Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - causes, symptoms & pathology

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[Tulipani]

I have OCD and I hate people around me when they say they have OCD just because something is annoying them, they don't understand you can really suffer from it.

[dilflover]

My biggest struggle with OCD is me fearing that someone can hear my thoughts, or is somehow watching my thoughts so I can never feel comfortable to have my own thoughts. That is an OCD struggle according to my doctor

[Yanivfrie]

As someone with OCD, it’s important to mention:
When we do the “rituals” that seem obscure, weird and not logical, WE KNOW THAT IT’S WEIRD AND NOT LOGICAL. But we still need to do it. That’s what’s so upsetting, knowing it but having trouble avoiding doing it

[ocdhealingaffirmations]

To everyone who's reading this: I honestly hope you'll find your way to the life you really deserve...

[robg]

OCD is exhausting and time consuming. It mentally wears you down.

[aliyae]

I hate when people say they have OCD just because they like being organized

[ctrlpea]

I’m writing this here because I have no where else to say this. I’m a 14 year old and I have these rituals, but I don’t want to self diagnose. Whenever I walk down my hallway, I have to step on every other tile. If I want to open an app I have to do it 3 different times before actually using the app. Every night I push my bed against the wall 8 times and if I don’t I feel like my family is in danger. I’m afraid to ask to be properly diagnosed because I don’t want to be a financial burden. I don’t know why I’m typing this, I just needed to get it out.

[miangelomiddleton]

I never knew what OCD truly was and will never underestimate it. It sounds like a living nightmare to go through and I hope anyone that goes through this can see happier days. My girlfriend has OCD and she is doing fine but it still bothers her from time to time. I will always be there for her because I wouldnt want to go through this alone

[kevinbaker]

It's like you have missions and you can never complete them

[yessir]

Sometimes you feel like you’re Alone with ocd but seeing all these comments kinda relieves me a little bit knowing that there are other people out there that understand you

[glenwicks]

To everyone who is struggling with OCD, just keep fighting it and hold on to your life. I know you can keep your life together. I love and believe in you.

[raenv]

I developed OCD (intrusive thoughts, ruminations, compulsions) when I was only 10 or 11. It was debilitating, and I thought I was going crazy. I was diagnosed when I was super young. I’m 26 now and still struggle with it. It can feel very isolating.

[mvkarovs]

OCD is not a joke. It is a mental torture that consumes your life and happiness.

[nsumodhee]

If I touched something with my right hand, I need to touch it with my left hand as well!!! Cause my brain haunts me :(

[takeuchi]

Yesterday I was diagnosed with OCD included high anxiety and a little panic. And also depression. It’s sad to know OCD is hard to be cured completely. But since I know my disorders, I hope I, and we can find the way to live with OCD through the cure . Thank you for reading my not-good English comment. Hope today is better for you :)

[pony__chor]

I always keep refreshing my Instagram page to check if I didn’t accidentally go on live or post something and sometimes it get so annoying and makes me panic a lot.

I also have those intrusive thoughts like everyday and it makes me so scared that someone would be able to read my thought.

Also I have thoughts like “If you don’t do this your family will die.”
And when I try to open this problem to someone people just find it ridiculous.

[GHOST-vuux]

When I was younger my mind would force me to do things, like touching something saying something, it was annoying because I felt like I was being threatened.

[Josh-dvne]

I’m at a point where I’m not diagnosed, so I don’t claim to have OCD. But I have these obsessions and compulsions that inhibits my ability to think clearly. I’m often attacked by thoughts that trouble me greatly. It’s like torture, I have these moments where I’m surrounded in irrationality but there’s that looming sense of unsureness. I don’t know at this point.

[BatmanSwiss]

OCD started in me when I was 6, and the sad fact is now only am realizing it was a disorder, my whole life I thought I was alone, I did tell my family about these (when I was a kid)but all they did was laughing and my brother always teased me cause I repeated things, I think OCD is the worst disorder, but the good part for me is I overcame this without anyone's help(still a glimpse exist) am so glad about that, I don't think anyone would ever know about what else I've gone through other than you guys, btw I recommend you guys to visit a therapist and I hope everything will be alright for y'all, everything's gonna be fine ❤️

[Andreshms]

I have my appointment in a few weeks as I’ve been thinking a LOT about life and after life and causes me anxiety, at first I thought it was depression, but then I discovered OCD, I thought it was only the obsession about cleaning, but after watching this video I realized I have OCD, Depression, depersonalization/derealization, and overthinking 😢