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"I work and have worked in mental health for my entire adult life (late 20s now). I have my own mental health diagnoses. I was diagnosed with severe OCD when I was 11. Since then I've gone through periods of generalized anxiety, agoraphobia, panic disorder, you name it."
"its just that i have horrible ocd where my worst fear is hurting someone sexually so this whole accusation is sending me into an insane spiral of doubt and shame and tears."
"I had a friend from high school who had (diagnosed) OCD in a very peculiar way"
"Now I'm realizing that I probably just have an extreme case of OCD that's controlled my entire life for years. The 'theme' has changed over time but it's constant mental torture. I never even considered it before because I had this idea that everyone with OCD was a clean freak but after finding abou"
"I will state the obvious: it is very likely that I have OCD, and I obviously suffer from psychosis."
"OCD (and not the "omg im such a neat freak" one) fucking sucks and is such a drain on your sanity"
"I've been on Zoloft for 10 years since I was 13 for OCD."
"I know how this sub feels about SSRIs and therapy but this is driving me nuts and I'm tired of moonlighting as a crazy person. Ive been having my neighbor give me his Ring doorbell footage because i keep thinking i hit someone backing out of my driveway constantly"
"I know I have OCD because of other non-relationship habits: obsessively memorizing license plates, compulsively picking at acne and blackheads, biting my nails until they bleed, panicking in social situations"
"She's got OCD but not BPD or anything like that."
"Sorry if you have OCD or are a germaphobe."
"for background I am very ocd and preoccupied with the notion of the butterfly effect"
"I dropped out of college and was a NEET for 5 years due to crippling OCD"
"possibly ocd and my therapist suggested i may have depression one time as well"
"highest rates for autism and OCD"
"Anyone here have any OCD success stories? I've been suffering nonstop with So-ocd, real events ocd and other shitty themes for half a year now."
"I am locked in an endless debate with my own thoughts; I have crippling obsessive-compulsive disorder."
"Probably the worst thing I've been cursed with. This neurosis is killing me and only seems to get worse during the winter when everything is dark and gloomy. How are the fellow neurotics here coping with this horrible disorder?"
"It's all people who use their (often self-diagnosed) depression, social anxiety, ADHD, OCD as excuses for everything."
"i don't wanna post a life story but I'm 26 and live in an okay city in Canada. i work in a startup. I've never had a boyfriend for more then 3 months. I don't date a lot because I have a lot of ocd rules in my head about dating that make it tough."
"Not to be a armchair psychologist but i'm 99% sure my mom was OCD with how neurotic she was about the most minute details"
"In August 2021 he disappeared completely, blocked everyone here (because of OCD and trauma related to where he lived)"
"What terrors have your mind subjected you to today?"
"In fact, venting about your feelings too much can be detrimental (especially to people with disorders like OCD where you fixate on things and get stuck in this negative feedback loop)."
"I'm extremely obsessive compulsive and my family and friends are begging me not to take any stimulants because they think it will make it worse"
"was developing guilt-based OCD at the same time. Every night age 18 I had some new shit to confess to her"
"I have dealt with OCD since I was a child, and I feel like these compulsive fantasies are an extension of that."
"I'm spiraling in a sense of doom (bipolar/ocd shit) and I can't do this."
"I was just wondering if anyone wanted to maybe share some details about their meal plans (ocd or not) or even recipes."
"I am 67 years old. I have Parkinson's, OCD and currently controlled alcoholism. In short, with any luck I should still have a few decent movies left in me."
"he's not handicapped he's just a diva with OCD"
"I compare Pure-O to nicotine addiction, particularly cigarette smokers."
"The latter is helping, but mostly with my OCD/related neuroses, not the fixation on the betrayal."
"I am completely mentally obsessed with someone to the point where it feels more like an OCD level compulsion/coping mechanism."
"I am a pretty small girl with bad ocd"
"i have real OCD. not "i need to organize my drawers" gen z OCD, legitimately life disrupting obsessions and rituals that few people understand because unlike what is most commonly broadcasted when it comes to OCD, they are moral/existential"
"I have been living with severe OCD since I was a teenager. I took years to realize this is what it was. It's been treatment resistant but at least I am aware that it's guided my life quite catastrophically."
"I don't know if I "believe" in psychiatry but I've been diagnosed w/ PTSD & OCD about 5 years ago and Bipolar II about 12 years ago."
"My brain says no but my OCD ass heart says yes because 24 is an aesthetically pleasing number to look at"