How do you guys deal with rejection from other people or them pulling away when you talk about your OCD and intrusive thoughts? I've been dealing with that a little bit lately and it hurts a lot. I don't know how to deal with it.
Hi there. I am so so sorry you are experiencing this:( Not only are you dealing with OCD, but the ostracization from others who aren't able to grasp the mental turmoil you are experiencing. I wish I could take this pain away from you:( I wish people were more empathetic and understanding towards individuals and certain themes. For me I take the time to realize that even though some people may not understand, that does not mean I alone! Please reach out if you need anything!
I went through postpartum ocd and I opened up to family about it and eventually they just started talking over me. They didn’t care. I think they think I made it up or Something. Like they didn’t take me seriously at all. Even though I literally spent money and searched for a year to find a therapist specialized in this stuff who diagnosed me. My mom even told me I need to find a different therapist. Idk. Time has passed and everything and everyone has moved on but honestly you win some and lose some. It’s hard but if people want to pull away then maybe they shouldn’t be around anyway. The only person who has supported me and hasn’t thought I was being dumb was my SIL who also has ocd. She is the one who made me feel “normal” as in im not the only one.
I have had to deal with this within my family. I just try to be understanding with them tbh. So sad truth is that people who don't have OCD will never understand OCD (unless they are therapists specialized in OCD). So try to be forgiving with them, they don't pull away from you because they are bad people or you are a bad person but simply because there is an illness between ya'll that is hard to graps for them. I take that as motivation to become better so I can bridge that gap that OCD made between me and other people again. As for support I would advise you to go to online forums like these or in-person support groups with other people who have OCD and understand you. And search for a specialized therapist if you have one. I wouldn't go to people who don't have OCD anymore for support tbh. As I said they usually can't offer it as they are misunderstanding the condition.
i just don’t tell anybody
For the longest time, I struggled with feeling like everyone hates me, even my own friends. It’s exhausting. I pay attention to every shift in someone’s tone of voice and body language, and I will overcompensate or compulsively apologize to people for no reason. It creates a lot of frustration and even resentment because I try so hard to be perfect for everyone that I end up disappointing myself when I realize certain people just don’t like me, even though I’ve done nothing to them. It wasn’t until this afternoon when I was crying to my manager about my coworkers coming together to talk about me in a bad light, even though I’ve done absolutely nothing to them personally. I never thought for a second that this may have been my OCD at play. I wasn’t aware of it until today, and I never thought my OCD would be connected to this obsession.
I'm so afraid of thinking something inappropriate around family and friends that I overthink everything I think. I've been dealing with this for months and I thought I had learned how to deal with it, but I feel so suffocated. Right now I really can't breathe. I don't know what to do, I talk to people in this community but I still feel so alone.
How have you dealt with this? OCD definitely has affected my relationship but he’s been and stayed with me for over a year and a breakup hasn’t happened. Yet in my mind I’m not worthy of a relationship because of my mental health. Help?
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