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i am already diagnosed with OCD and i am 100 % sure that i have BDD but the symptoms are literally the same as ocd's symptoms, i obsess over whether i am ugly or attracrive, i compulsively check my face in the mirror for a long time until it feels even and it takes a looooooooot of my time, extreme fear of being perce...
OCD
Hey all! I've been on Adderall IR 5mg for the past couple months, taken it most days. I recently had an injury that I took muscle relaxers for, and stopped taking the adderall (those and muscle relaxers don't mix). I didnt even think much of it until yesterday, when a horrible headache hit me like a train. I took a s...
ADHD
I'm currently being treated for PTSD after an assault earlier this year. Last week I managed to go further than the corner shop across the road by myself (in daylight) for the first time in months. I really felt like I was making progress. These past few days the Sarah Everard case has been so triggering, but I feel ...
ptsd
So a couple years back I used to cyber sex on this website called Omegle. I know this is weird and messed up but now I’m freaking out thay maybe I talked to somebody way too young. I was 16 when I did this and I’m scared a video will come out with me and a little girl and everyone will hate me even tho I have no memori...
OCD
Going through some fairly big life changes all at once. In the last couple months I've: 1. Been diagnosed with Adult AD&D and prescribed Ritalin (was also diagnosed in my teens) 2. Separated from my wife. 3. Started a very demanding, stressful job, that is a phenomenal opportunity and keeps me distracted from #2. 4. (...
ADHD
I(36M) have lived my entire life being different and masking the best I can. Growing up with 2 parents who didn’t believe in these “new excuses” for “naughty boys” meant I had to learn to adapt the best I could. Finally, I’ve taken the decision to reach out to my Dr to start medication for ADHD. The truth is, I’ve he...
ADHD
Idk if anyone knows the science behind this question...however, I had a really rough night and am struggling. I just want to make it stop... (And yes I am in therapy and on meds)
OCD
So Vyvanse for me seems to make me more motivated but a bit disoriented on where to direct that motivation, I still struggle with procrastination at home but at school, I am more focused and productive. It speeds my brain up rather than calm it. It makes me more anxious and angry too, and a bit depressed. It also feels...
ADHD
I apologize for venting so much. It's just that all my life I've been mostly told I am just bratty and don't actually have OCD and now seeing that even OCD's are usually much more humane then mine was I have to vent. It all started when I was 5 and it started as a game (a fun game even) evolving over the years. My OCD...
OCD
basically the title. I know google says 12 hours but i want your guys’ actual insight. I’ve always had horrible sleep habits, recently started adderall and with college morning classes it’s been a nightmare (no pun intended). OTC melatonin stopped working as well. I drink orange juice and take vitamin c a few hours bef...
ADHD
The title. I'm getting help but my next appointment is in 2 weeks so I need to know.
OCD
⚠️⚠️ TW mention of blood ⚠️⚠️ This june, I had a scary accident due to zoning off that pushed me to seek professional help and AD(H)D diagnosis. I have always zoned out during conversations and even driving. Nothing so serious that I would seek professional help. However, this june, the worst possible happened. I was ...
ADHD
Hi, I’m a 26 year old guy and I’ve been living a lie for a couple of years now, I dropped out of college in 2017 because of anxiety, I was just too shy for class and it made me feel so anxious that I eventually just stopped going as a whole. Ever since I’ve dropped out I’ve basically dropped out of society as a whole, ...
depression
I’ll go first. “I was gonna do (insert thing here) but then I sat down for a second”45min after you were planning on doing whatever it was. Gets me every time. Anyone I’ve ever said this to who doesn’t have adhd looks at me like I have 2 heads or something like “what do you mean you sat down. I know but you should’ve e...
ADHD
Hello, Im drunk and im currently having a very bad depression episode. Is anyone here i can talk to even for a while? Im sorry to bother just crying so much
depression
That’s one of my biggest issues and the reason I don’t often enjoy socialising, because it can sometimes feel like I’m just playing a game of “don’t fuck up” which makes the whole thing feel pointless. Most Other people seem to know where the boundary lies and can ride along it, while I end up transgressing it uninten...
