Question about ocd

[Tinkering]

Has anyone developed ocd after a tragic event? Mine developed after an allergic reaction 25 years ago.

[Hidden]

Yes when I was a child.. But it doesn't effect me anymore.

[Tinkering in reply to Hidden]

The ocd went away?

[Hidden in reply to Tinkering]

It did when I got into my early twenties, I don't know why it stopped it just did.

[Tinkering in reply to Hidden]

That’s great. I wish that was true for me.

[Hidden in reply to Tinkering]

Maybe someday it will be.

[Tinkering in reply to Hidden]

That would be a miracle but I hope. Thanks for responding.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Tinkering]

Anxiety is a weird thing and OCD to it just can go away on its own, and it can came out of the blue.

[Tinkering in reply to DeathtoOCD]

I think my brain was damaged a bit. One day normal and boom.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Tinkering]

Well,its possible, all I know is that things like that can happen when it builds up and one day it just explodes from sometimes the littlest things.

[Godisgood_]

I had it when I was a kid, then it also went mostly away VERY mild. Then I took a antihistamine for my anxiety and idk why but it was triggered.

[Tinkering in reply to Godisgood_]

The antihistamine triggered it. And it went away?

[Godisgood_ in reply to Tinkering]

It did not go away, but it’s only been since May. && yes I fully believe the antihistamine triggered it. I’ve never been this bad in my life. It’s called Vistaril and there is horror stories about it and drs act like they never heard about the issues it can cause.

[Tinkering in reply to Godisgood_]

Amazing how these pharmaceutical companies never warn you about life changing reactions.

[DeathtoOCD]

I would say that I always had a sort of OCD obsessive behaviors, but it got really bad after a family situation, and literally it was one night, good and then boom.

[Tinkering in reply to DeathtoOCD]

Mine does as well. I get angry and start washing my hands.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Tinkering]

That make sense actually I had times like that.

[EleanorRose]

Yes, me too, very similar to DeathtoOCD - I think it was always there in a more mild form. A few traumatic/very stressful things happened in a short space of time when I was 19 and then suddenly one day my OCD became extreme (I couldn’t leave the house for weeks)

Since then (it’s been 10 years), the severity of my symptoms has fluctuated, but it’s always there. Then intense stress/upset will trigger a more extreme episode.

[Tinkering in reply to EleanorRose]

Interesting how the mind works and tries to protect you.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Tinkering]

Well it all about any attempt to control uncertainty, you get really stressed and the rituals relieve you anxiety, but, it reinforces it and you brain becomes reliant on it, thus the negative feed back loop.

[Tinkering in reply to DeathtoOCD]

Yes. It is a nightmare. Wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

[Gimi44]

I did. After my parents dued of cancer at the same time when they were in their fifties. I developed Health OCD. My life never has been the same

[Tinkering in reply to Gimi44]

I am sorry. That is traumatic and hard.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to Gimi44]

That's sadly very common.

[Hidden]

My OCD started when I was around eleven very depressed and traumatised by the experience of living with my mum who was paranoid and abusive towards me and my siblings. When the depression got better the OCD was there but less bothersome. Mine has also never gone since then.

[Tinkering in reply to Hidden]

I think abuse weakens your mind in respects and leaves you more vulnerable. God bless.

[Hidden]

It got worse after a divorce

[coldriver]

I never knew I had it until I almost died during child birth. I had bad PTSD and as I got a handle on that I started realizing my obsessive thinking has been there all along just never at this capacity. It’s just over two years and with therapy I’ve come along way. It’s tough and some days are better than others but 100% worth the work.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to coldriver]

You don't really hear about women dying during childbirth often, thank god you survived, my sister had a child a few month ago and I know it can be dangerous sometimes, is your child okay as well as yourself. And sometimes very stressful events can intensify the OCD symptoms, which makes sense. Good to hear you got help, it sucks, and when I got the help I needed, where I had to go out of state was a really stressful and hard thing, but thank god because it is so worth it.

[coldriver in reply to DeathtoOCD]

We are both healthy and well. He’s 2 years old and one hilariously sweet little boy. You don’t hear about death during childbirth until you research it. Unfortunately it happens more often than I thought. I was in labor for days and when they finally took me in for a c-section my uterus stopped contracting so I started to bleed out. It was crazy. I couldn’t close my eyes without seeing the scared look on my husbands face when they took him and my son out of the room. I feared them dying everyday after that. Intrusive thoughts took over and thankfully I was able to work on it and I’m still working on it.

[Tinkering in reply to coldriver]

Wow. That is an incredible story. I am glad you are all well. That would have scared the heck out of me. OCD is such a nightmare. God bless you.

[DeathtoOCD in reply to coldriver]

Yeah, on pure though I think it might be like 1/4 just because I though I remember hearing something about it. Good to hear you and your child are doing good, have you though of finding someone that is familiar with EMDR, if you find someone who really knows it, it can be amazing.

[Tinkering]

Good to hear you are making progress.

[mvillarreal]

While I wouldn't call it tragic, as the end result was not anyone dying or having their lives destroyed, I developed my OCD after a traumatic event. It's actually so interconnected that I consider my OCD triggers to also be trauma triggers. I've heard of this happening to other people too.