Hello readers,
I'm new to cptsd, but I got the diagnosis of ocd with the age of 13. It developed much earlier and I'm not able to talk about that yet, but at the same time this is the point of the topic - It triggers washing. I am not the stereotype ocd person as in tv shows that is disgusted by bacteria or dirt. I get the compulsion to wash my hands when I read specific names, remember various memories or generally every time I do something connected to my "past". It's even hard to write about it now and I can't go in detail, but I try not to give in for what I wrote. Has anyone experienced similar correlations and thinks he or she uses ocd as a coping mechanism related to his traumata?
thx for reading,
Solanin
I'm new to cptsd, but I got the diagnosis of ocd with the age of 13. It developed much earlier and I'm not able to talk about that yet, but at the same time this is the point of the topic - It triggers washing. I am not the stereotype ocd person as in tv shows that is disgusted by bacteria or dirt. I get the compulsion to wash my hands when I read specific names, remember various memories or generally every time I do something connected to my "past". It's even hard to write about it now and I can't go in detail, but I try not to give in for what I wrote. Has anyone experienced similar correlations and thinks he or she uses ocd as a coping mechanism related to his traumata?
thx for reading,
Solanin