How OCD Changes Throughout Your Life

[@okaypeekay]

Dude just described the last 30 yrs of my life lol..

[@nancyburkhart1070]

Can you comment on how an ill-fated poor decision on my part in my early 20s (getting talked into taking acid - one time thing) lead to a horrible cascade of every type of obsession possible. This lasted for months after the initial drug experience. I’m now in my late 50s and OCD has been a frequent companion in my life. There is a family history of (untreated) OCD but I wonder if I had just left well enough alone I wouldn’t have developed the full blown disorder? That also becomes a recurrent theme ie did I ruin my brain; did LSD turn me into someone else??? It’s horrible. And not the only obsessions I have by a long shot!

[@waltersullivan5042]

I banned myself from compulsions, now the triggers don't bother me. One type of OCD that was really bad was I thought I couldn't breathe properly so I was thinking about my breathing non stop, went to get scans and they always said I was fine

[@treatmyocd]

You are not alone. Somatic obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an OCD subtype characterized by ongoing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors around one’s somatic experience - the physical sensations they can’t control. For example, someone with somatic OCD may be fixated on the pace and/or size of their breaths or the rate of their blinking or heart beating. These intrusive thoughts can take over a person’s ability to think about anything else and lead to intense fears about the severity of their condition (“If I am not blinking enough, I could lose my ability to see.”). In an attempt to stop these intrusive thoughts, people with somatic OCD will engage in compulsions aimed at making them go away (e.g., carefully monitoring their blinking to “check” if it is frequent enough).

[@9ix3xi]

Please can you tell us about the difference between obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder?

[@treatmyocd]

Hi! Thanks for reaching out! OCD and OCPD are distinct conditions-OCD involves distressing obsessions and compulsions, while OCPD is characterized by rigid, perfectionistic behaviors driven by a need for control, not distress.

[@Joy_Yimpa]

8:18 I bet Dr. Patrick’s favorite song is Stairway To Heaven 😅

[@bhartiarora4659]

Please can u talk about magical OCD ,metaphysical OCD

[@treatmyocd]

Hi! Thanks so much for reaching out! Magical thinking obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an OCD subtype characterized by ongoing intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors around superstition or magical thinking to prevent negative experiences or harm to oneself or others. People with magical thinking OCD experience frequent intrusive thoughts that they will be responsible for something awful happening if they do not perform specific actions.