"The majority of people I have met with OCD have intrusive and disgusting thoughts that cause a lot of guilt and shame."
"The misunderstanding is probably that people think OCPD is the same as OCD."
"I probably call or text my husband 2-3 times an hour, just to make sure he’s OK."
"My Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis made the doctor feel I ‘wasn’t truly trans’."
"When the O in OCD gets you, nothing can break it."
"People don’t grasp the crippling anxiety that comes with OCD."
"I believe my daughter would have been taken from me due to my OCD."
"It’s so isolating, alienating and lonely in your mind."
"People think you can just turn off the thoughts."
"OCD is not a choice or a voluntary trait, it’s a disorder."
"Mental illness is not a subtraction in some equation."
"I’m always in fight or flight mode."
"Relationships are difficult when you have certain conditions that are fighting against you."
"With each day, it finds new ways to mess you up."
"People use OCD as an adjective instead of a noun."
"Sometimes I have to leave a room or walk away from someone if the thoughts are too distressing."
"I actually don't want to think all this- it's that my brain isn't co-operating."
"My OCD is internal- I don’t lock myself away in my room with a pack of cleaning wipes."
"Having a social life is difficult when you believe everyone is capable of making you ill."
"There are reasons why I am like I am, and the intrusive thoughts do not make me a bad person."
