Living with OCD and ADHD: Which One Affects You More?

OCD and ADHD have a high comorbidity rate so my friends who are lucky to have them both like me, which one effects you the most?

Your answer

Mariex

1y ago

I got diagnosed with both at the same time however my current psychiatrist doesn't believe the ADHD diagnosis despite every other health professional I see agreeing with it. My symptoms very much started for both as a 2 year old. I was the kid who never stopped, never shut up and whose brain went 50 million mph and never ever stopped (nothing has changed). I was also the 2 year old who had ritualistic self harm to self soothe so yeah. I think both now manifest in a similar way and rather than being outwardly ADHD it is often just what goes on in my head that makes the doctors think I have it. My OCD is also more thought based than through actions.

beater.queen

1y ago

Curious, did you get the OCD diagnosis before the ADHD? Same doctor? Second opinion?

Soskae

1y ago

different doctors but the OCD first. After medicating my OCD and things didn’t get better I looked into it more and found a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with ADHD.

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