I have hidden my OCD so well since I was about 11. People make jokes about me having such a high standards of hygiene, but they don’t know there is suffering and exhaustion behind it. I’m not great at acting, but I’m great with hiding my OCD.
@ not great to be honest. My main focus was working on my ADHD symptoms as I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I went through a few deaths in the family and a break up and while trying to improve the messiness and clutter with my ADHD it has then become quite over the top with cleaning now with my OCD. It’s Summer in Australia now and I have a fear of certain bugs and if exposed to them in my house my OCD is out of control to the point of having to disinfect everything they may have had contact with. 2025 I’m definitely going to work on my OCD. Thank you for the reply and Happy New Year! 🥳
I have hidden my OCD so well since I was about 11. People make jokes about me having such a high standards of hygiene, but they don’t know there is suffering and exhaustion behind it. I’m not great at acting, but I’m great with hiding my OCD.
Absolutely Astrid, still very misunderstood. How's the recovery work going?
@ not great to be honest. My main focus was working on my ADHD symptoms as I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I went through a few deaths in the family and a break up and while trying to improve the messiness and clutter with my ADHD it has then become quite over the top with cleaning now with my OCD. It’s Summer in Australia now and I have a fear of certain bugs and if exposed to them in my house my OCD is out of control to the point of having to disinfect everything they may have had contact with. 2025 I’m definitely going to work on my OCD. Thank you for the reply and Happy New Year! 🥳
What feels different about being able to function well with OCD and finally breaking free?
You're not held back by much, 99% of the time you can't tell you have OCD