help me

I am 16 years old and I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder.

I have to have everything in routine and order. I find comfort in repeating phrases in my head and writing everything down in order. I also find comfort in hoarding certain possessions and feel like I cant breathe when I cant control this.

I am so scared this is going to ruin my life, I can't tell my friends because I feel stupid. My family doesnt understand

I also suffer from hypochondria and paranoia, both of these are also ruining my teenage years.

I am not like my friends and some of them are now starting to notice. It scares me and I really want to have a "normal" life.

Have you told your parents, or indeed anyone about this? It really is best to confide in some person.


I was OCD for about 2 years but I have been recently 'cured' through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. So, there is a cure for you. You've made a good move in posting to these forums.


What you can try to do is allow some compulsions to happen but try working on preventing one of them first of all. Perhaps the hoarding of items would be a good place to start. When the thoughts about hoarding the item enters your head you must dismiss the thought as irrelevant and ridiculous. I had many items hoarded in my room but I just thought about it one day and realised that I don't need them. Throwing the lot in the bin felt wonderful.


You cannot get better by sticking to a routine. You must break it and try something new. Don't get stuck in the cycle of looking for help and then not taking the advice that people give. You MUST try new things to end it.

I definatly think you should tell someone. I think you should find a pryciatrice to talk to, trust me it really helps a lot and you will feel how you eventually can get some sort of perspective on your decise. It´s important for your own sake.

May I ask you in what way you suffer from paranoia?

Take care now.[/u]

Hi there I'm a 24 year old mother thats had OCD my whole life.
OCD will ruin your life and in my case has turned in to self-injury, attemped suside many times, deppression, belimia, anorexia and i can not control my anger any more. I know telling friends and family is not always an option. You need to do this on your own and seek help no matter what they say or think about it. You'll be on your own before you know it and then you'll really have to take control. My frien and family do not understand and never have, but my last suside attempt left me in the hospital for 7 days and there i finally got to vent to the staff about how i felt. i didnt care what they thought ( mabey was all the drugs they put me on) but I think its all about getting it out . I hope you can find a good doctor that will help you find someone to talk to (i know thats rare ) and if your like me you wont go to your appoinemnts anyways. but being on this site is good were you can get it out. Post it on here and who cares if no one reads it or everyone reads it.
All i can say is it can turn into worse things and feelings and anxity will get worse. Please help your self, I wish some one had helpd me . 16 is a super hard age, but so was 17,18,19,20,21..... and best to deal with it now. if you need to talk Im' here to read what you write. i cant say do this do that beacuse im not better but i can listen and understand.