i am currently struggling with exactly this  after years of going undiagnosed i recently found an amazing therapist who figured out i actually have ocd and not just anxiety not trying to diminishing anxiety by saying “just anxiety” i am simply calling out that ocd has its own specific types of anxiety and therefore needs to be treated differently  i am so so so nervous about taking the leap of faith that is going on medication the more i learn about the disorder the more i am not sure where ocd ends and i begin one of my strongest qualities in my professional life is my attention to detail and analytical skills project manageranalyst at an it company what if i lose that what if i am not as “smart” while on medication because my intelligence is not intelligence at all but simply another symptom of my obsessions   another thing about myself that seems to be tied to ocd is my curiosity in existential type stuff i have always been in to learning about time consciousness being etc what if that isn’t me either  what if there is nothing of me left what if i am ocd  sorry for the rant i have just been having a hard time lately i feel like i am losing my identity