ADHD
I've been feeling pain where my heart is around the time that I became aware that my body was asymmetrical because of it (I'm aware it's a strange thing to be uncomfortable about). It's been around a week or two and I expected it would have gone away by now but it seems to be getting worse. Just wondering if anyone els...
OCD
I’m having a hard day. I keep staying up till 2am because I actually have energy and motivation at this time, but I cannot act on it because I would wake everyone in the house. So instead, I plan for the next day and all the fun/cool things I’m gonna do. I genuinely feel like I’ll be motivated the next day, but of cour...
ADHD
Does anyone else suffer with feeling like you’re watching yourself through your eyes like it’s a cinema? I feel like im in the Truman show and in a simulation sometimes and that nothing feels real
OCD
As someone who has been on multiple medications and has done ketamine treatments, I gotta say this thing I did really allowed me to calm down. So first of all, these past few days I’ve been feeling horrible dread. Thinking I was going to die at any moment and that every moment is filled with ocd horribleness. So I wen...
OCD
Do you ever have a great day and then it gets knocked off its rocker? The medicine is working, you’re getting chores done throughout the day with your significant other, went to go get Sonic drinks before cooking together but something just *snaps* and it’s like every little thing is just sensory overload. And i can ne...
ADHD
I have never thought i had OCD. But my compulsions of regularly checking and excessive worries say otherwise and have been diagnosed by a professional. However my perfectionism comes from my PTSD, where i have grown up to believe that I was a monster and a terrible person so ever since I've been obsessive about makin...
OCD
I often have obsessive thoughts about arranging things or routine that go along the lines of: do this or you’ll never be happy. I feel incredibly uncomfortable until I do the thing my mind is telling me to do. Idk what to do as I currently have no access to therapy as I just moved so I need advice
OCD
I know every med affects everyone differently but does anybody know if, generally speaking, a particular med causes no to little nausea? I am really struggling here with that. Concerta 54 mg currently. It causes general nausea and loss of appetite which causes more nausea. That’s really bad because due to a previous pr...
ADHD
I notice in movies I always seem to understand better and faster why someone did/said x or y or felt certain way whereas in real life it takes me more time to decipher what happened and then to decipher why something was done or said a certain way
aspergers
Hi, I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD due to a series of different situations, mainly because of sexual assault, emotional abandonment and abortion. I truly feel like i’m living my own hell because I can’t stop having the flashbacks at day and nightmares at night. How to cope with the flashbacks? Are there any technique...
ptsd
I’m miserable in my relationship of 7 years, but I would rather die than hurt someone so badly. Thinking about ending it all.
depression
i HATE holding hands, or anything to do with hands tbh. my hands start tingling whenever i touch someone’s hands, i’ll feel really icky and want to use hand sanitizer/wash my hands almost immediately. i’m really not sure why
OCD
First off hello everyone! I am new here!! I joined this reddit with the sole purpose of trying to help everybody. [BEWARE LONG POST, BUT EXTREMELY HELPFUL] I wanted to share something extremely useful to people with OCD (from mild to severe cases.) There is an amazing book out there called "Brain Lock. " It is scien...
OCD
You’ve probably developed other emotional problems/issues. In my thirties now, and I was diagnosed with ADD when I was in middle school. Got meds. I think Ritalin? Saw good results academically, but also saw meds as a weakness. I knew what my problem was. Just focus harder you lazy idiot! Did not keep up with it. Las...
ADHD
Okay, she's going through a tough time. I don't know how to help her or what to say. Her birthday is close so I thought maybe I could get her something that will keep her mind off things. Do you have any suggestions? And how can I let her know that I care about her?
aspergers
Hi there. Title sums it up. I started Adderall XR 10mg a lil while ago, I'm almost a week into it. The first two days were really good, I didn't feel like I was bouncing off the walls or anything, I didn't even feel crazy energized, I just felt very present and mentally calm and I felt truly normal/stable for the firs...
ADHD
So I was diagnosed when I was 5-6, but ive never done well with the meds and how they react to me. im 19 now. i have tried all of the diff categories of meds (don't remember too much) how do I know if I should go back on medication? what is considered bad enough that someone should def be on meds or in some form of tr...
