I used to have an overactive imagination, obsession with where i stepped, intrusive thoughts, etc beginning around 5th grade. In 6th grade i almost cried because i thought that i didnt feel the way i was supposed to (i felt the same)after Confirmation and began an obsession with superheroes, along with being a fat diva. 😉 7th grade i began with religious ocd, and an obsession with "modesty" and with a boy in my class. This boy obsession lasted until after 8th grade, with a bout of manic depressionaftergraduationand my parents dragging me to a shrink. I tried my hardest not to reveal anything about myself, as if that would get me out of there. Freshman year of high school, first day I have a panic attack because i can't figure out how to use my lock after being shown how to half a dozen times. I also become addicted to facebook until my parents have to close my account. I was again dragged off to a therapist, this time because of anorexia, to be diagnosed with ocd. I fell into an antisocial despair, along with cutting and a fear of taking sides… i stopped going after 2-3 months when i threatened suicide if it continued- i was an immature, ungrateful child. This year i vowed to do my best and to avoid those ruts. I still have guilt for the way i've been, and i know i'm selfish. I've never held a successful relationship, and sometimes i think that i'm "questioning". i'm an atheist now and that's definitely helped me a lot, i'mstill shy abouttrusting myself though. I don't want to be tied downby anything, and i certainly don't want to be a mom. i follow a semi-strict schedule to stay in shape and keep my grades up. but whenwe go on uneventful family vacations, i have "trouble" adjusting.. I don't want ocd treatment to take away the progress ive made, and i'm afraid of being controlled by meds or going beserk when i go off them. I don't know what to do, but i don't want to hurt anyone- i squeezed my infant brother's wrist really hardin his bassinet when we were alonewhen i was in 3rd grade because he wouldn't stop screaming, and when he was atoddleri whacked him with a towel, giving him a scratchmark,and for years after that ihad nightmares about hurting him. Which is one of the manyreasons i'm not going to have kids- off topic i know, but its important. I don't know what to do. I want to be right, but not controlled.
OCD
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Cookies and Cramming
scaredteenager, , OCD, Child, 0
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Going through the motions
michaelg, , OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Medication, OCD, Questions, Relationships, Suicide, Therapist, Therapy, 0
Well it has been exactly 50 days since I started at my new school. I started out rough. Scared,...
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Reveal or hide?
Paul_Atreides, , OCD, OCD, 4
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I feel a strong senselong with my OCD community.
Misconceptions, , OCD, Child, Medication, OCD, Personality Disorder, 0
I had just visited another OCD forum which I haven't in awhile (this is my favourite by far), and...
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Tehycan, , OCD, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Child, Depression, Medication, Relationships, Religion, Sleep Disorders, Therapist, 1
I judge myself every day, every night, every moment. I always find myself defecient & inferior. I do what...
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so broken…still….
delane1, , Anxiety, Depression, Marriage & Family, OCD, Grief, Sleep Disorders, 2
Peace…..at what cost????    Wounds almost forgotten, begin to ooze once more….  Time stands still for...
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Down in It
HereIFindMyself, , OCD, Anxiety, OCD, 1
I've got that Nine Inch Nails song in my head and I haven't even heard it in years and...
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A long time coming.
ZackP, , OCD, Bipolar, Depression, OCD, Relationships, Weight Loss, 3
Well I should have known I'd end up back here sooner or later. My last blog post was about...



The only way that can happen is if you learn about your ocd, how it works, what triggers it and how to co-exist with it. You have to become very informed in the way the ocd affects you, what rings it on and what stabilises you.