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Anyone else got a bad case of OCD? What helps? (Sorry for the rant.) (hexbear.net)
submitted 6 months ago by YourMom@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Obviously, CBT/ERP. I stumbled on a Reddit post about "peripheral staring OCD," and it hit me that while that doesn't describe my symptoms 100% (I don't believe I have the tourette's type parts), it is far closer than anything I have thought about or explained to a doc to be diagnosed with.

It hits especially hard because even like 5-ish years ago, when I was binge drinking, it was half as bad (at worst, probably less even). And even before that, it was so manageable that I would go months or even years without any symptoms. I thought if I quit drinking, it would be some magical fix, but nah. It's been months, and it hasn't gotten better. Definitely affecting me at my job, socializing, dating, etc.

But yeah, I'm here because the Reddit page is a nightmare. Many people just give up or accept the worst. I got a feeling it's something that can eventually be managed, and being a dramatic loser (and likely not even doing the therapy, let's be real) is what that page was for.

If anyone has some insight here, I would greatly appreciate it. I had no idea I had these issues even a week ago, but I am extremely aware now, and it's a scary concept.

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[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

Bumb cos I don’t really have anything helpful to say. After looking it up I do think I have some of these symptoms but I always just told myself I have “stanky wizard eyes” and was probably seeing something on a different plane. I almost certainly have some level of OCD but that level is fairly low.

I do have a handful of loved ones who deal with it but unfortunately, outside of therapy to conceptualize their habits, they mostly just live with it. IIRC they try to keep it “contained” by sticking to a few compulsive habits deemed “most important.” I.e. my sister still washes her hands every time she leaves the house but she tries to focus on that so she isn’t as compelled to wash again when she arrives at her destination (it’s not a germ thing).