. You are not alone at all. It follows me everywhere. I'm sorry for what you're going through.
a77a77
- Date posted
- 6y
also i don’t tell anyone about my OCD but i’d suggest to tell your employer. I ended up telling mine because i was almost fired for never taking out the bathroom trash, but i ended up telling her the truth about why i seriously couldn’t do it and she was understanding! every boss may not be like that but i would be upfront bc it’s helped me a lot (:
Brooklyn33Brooklyn33
- Date posted
- 6y
I can't write as free as I used to before hocd but I still have hope.
a77a77
- Date posted
- 6y
i didn’t think i’d be able to work since i had to quit my job at a restaurant since my COCD was too bad and having to deal with lots of unclean things i couldn’t take it.. but now i work at a smaller shop and my stress level has gone wayyy down since i feel more comfortable and there’s not as many people there, so therefore i feel less contaminated. depending on what you struggle with id honest suggest a more lowkey less stress job if you’re able bc it’s helped me a lot and although i still have to deal with unclean things, there’s much less of it and i’m able to slowly handle it and get better!
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veinsoul
- Date posted
- 22w
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moomoo22
- Date posted
- 21w
pls reply if you have help
i am a freshman in college and i have always struggled with depression, anxiety, and OCD. i have never received help for my OCD despite being medicated for my other two issues. i have noticed that what most of my panic stems from is my OCD and more specifically my OCD around school. i haven’t been able to get myself up for class for multiple days and im starting to panic about everything im missing and think about every little thing i have to fix. i am so behind that it makes me want to panic and i feel like i cant fix this. i just want my mind to feel normal but it feels like my whole world is falling apart all because i am feeling stuck in school. please help me i just want to feel okay but i dont know how to. i have tried doing all the assignments i can do to catch up but it isn’t enough i still feel so panicked
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 19w
Advice on getting by?
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