What are you grieving as a result of OCD? by

2024-07-26 18:36:23 UTC

The time that was spent from not being able to do things or even not being fully present because of my OCD

2024-07-26 18:37:52 UTC

Yours 20s are supposed to be the “prime” of your life where you do all the things you want to do, figure out your life, job, etc. And I’ve only spent maybe 2-3 years at now the age of 26 being “happy”. I’ve missed so much it seems.

2024-07-26 18:38:39 UTC

Time lost with my kids because I spent so much time fighting OCD.

2024-07-26 18:44:21 UTC

I lost the chance to talk to the woman of my dreams in high school, and my entire life since high school has felt so empty because she’s not in it. The time I had to impress her ran out long ago, and I failed.

I mourn that a romantic relationship, something I have never had and always wanted, is currently infeasible for me, like it always has been, because of the severity of my obsessions and compulsions.

2024-07-26 19:51:45 UTC

I lost out on the opportunity to take photos in my early 30s.

2024-07-26 19:52:02 UTC

I lost the first two years of my daughter’s life because I couldn’t touch her. But now I’m working doubly hard to have a healthy relationship and savoring her toddler/preschool self

2024-07-26 19:52:09 UTC

The loss of my marriage. It could have been amazing, though because of my OCD and his bipolar, it didn’t end well.

2024-07-26 19:55:21 UTC

I’ve been trained to be a significant leader in my local business and political community, and because of OCD my lifetime aspirations have become much smaller.