Recently Diagnosed

[Sierraniner21]

Hi there, I have been suffering from something unknown from a very young age of 6 years of age to which now I know it's OCD. I have been struggling with an increasing difficulty of it since University and I have recently accepted that I needed professional treatment and I was diagnosed with very severe obsessive compulsive disorder and have started medication.

I'm hoping to share my thoughts and feelings with others that will understand how I feel because most people do not understand and just think that it is a phase and will pass as I grow older. OCD for me to put it simply is like an itch I need to scratch, that if I leave it alone, I feel really bad and I have to clear and fix it.

I usually keep to myself to deal with this but trying this out to find a community of people that might understand how I feel.

[LuvSun]

Welcome Sierraniner21! You have come to the right place😊. We most definitely understand what you are going through.

[Natureloverpeace]

Welcome to the community! Being with others who understand what you’re dealing with can be a big help.

[deValentin]

Welcome to the forum!

You're right. OCD can be compared with an itch one needs to scratch. And sometimes the more you give in to the need to scratch, the more the need to scratch increases. I'd also like to compare it with the need to know. Sometimes we're dying to know something, our curiosity is killing us, and the more we try to satisfy our curiosity, the worse it gets. It's sometimes a matter of accepting not to know everything, and the overwhelming need to know something will eventually subside. I know it's not easy at first. We sometimes feel certain things are a matter of life and death, but, with response prevention and distraction, we realize at the end of the day we can live without it.

[Lauragbr]

welcome! There is help and hope. You will find much support on here.

[Mcfly64]

Hello. Welcome. We all understand.

[Dolphin_08]

As someone else who has struggled with OCD since childhood, your words really ring true for me. I know exactly how you feel!