i sometimes have thought about this like if hearing about others ocd would make mine worse  but ive concluded that if anything it might help me realize that 1 im not alone and 2 ultimately these are just thoughts these are just quirks and learning to be ok with it all is part of the process i know ill always have ocd quirks but i am certain i can really have a good life even with these tendencies in a way seeing people with my same thought process of the questioning and doubts is like reassuring   i know this might sound harsh but i feel ocd of all mental disorders can really drive people into isolation where we almost go into this shell and close off from everyone for fear of our thoughts its like this process where slowly and slowly we just close off that definitely happened to me i dont think though thats good to live that way and we need to as a community come together more and give each other that feedback we arent alone we arent bad for having this   a big part of ocd is the shame aspect for me my intrusive thoughts seem so counter to the person i am in my everyday life and definitely my values for a long time it really did take over my life completely as i had no idea i had ocd  when you have no idea what is going on with you the explanation im just bad seems very easy to latch onto   anyway its worth it to me to know others are like me out there i also want people to know when they have ocd cause a lot of people out there have no idea what is happening to them