i’m definitely going to use my platform to talk & educate people about OCD, it really isn’t spoken about enough

OCD is different for everyone but the common misconception people have is that it’s just about being “too clean”. For me it was the rlly bad intrusive thoughts about the past n future and i felt like my brain was broken

i remember going on drives and going over speed bumps and then staying awake all night wondering if the bump was an animal or even a person and it used to cause so much distress that i wasn’t able to eat or leave the house bc i was so scared my thoughts were true

for others it’s not leaving the house or being around people incase they hurt someone by accident & they constantly obsess and do mental & physical compulsions to stop this from happening

false memory ocd is REALLL guys. i’ve had it. still suffer with it. it’s when you have a thought about something happening in the past and your mind will convince you it happened even though rationally you know you didn’t

OCD also comes in the fear of developing other illnesses such as schizophrenia or even physical ones like cancer etc. Sometimes your ocd will convince you that you already have it

the shame, guilt and sadness that comes with OCD is next level. You feel like you’re a bad person and you don’t deserve good things in life. I used to punish myself by not eating bc i felt like i was unworthy and i stopped praying bc i thought God wouldn’t love me

i stopped going to the Gurdwara because i thought i didn’t deserve to go. OCD can literally manipulate your mind so much to the point you start believing every little lie it tells you

the “what if it’s not actually ocd and i really am a bad person” thoughts are also so draining. but that’s ocd’s trap. don’t fall for it

some of my fav accounts on insta that help with ocd are:

mindonfire_ocd
windsor.flynn
pureochrissie (also has yt)
ocd_recovery_ali_greymond (also has yt)

they’ve helped so much in my recovery! obviously they are not a replacement for therapy so do make sure to reach out-

it can defo be a struggle to find a therapist for ocd as it’s not spoken about much but do not give up! with the right help i promise you can get better! i was so suicidal in january-march but i feel so much more optimistic now. i still have my days but i know i’ll get through it

just please know you are not alone, or crazy or a “bad” person. with the right support you will get better!