Tommy808

Hey GMG, sorry to hear bout your relapse I hope things are easier now :-) its nice to hear of employer support and I was close to telling them earlier in the year when I needed time for my cbt but they were happy with not knowing why, I think they understood it was something I didn’t want to discuss and were very accomadating, I think if i needed some more cbt (currently feeling like I should as I feel it’s claws digging in again) then I will tell them if anything else just so they understand me abit more, like you, sometimes I snap and that’s not what I’m about. May I ask why you have not shared your ocd with family or friends? (Feel free to tell me to mind my own business lol) tommy

Thanks for all the reply’s guys, I guess OCD isn’t that well understood from people unless they have been involved, when I read the forum here we all have drifterent trigger points but the theory behind it remains the same. Have you ever told anyone and they were familiar with ocd? I just don’t know how common it is? Also on the side note iv gone through two bouts of cbt over 5 years. How many times have you guys? Thanks tommy

Thanks for the reply Tauren, reassuring to hear your company supported you as well as they did (rightly so). have you ever regretted telling anyone, the reason I ask is that my biggest struggle is contamination (mainly drugs) and my fear is that if I’m too willy nilly with whom I share this with I leave myself in quite a vulnerable position. Like superman with kriptonite in case there ever was a falling out they could really set me back. Would fear ever arguing in case they use it against me. thanks, Tommy

Hi Guys, first time I’m posting, feels very positive to be doing so :-) sooo I was wondering how open people are in sharing their OCD with people? I wrongly associate telling people (only ever told three people) with reaching melting point. In other words when I’m forced to because I’m acting noticliby different. But lately I’m feeling like I would like to open up more esspicailly as over the years I have secluded myself and feel the people I love don’t know the reasons why we’re not close any more or know how much I do care for them ( sounds abit soft but oh well) also at work I probably haven’t performed to my potential as was on a twenty week CBT programe and was struggling. ( I did it without missing a day all year) got a certificate for perfect attendance lol and they have know idea how proud I was for achieving that. Anyway the point I’m making is should I randomly tell them? just thought I would be great to hear how other people have opened up and how it effected relationships. thanks for reading Tommy