How has living with OCD impacted how you view your identity? by

2024-07-26 20:24:06 UTC

my ocd took over so many of my teenage/developmental years that i didn't know who i was outside of it. i was so focused on my obsessions and carrying out compulsions that i didn't have time to discover who i am as a person.

2024-07-26 20:44:27 UTC

How do I balance recovery/advocacy with other things to avoid burnout but still keep up with my recovery progress?

2024-07-26 20:48:27 UTC

OCD convinced me I was a bad person, so I lost many years compulsing to make sure I wasn't a bad person. Now that I'm past formative years, I have better tools to combat OCD, and am still learning who I am beyond what OCD tells me. Something that helps me is going towards my values rather than what OCD tells me.

2024-07-26 20:48:42 UTC

I feel like OCD is tied to my identity and am scared to erase it completely because it feels like a part of who I am/my story.

2024-07-26 20:50:38 UTC

I feel like it’s often difficult for me to determine if my identity is ocd, is mainly based on ocd, or if it’s my true ocd. OCD has intertwined in all aspects of my life. My compulsions often go against my values and my values should be my identity. I feel like getting fixated on this question of identity and ocd is kind of a cycle of avoidance for me, in a way.