#ocd positivity

[dog-soul]

Being absolutely ravaged by OCD but it's fine because I'm on a waitlist for intense therapy and want to get better

[eight-littlenightmares]

hi!! i have a message for people with ocd who believe that they've done something terrible.

..my message is that i don't believe you. i'm sorry. i really don't 😭

look, i know what ocd is like. i know how awful it can get, how it can convince you that you're a terrible person, how it can distort everything and even go so far as to give you false memories.

so, knowing all that, i really just don't believe that you did something terrible. now i could be wrong, since i admit i don't know your specific situation, but genuinely i would bet money that whatever you did wasn't all that bad and your ocd is just blowing it out of proportion. either that or you literally did nothing but you convinced yourself you're scum anyways.

so :)) that being said--people with ocd, i love you, you're not a horrible person, in fact i think you're a pretty great person and you deserve the world. even if you've done something kinda shitty i want you to know that it is not as big and serious as your ocd makes it out to be, and you still deserve love and safety and to be alive and happy. i hope you had a nice day today. and i hope you have a nice day tomorrow too. i love you and good night :D ❤

[theauthornook]

OCD for sure sucks but I would never be the non judgemental, sympathetic person I am if it weren't for it. Look for the positives even if it all seems to suck around you, this is what looks positive to me

[queermetalgremlin]

We OCD folks are so fucking badass for surviving istg we're great

[openmindpsych]

if you have OCD i hope you have a good day

[cybergrapeuk]

Growing up and finding yourself is realising the modern internet is the worst place for people with OCD (+ adjacent symptoms) to exist in.

Algorithms that'll show you your compulsion triggers as "engagement", people encouraged to use emotive language to suck others in, constant negativity bias...

If you're reading this and have OCD, you have my permission to block me and/or any keyword you want if they're causing spirals.

I will not mind because people should have the autonomy to control what they see online. You don't have to damage yourself mentally to be a good person.

[demonized-ocd-culture-is]

rocd culture is worrying if both you and your partner are lying about being in love and you both secretly hating each other

if you’re having these thoughts i would try and talk to your partner about it ! sit down and try your best to get your fears out there and heard . i promise it’ll help you

[demonized-ocd-culture-is]

i'm undiagnosed, and my biggest fear is being wrong about me having ocd.

what if i'm making it up? i don't check the box for every single symptom, and it doesn't interfere with my life as much as some other people i've seen... i'm terrified that these thoughts are really who i am, and that i'm only looking for an excuse to be my terrible, authentic self rather than a chance to get better. every article i've read and opened ends up with me like this; spiraling even further, and doubting everything. i know that these are very common thoughts for undiagnosed people, but why do i feel like i'm the exception? why do i feel like i'm faking it, and in the process hurting people with actual ocd by faking it. i would never want to fake feeling like this.

i've been begging my mom to take me in to the doctor, so that i can at least have some peace of mind in knowing what's wrong with me. she's been pushing it off, thinking i can deal with it a little longer, but i'm tired. i find myself unable to speak in class--or even with friends--in fear i may say something awful that i can never take back.

i don't know what to do. i can't find anything on how to deal with it myself. i hate this :(

i would definitely try to talk to her again . say this is seriously affecting you and is not something that can be pushed away till it’s forgotten .

even if you do not end up being diagnosed IF you get the chance to be tested , this does not make your fears or thoughts true . It is clear these thoughts are genuinely hurting and troubling you , that would not be the case if you were the thing you think you might be .

it’ll be okay anon