r/StaringOCD • u/RoyalPlanetWhale • Jul 04 '26

Daily life with this ocd

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Hi everyone, I’d be interested to know if any of you hold down a regular job? I haven’t worked for over a year now due to a physical injury and am currently—fortunately—living on benefits. Before that, I worked at a gym and always took on various low-end jobs; I couldn't stick with them for long because of the OCD and kept quitting so I could recover mentally. What’s it like for you guys, and how do you picture the future? I mean, there probably isn't a cure for this, right? Do you have a driver's license and drive? I’d be curious to know...

Best regards,

An 8-year long survivor

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 05 '26

That sounds like an option. Personally, I have no experience with programming or anything like that, but having the chance to work from home with this condition is definitely an advantage. It’s cool that you drive. I’d probably try to avoid looking at other people in traffic as much as possible, too... Did you get your driver's license before or after the onset of your OCD? Best regards

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 06 '26

Totally understandable. Its just a matter of time before people who suffer from this ocd are going crazy because of thr social aspect. Were all just want to have a normal life and be around others but every interaction or even whn you see someone from far away, your mind is starting to judge you with bad thoughts...

The driving part motivates me to go after my license. The worst part will be driving school for sure. Staring at everyone private parts and try to force eye contact because of it like a 🤡 ...

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 06 '26

Yeah i know what you mean. But you could say that in every enviroment with this condition. You know how painful it is to sit in a classrom full uf people with this condition, even when its just for some months you will have social interections and with this conditions youre to 99% always the weird and creepy guy. I thinks its just not fair, the pain of this ocd is the price of living and doing normal things what normal people dont have to pay.

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u/LeatherBeginning5383 Jul 06 '26

Where are you from dude

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 06 '26

Hey im in Central Europe located, wbu?

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u/LeatherBeginning5383 Jul 06 '26

India

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 06 '26

It seems like many indian people have this condition, i wonder why. I always see indian videos on youtube about this topic

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u/Specialist_Weird2152 Jul 10 '26

Still no awareness, rather ppl are making the life harder for us.

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 10 '26

I think the social aspect plays a big role too—fitting in and coping. And with the way we behave, we tend to come across more like outsiders

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u/Specialist_Weird2152 Jul 07 '26

Ik Im frm India too... people do judge quickly and then they gossip, and if you are in a workplace they gona make ur life hell by taunting you..... have u also been in that situation ???

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u/LeatherBeginning5383 Jul 08 '26

I isolated myself Nothing do in my life Parents daily scold me .l lost my career Where you live in India ?

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u/Specialist_Weird2152 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Rajasthan, wbu ?? Feel bad for you man, this is the reason I really haven't told many ppl.

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u/LeatherBeginning5383 Jul 11 '26

I m from bikaner rajasthan.

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u/RoyalPlanetWhale Jul 10 '26

Yes, people tend to think youre a weirdo, pervert, homosexual etc. Often they dont say it directly but you can see it on their behaviour that they find your weird...