if it’s an option for you i highly recommend attending the annual iocd conference i didn’t know anyone with ocd and felt isolated but a few years ago i had the opportunity to attend one of the annual conferences not too far from me in washington dc and it was a truly amazing experience there were thousands of different people just like me who were struggling too and talking to them i almost felt “normal” for once ofc that’s not an option for many people because of cost and travel especially for those outside of the us but if you can it’s more than worth it