So I was diagnosed with OCD some months back, in particular R-OCD. R-OCD is a specific subtype of OCD relating to relationships. Initial symptoms were that I used to get stuck in a loop about doubting my feelings for my partner. I hated it- I didn’t want to feel them, and almost nothing helped to…
When I was ten years old, a spider fell on my head. A big one, brown with a tiny body and ridiculously long legs. I didn’t notice it until I went to the bathroom and caught sight of myself in the mirror. That’s when I screamed. After the incident, I kept on checking for spiders….
I think I have always known I had OCD, but never really knew a life without it. With people saying, “Oh, I’m a bit OCD’, I thought that everyone had a bit of it in them. But just before Covid hit us, I realised that my compulsions were taking over my life, my relationship with…
My first OCD symptoms started from the time I was a small child. I would have to call my mom at the same time every day once it got dark because I had an intense fear that if I didn’t, she would wreck her car or die. As I got older, relationships were impossible for…