Coping With Severe OCD as a Teenager | My Life With

I hate when people think ocd is being organised

And yet you see all these influencers throwing “anxiety” “ocd” around like they are just moods 😒

You can tell that woman is such a good mother. She is understanding of her child and tries to help her with her mental illness without being condescending or judgemental. They seem like a lovely little family.

the fact that her mom is supportive is amazing, it makes it so much harder when your parents get mad at you for your compulsions.

I'm So Glad Her Mom Doesn't Lose Her Temper On Her, And She Understands What She’s Going Through.

OCD is not an adjective. i hate hearing people say "im so OCD about x" like no you're just a perfectionist

I struggle with intrusive thoughts, I can tell u its just hell. wish i could just split my head open or bang my head against something. thank god I found an amazing therapist

She's only 14? She is very mature (in the best way possible of course) her tone, the way she speaks. She is beautiful, I wish you all the best Allison! As someone who has just started to get diagnosed you make feel better. Edit: Now she is 16

I dated a girl with severe OCD, when I was in my teens. It's heartbreaking. There's no other way to put it. I remember trying to help her get out of the shower after hours of her cleaning herself over and over again, freezing because the hot water ran out hours ago. Thank you vice, thank you for allowing people to understand a little bit better this terrible affliction

She's a very mature, eloquent girl for her age. I hope she achieves everything she desires.

OCD is not a mood. It's not just wanting everything straight or your Skittles sorted by color. It can look like those things, but the difference is there's an intense anxiety behind it that can make just living so much harder for the sufferer than the average person. Fun fact: people with OCD need more sleep than the average person. It's like running a marathon all day long but in your mind. This girl is tough to be able to go through it like that and come out stronger on the other side.

My mom once said "I wish you were one of those clean freak OCD people." Personally, my OCD has a lot to do with touching things, and obsession. I will have to walk in a certain place multiple times, or touch something a certain amount of times until it feels "right", and I also have a problem with whenever other people do things, it feels wrong to me. Living every day of my life is like torture. With the obsession piece of my mental illness, I constantly have intrusive thoughts I spend hours on end thinking about. They include violence towards myself or others, questioning my interests and hobbies even when I'm positive I like what I like, and unwanted sexual thoughts. To anyone out there struggling, I love you and hope things get better 💖

Imagine feeling like everything has to be perfect, in a world where perfect doesn't exist. What a strong person.

I’m a teacher with OCD and oh my god I would NEVER rip up a student’s paper! That’s disgusting!

Is it just me or do my fellow people with OCD feel anxious when hearing about other people's obsessions and compulsions?

I was diagnosed with OCD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

her mother is amazing. the fact she knows what she is talking about and takes the time to sit down and help her daughter cope with OCD is purely beautiful. not many parents take the time to understand their children instead judge them the way society do.

I have OCD and many people tell me that I’m so “lucky” to have it. I’m not lucky that my brain keep telling me to fix and clean everything or wash my hands so often that it bleed. OCD is not a funny quirk or an useful tools, its an illness that causes alot of harm.

It's fantastic to see Allison already so advanced in her recovery journey. My OCD only really became abundant in my twenties, although I now understand teenage events a lot better now. There's no "cure" for OCD. The recovery requires a lot of education, really facing your fears, exposing yourself to the world, and realising that true self-compassion is the ultimate goal.