ADHD
Before I got PTSD I had an absolutely wild sex drive (sex 5 times a day was possible) It became pretty dysfunctional after PTSD just due to the stress wearing it down. So I'm a male, and basically what's happening with the first girl I've been really sleeping with since a couple of years is that I get hard, but not fu...
ptsd
Hello I am a college student, these last 2 semesters got so bad with being able to concentrate (virtual classes) that I did not sign up for the current semester. However I plan to sign up for the Spring Semester of 2022, however my plan was to get help/ medication around now so than it can be easier to do well at schoo...
ADHD
I hate when people tell me you're doing that to yourself you're making yourself depressed
depression
Hello all - I just found this sub and I could use some advice on handling ocd during school. Sorry if this isn’t detailed enough, I’d rather ask about it privately for right now if anyone is willing to dm. Thank you in advance
OCD
When you know you have been through a lot of shit and that you're trying every single day to keep going and heal and get better at coping and respond better to things, whether that be anger towards you or even people showing affection to you, but then it just happens. You open up to someone and you find yourself casu...
ptsd
I (33F) feel a intense desire to run away from everything and everyone. including my narcissistic family there is not a single person who loves me in my home.. yet from my childhood iv developed a attachment pattern where i seek love or hoping they would love me and stay in miserable situations. i have also developed...
ADHD
I ve been doing this since i was a teenager. I need to put cream on my hands again and again everytime i would do something. Also my hands are dry but even when they're not i feel the intense urge to use a moisturizer again. It's gotten so bad that I can't touch anything w/o applying cream on my hands. During my exams ...
OCD
I just want my brain to be quiet. Today was horrible because I couldn't stop counting in my head (and out loud) all day long. I woke up counting in my head and for whatever reason I "realized" I'm not supposed to have even numbers above 7 and besides 14. My brain has been forcing me to include 16 and I'm tired of hitti...
OCD
Hi all, This is a happy post: I started trauma therapy with my therapist. I’m working on doing activities that make me anxious and I also have to listen to a recording of me discussing my trauma. While both things make me feel very bad in the moment, after I feel way way better. I didn’t have a panic attack at night ...
ptsd
Has anyone felt anxiety from suddenly being infiltrated with thoughts that don’t align with their true value/beliefs? Thoughts that are basically in opposition to what you know and believe, and this kept playing on repeat to the degree where it made you sick. Every time you’d affirm what you know and belief the opposit...
OCD
My working for anyone interested: Probability of a randomly selected individual not having ADHD is 0.98. 0.98^x is the probability that in a group with x number of people, none of them have ADHD. So we’re looking for 0.98^x<0.5, which can be found by finding log (base 0.98) of 0.5 and rounding up to the nearest whol...
ADHD
I just logged into work and discovered a meeting was nearly 30 minutes underway (I knew about the meeting, but hadn't realized it was at 9 - we never have 9am meetings!) I've unfortunately was late to/missed a couple other meetings that were held over my usual lunch break. I work slightly later than most of the team, b...
ADHD
5.73$. 5.73$. 5.73$. 5.73$. 5.73$. Over and over and over all over the wall of my shower. the wife isn't home and I took a shower to warm up it's 20some outside. I don't remember blacking out, I don't remember cutting my arm open, all I saw was a man with a hole in his head standing in front of me. This was 2 hours ago...
ptsd
Pretty much what the title says. I've had this problem for years and I've no idea what I should do when this happens. Basically, when I finally get to sit down and really try to focus on something, whether that is studying or writing, I soon get bombarded by other intrusive thoughts that end up ruining my focus. And y...
ADHD
I have harm OCD, and after a recent session with my therapist and appointment with my psychiatrist I've been struggling with trying to figure out if I'm really suicidal or if it's just the OCD. During my last session with my therapist I mentioned how even though I knew it was wrong and more than likely would not quiet...
OCD
Imagine you're David Bowie, and you live in your town, surrounded by the dullards and oafs in your town, and everybody says you're a freak, but you don't have your own sense of where you are in all of this and you can't get a band together, but your parents and peers all treat you like an alien anyway. That's Asperger...
aspergers
Hi, so I've been dealing with OCD all my life, but for the last year and a half my OCD has really attacked the decluttering/cleaning part of my life. I've never met anyone else with a similar/same kind of OCD as me, so I'd thought I'd try to come out and find others like me Some of my obsessive thoughts are things li...
