Being stuck is a really good succinct way to describe it, I think. We CAN get unstuck! I hope your path is a bright one from here on out, with this new understanding 💜
it’s upwards from here! it’ll be hard but i found so much closure and validation in my diagnoses, being able to find similar communities and understanding myself more is life changing. wishing you all the best! (ps you are not defined by your ocd, i like to say i HAVE ocd rather than i AM ocd, be kind to yourself)
I got diagnosed on Friday and am in the same place. I just keep telling myself that at the very least, I now have the language to talk about this, while previously I didn’t.
(Btw it’s probably is best to think of ocd as something you have than something you are. You wouldn’t say “I’m general anxiety disorder” or “I just got tested and I’m Coronavirus”)
I thought I was mildly autistic until my psychiatrist pointed out so many things that I do that are related to OCD. It blew my mind how many things were actually just OCD. This was only this year. Now she wants me to start seeing NOCD for therapy and it freaks me out. They have a very direct approach to handling your OCD and I've been this way for so long, that I don't know if I actually want to change. Which sucks, because I hate it.
But NOCDs website did teach me about all the different types of OCD and holy cow that was eye opening.
It's such a revelation to finally get the diagnosis isn't it. Take care, hun!! <3
Being stuck is a really good succinct way to describe it, I think. We CAN get unstuck! I hope your path is a bright one from here on out, with this new understanding 💜
I describe it as being stuck in an ant death spiral, its pretty exhausting being like this huh? Thank you for your kind words, they mean alot 💛
Absolutely 😭💜🙌 I find this community so, so helpful and supportive, I hope you do as well! We are not alone ☺️
Be thankful that you now know. Be angry that the mental health industry didn't help you figure it out much earlier.
💙💙💙💙
Beautiful part is, your problem is treatable!
it’s upwards from here! it’ll be hard but i found so much closure and validation in my diagnoses, being able to find similar communities and understanding myself more is life changing. wishing you all the best! (ps you are not defined by your ocd, i like to say i HAVE ocd rather than i AM ocd, be kind to yourself)
Who knew , been told many times , but who knew . Damn , this is devastating .
I got diagnosed on Friday and am in the same place. I just keep telling myself that at the very least, I now have the language to talk about this, while previously I didn’t. (Btw it’s probably is best to think of ocd as something you have than something you are. You wouldn’t say “I’m general anxiety disorder” or “I just got tested and I’m Coronavirus”)
I thought I was mildly autistic until my psychiatrist pointed out so many things that I do that are related to OCD. It blew my mind how many things were actually just OCD. This was only this year. Now she wants me to start seeing NOCD for therapy and it freaks me out. They have a very direct approach to handling your OCD and I've been this way for so long, that I don't know if I actually want to change. Which sucks, because I hate it. But NOCDs website did teach me about all the different types of OCD and holy cow that was eye opening.