“Some days my OCD feels like a relentless battle — and I’m losing. I’m constantly anxious, living in fear, triggered by almost everything. The struggle is endless, exhausting, and debilitating.”
— Anonymous
“OCD symptoms can be so subtle, and there’s a lot of stigma and shame that keeps the condition hidden. In the beginning, we didn’t fully appreciate how serious it was.”
— Parent
“I think of OCD as the “doubting” disease. In some ways, it’s just a mechanism for dealing with uncertainty.”
— Anonymous
“In many ways, I feel like I’ve lost my best friend. People don’t realize how debilitating OCD can be — it replaces promise and possibility with shame and indignity.”