OCD
I appreciate everyone's time, so I'll try to go as straight forward and objective as possible. I'm a broke wannabe director that has wasted 90% of his life in the religion he was raised in. A lot of family issues, diagnosed with DID, and so many traumas and engrams that I can't even go out on a walk without having a pa...
depression
This is a huge mental block for me. I work 3 mornings from 7a-530p and then I have an afternoon shift 4p-230a. On my afternoon workday, I technically have all day to do what I need to then go to work, but just the fact that I have to work that day renders me absolutely useless for the day. How do people get anything do...
aspergers
I tried killing myself in September. I got institutionalized. Came out and told my friends what happened. They cared, family cared. Met a girl. Real back and forth with her. We’re together now but I want to end it again. I don’t find joy in anything anymore. Therapist says I have Borderline Personality Disorder. Makes ...
depression
I find compliments very insulting it feels like being talked to like a 2 year old. or sometimes like I just did a good thing don't compliment me. It's demanding and feels like I'm being held to an unknown standard. And I have a short fuse sometimes and I feel like I just want to rip out the intestines of anyone who com...
aspergers
Is my advice to myself. Think I said something bad? Asking every single person present and they all say no. The confirmation only helped for an hr before you start questioning that they are lying and collaborating with each other.
OCD
My doctor upped my dose a few days ago to 60mg a day (Elvanse 30mg in the morning and late afternoon) since I started to crash (got very anxious and irritated) around 4pm when I was taking one 30mg at around 10am every day. I don’t have crashes anymore, but after I take the second dose I start intensely hyperfocusing ...
ADHD
Hello there, I'd appreciate a lot if you could read this and say something, anything tbh, I just wanna vent and say how I'm feeling cuz it's been so... Overwhelming... Long story short: I've always believed I'm a bad person because of my ocd, since very very young, like at four I already grounded myself ( when I had a...
OCD
Hey! I have autism and I’m hoping to make a new YouTube video on autism and how it presents. I was hoping to do a sort of poll here. I know that I do stim while listening to music- I tend to rock back and forth. Anyone else?
aspergers
I have a chest infection so my housemate made me a hot drink to help. But she made it in a mug that I know doesn't clean well in the dishwasher. I always only drink out of my own mug because I know it's clean but she insisted she checked it was clean so I trusted her (and tbh I couldn't really say no to the drink as sh...
OCD
I finally got to speak with a therapist for the last week and she has given me a diagnosis of ptsd. I feel like.. I don't know exactly, but as if it can't be my diagnosis. I do not experience flashbacks at all. I do however experience the feeling of fear I experienced from my violent childhood but only when faced wit...
ptsd
Hi everyone,I'm a 28 year old woman who has lately begun to realise/suspect that a lot of the issues I've been dealing with point towards ADHD. I did some research on the options in the UK and decided that the best one for me would be getting referred for an ADHD assessment with ADHD360, via my GP using the "right t...
ADHD
Hey does anyone know where I can get a virtual diagnosis for depression and anxiety? Hopefully not too expensive and fast I need an actual letter
depression
I know everyone's been posting about their struggles with assignments lately which makes sense because it's finals time. I had a semester long assignment that I was supposed to spend 40 hours on and I maybe spent 20. And that's only because I spent 10 hours on it straight before the mid-term deadline, and 10 hours be...
ADHD
So, I have what's probably not the best job for someone like me - I'm a church bookkeeper with no set hours, no immediate supervisor, and no one else who knows the unwritten list of things that need to get done (bills paid, tax obligations met, building maintenance seen to, food pantry stocked, receipts sent, etc.). T...
ADHD
Trying to study but.. suddenly, I remembered that I don't like how I look in certain clothes. I recognize it is important because I notice strangers treat me better now than compared to the past when I had a different dressing style. Gosh.. now, I want to stop using certain clothes I have. Wondering what the right c...
depression
Hey Everyone, I need some advice. I don't know what to do. 8 years ago, I was very young and I did not know so much in my twenties. I burned so many bridges and made so many mistakes. I was even publicly scruntized as everyone seemed to look down upon me to include my family. Look story short, I left the country and ...
depression
I am a depressed teen, about to graduate. But I have some medical problems I need to get checked out, and one of them have to do with my arm. It's right on my rist next to my cuts, and I don't know how to hid them so I can get the problem checked out.
depression
Hey everyone. This is my first post. My husband is 40-something and just got diagnosed. He is going through a lot of emotions and adjustments. The one thing he told me today is that he needs to have more structure every day with visual schedules that map out his entire day, week, etc. Can anyone recommend a websi...
aspergers
Okay so this might be a long one so bear with me (and I'm incredibly sorry if my writing style annoys you because I seem to love incorporating a million commas in whatever I write) I'm 17f, living in a country where mental health issues are very taboo and completely overlooked, so when I started suspecting in December...
