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Diagnosis
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By:
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emk9312
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Mood:
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Curious
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Date:
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Feb 25, 2012
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Music:
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None
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Yesterday,
I
was
diagnosed
with
OCD.
I've
had
it
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember.
I
was
able
to
manage
it
pretty
well
until
I
started
college
(I'm
a
freshman
now).
In
high
school,
paying
attention
in
class
was
not
necessary
all
the
time,
so
experiencing
intrusive
thoughts
was
not
detrimental
to
my
education.
That
is
definitely
not
the
case
in
college.
I
sit
in
class
constantly
fighting
a
losing
battle
with
myself.
I
know
that
I
need
to
focus
to
do
well,
but
I
just
don't
know
how
to
get
rid
of
the
thoughts.
As
of
now,
I'm
managing
to
do
well
in
school,
but
I
don't
know
how
much
longer
I
can
keep
it
up.
It's
a
daily
struggle
to
get
by,
and
it's
taking
all
of
my
energy.
I
feel
so
tired
all
the
time,
and
that
just
makes
my
anxiety
worse.
Most
of
my
friends
don't
know
I'm
suffering
from
this
problem
because
I've
been
hiding
it
pretty
well.
They
do
sometimes
notice
my
odd
little
behaviors,
but
don't
seem
to
think
much
of
it.
Hiding
my
OCD
has
added
to
my
stress
level,
and
I
just
don't
know
how
to
deal
with
it.
I
don't
really
have
any
good
coping
mechanisms;
I
just
let
it
get
the
best
of
me
sometimes.
I
have
found
that
excercise
decreases
my
stress
level,
obviously,
but
I'm
still
searching
for
things
to
do
on
a
daily
basis.
Writing
this
makes
me
feel
a
little
better,
just
knowing
that
maybe
someone
will
read
this
and
understand.
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