Update on my HOCD

Hello,

I'm mc1, I'm a 36 year old male that's had OCD since roughly age 8 and HOCD since May 2006 at age 19. I've made some major progress over the past year or so and the obsessive thoughts regarding my orientation have significantly diminished. It sucks I spent 17 years obsessing over this, however, I'm thankful this obsession is minor background noise. You can overcome these obsessions. It will take time and effort, but you can overcome it.

Thanks for the update, and an encouraging one at that. We get very caught up in the anxieties of the moment, as if that's the end of the world. And it's not. You're one of the proofs of that. I'm glad things are going better for you.

Snaga wrote:Thanks for the update, and an encouraging one at that. We get very caught up in the anxieties of the moment, as if that's the end of the world. And it's not. You're one of the proofs of that. I'm glad things are going better for you.

Thanks. I'm just taking it one day at a time. It feels good to think clearly.

Nicely done, very happy for you.

It's hard work to break out of the OCD feedback loops. I had the same experience where I was able to think about it far more clearly once I put distance between myself and my ruminations. Now be vigilant not to fall back into it again, to fall victim to the illusion that you're all good now and can ruminate on the topic now without concern. It's the same mentality as an addict thinking they now have the self control to start doing drugs again.