ADHD
Seeking advice - I'm considering a smartwatch/fitness tracker to help with my various ADHD nonsense, but it's all new to me and I'm drowning in options. People who use them, what do you recommend? Features, brands, models, apps? What's genuinely helpful and easy to use, and what's just counterproductive clutter? Inte...
ADHD
Hello r/OCD, although I never feel perfectly fine, I actually have been better lately, and that's why I haven't been positng much lately. I always tell myself that I was a dumb kid when I did all the bad stuff that haunts me now, because it's true. But I just saw a story on IG of a mutual saying how it's ok for young t...
OCD
So I was just online to figure out some doctor shit, and I saw a little blurb on Kaiser’s website saying that they’ve just received notice of a pharmacy strike. >Kaiser Permanente outpatient pharmacies will be temporarily closed November 15, 2021 through November 22, 2021 due to a scheduled union work stoppage. We en...
ADHD
I don't want to diagnose her or use this as a diagnosis but more so as a way to make her feel like there are people out there like her. After being in a abusive household and a abusive father, she married an abusive alcoholic and was married for over 21 years (My father), she also fled war torn countries, she says thi...
ptsd
here are a few instances so one time I thought I might've had testicular cancer so I kept checking my urine to check if their was any blood in it, and one time I thought I saw blood , and I PANICKED so I went to the hospital and did a urine test and they found nothing in my urine, that was about a year ago, &#x200B;...
OCD
he do be discussing my obsessive and intrusive thoughts with me!
OCD
She has autism too, among other things (obviously). I never know what to say other than "I'm sorry you feel like this" and generic shit like that. This guy she used to date was sending her mean messages and I think that might've triggered something. I don't want to lose her, I'm scared because she hasn't responded in ...
aspergers
I think I've figured out that I tend to go to the internet to check even if I don't know for sure, I just feel this impulse to "have to know sth for sure" and I go on and try to get information as to whether or not the thing I'm afraid of may or may not be true; I find this has been a compulsion in many of my obsession...
OCD
And they’re the ones who think that if you just ~talk~ about your depression it will go away.
depression
I wanted to do a specific questions but now I have so many in my mind, I'm dealing with PTSD from a year but during those lasts weeks everything is getting more intense and out of control, if someone wants to talk to me in a private chat it would be amazing.
ptsd
So i don’t remember where i saw this, but there was this passage written about ocd and it was talking about how OCD can turn the original What If thoughts into just the thoughts alone, as the illness progresses , so for example in a case of TOCD instead of worrying about “What if i was the opposite sex” you worry “It f...
OCD
I've seen some people that are recovered. I wonder if your mind is strong? I used to wake up with crazy thoughts in the morning. I hated waking up. Now I'm much better, but my mind is weak. I'm vulnerable to sticky thoughts at any moment. I've had periods where I felt free, but they are few. When I was in these good t...
OCD
Hey everyone, i was recently diagnosed with adhd and cyclothymia (form of bipolar). I just experienced something tonight that is a common thing for me but now i am wondering if it’s caused from adhd. Tonight i come home from work (i haven’t been home in a few days) and my kitchen was a mess and this one drawer broke be...
ADHD
Everything sucks. The world is literally burning and people don't give a shit, at least on a large enough scale. My existence is debated every single day, with people assuming that because I'm transgender, I'm inherent evil just for being alive. I'm not sure what I want to do with my life. I'm doing a university deg...
depression
So I’ve been learning that adhd affects my emotions, that I can feel really good and feel really bad. I’m on a lot of anti depressants and anti anxiety but it wasn’t until my small dose of focalin 10 mg that I started to feel better. Before I try anything else, my psychiatrist wants to me to wait for the full effects o...
