Hello, I am 22 years old female and I’m pretty sure I have this disorder. I didn’t know what it meant until I started researching on the internet about what I was feeling. Came across this OCD thing and related to almost everything. I know it’s bad to diagnose yourself but after that I started just accepting that I may have this and I’m not my thoughts and have been fine since. Still struggle with thoughts and Stuff but I want to be properly diagnosed but scared to ask for help in fear that I will be misdiagnosed and this whole time I’ve been what I feared the most.These thoughts have caused me so much trouble and anxiety like I could never imagine the only way I found relief was from sleeping pills cause they calmed me down so much so I could feel at ease. I don’t know how exactly to approach the psychiatrist and tell them.
I know how you feel as I have felt the exact same when I first started thinking I had pocd. I understand how scary the thought is about opening up to a psychiatrist, or anyone for that matter. I think a good thing to do is find a psychiatrist who has experience working with people with ocd, or better yet, specializes in it. You don’t have to immediately say your thoughts, make sure you’re in a position where you feel comfortable doing so.
