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    Jul 3, 2009, 05:41 AM
    One with Anxiety
    I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety. I find that often if someone, especially a parent when I was younger, doesn't want me to do something it is labeled as an obsession when its not. Othertimes when I do have an obsession I am scared to tell anyone out of fear of criticsm. I am a young adult and I don't feel my parents understand that I have little control over what I fear. How would I best explain to them that if I am OCD about something it is not my fault and not a behavior problem like if I were an angry teenager or a verbally abuse adult. I feel they think of it more like an addiction or things that people have some control over like rage or self inflicted injuries. They think I am doing better now when I am not really escept that I am in therapy and have gotten somewhere there. Rather, I just am more embarrassed of myself and therefor now that I live alone I avoid my parents at times when I am anxious or obsessed over something and thus they don't hear me talk about it anymore as I am more in hiding.
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    Jul 7, 2009, 04:38 PM

    Have you considered the possibility that perhaps they feel somewhat responsible for some of the anxiety you are facing? It sounds like you have been formally diagnosed and are working on your issues through behavior mod or some sort of therapy. Start a dialogue with them even if it just to let them know while you are continually working on these issues that you still need their support and may need vent sometimes. Start small, sometimes our parents have their own baggage and hang-ups that we or even they don't realize.

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