ADHD
Out of all common sayings, this one pisses me off the most. I should've guessed it came from Nietzsche, the man who popularized the nightmarish idea of Eternal Recurrence. What's your favorite common phrase?
aspergers
Sorry for the long post, I just needed a place to rant, and I made an account just for this. A bit of an introduction first, I (20f) work at a before/after school program at an elementary school and I have to plan activities for the kids and make sure they get to class on time in the morning. My issue isn't the work...
OCD
I’m a 21 year old male senior college student who was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. This is just another addition to the other mental disorders I have like depression, anxiety, and severe OCD. According to my psychiatrist, apparently the reason I’ve lasted this long without being diagnosed or having medication fo...
ADHD
Hi guys, I have recently (and finally) been diagnosed with PTSD from some mistreatment in hospital. I’m on the waiting list for CBT but that waiting list is 25 weeks long. In the meantime I am keen to do as much self improvement as possible, so my question is how can I process my unprocessed trauma and memories? Ideall...
ptsd
I always do this. Always. It’s sick. Story: I had an unpaid internship at a very small talent management agency. It was a ton of work, but if I needed to not come in certain days or work less that was ok. I overworked by choice so I can’t blame him for that. But eventually, I realized how toxic the entertainment indus...
ADHD
Hello! I had to get meds from urgent care while I await an appointment with an actual psychiatrist next month. The doctor gave me extended release Fluvoxamine (also called controlled release or CR) which is not what I normally take, and I only noticed after getting home. I should've been tipped off to it considering my...
OCD
It looks like on paper my life's a good point, but my emotions are a totally other thing. I feel fake when I'm happy or try to be happy. Stupid even. I feel like I'm alone in a room of strangers even around people I'm close to. I feel like I have nothing to look forward to, everything just feels so disappointing and po...
depression
I have so much built up homework to the point where if I even try to work, I get super stressed and can’t do it without having a melt down. I’ve also missed a good amount of school and have so much other shit I have to do and deal with like college for next year (I’m in 12th grade). I have social anxiety disorder and a...
ADHD
Recently, I have been very confident that I have undiagnosed inattentive ADHD. However, after seeing a symptom or a post that I don't relate to I doubt myself and worry that I've just made this up in my head. Both my mom and brother have ADHD. I brought up to them that I feel as though I could have it, but they weren't...
ADHD
I have a pretty bad imposters syndrome about mostly everything in my life but I get it hard when it comes to my PTSD. I don't know if this is too personal of a question but what are your flashbacks like? mine are triggered by the most annoying things (aren't all triggers annoying?) and they don't put me into a full me...
ptsd
Does anyone with moral scrupulosity OCD ever feel like they maintain morality simply out of fear of repercussions? I have no official diagnosis, so I am hesitant to post about this , and apologize to anyone if I write something they find incorrect or offensive. However, as I work to address some longstanding mental h...
OCD
My sister has had ocd her entire life and just got diagnosed, and I have like tendencies of ocd (or I think that’s what they are) which are mainly sensory things like touching small objects or hearing someone move across carpet. But I want to hear all of what you people here go through so I can understand better for my...
OCD
Hi. I need help. I just realised that i often forget important convos in my life. I am diagnosed recently with ADHD and i want to improve myself to remember things. One way would be writing down bigger topics in diary but im afraid when i get the time to write it down i already forgot how it was said it to me or some...
ADHD
Recently I learned about rejection sensitive dysphoria, and yes many puzzle pieces fell into the right spot and explained a lot. But these feelings and negative thoughts are really eating me from the inside. My mind is so negative and dark, I really don't know how to overcome this. Yes I have tried writing a gratitude ...
ADHD
i just wish i was special to someone. i wish that i mattered to someone. because i feel like i don't and like i never really have and it's so wretched and awful. nobody wants me around. everybody just gets sick of me and wishes i'd leave them alone. everybody's always mad at me or annoyed with me no matter how hard i t...
depression
So I’ve had an official diagnosis for about 3 months now, I even started medication yesterday actually, and I was wondering if most people like to share that they have it when they find out with everyone. I used to think I’d tell everyone if I have it but I actually haven’t ever told anybody I know, even my siblings...
ADHD