Am I the only one with Pure-O?

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For the past I don't even knw how long, I've struggled with Pure-O, also known as Purely Obsessional OCD. Am I the only one one here dealing with this? I've never met anyone else with the disorder, and I feel so alone. It's like no one could ever possibly understand how terrible it is. It's a miserable existance, especially since they don't really know how to treat it yet.
For those who don't know, Pure-O is nothing like regular OCD. It's a mental disorder that makes you obsess over something that frightens you, and you just can't stop thinking about it. It sometimes causes hallucinations involved with the obsession or conditional thoughts (If I do x, then Y will happen to me), even if the action has absolutely nothing to do with the obsession itself. It causes all sorts of neurotic behavior. It sometimes comes in the form of an unwanted thought that just won't go away.
One of the strangest parts of the disorder is that the person seems completely normal on the outside, usually.
Am I really the only one struggling with this? I feel like I'm going to go mad.
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FragilePeace's avatar
Oh god I have that. :/

It was fucking awful.... Possibly the worst thing to come out of my depression. :(

Yet, somehow, it eventually went away.... Maybe it's because I started taking my anti-depressants again... I don't know....

You are certainly not alone. :hug: