Comments on: OCD and Me http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/ Author ~ Unforgettable Fiction Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:03:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Sam Tonge http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570629 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:03:31 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570629 In reply to Bridget C.

And glad it hasn’t come back! I don’t think we’ll ever understand the human mind! Well done for working through whatever caused your behaviour

]]> By: Sam Tonge http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570628 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:11:13 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570628 In reply to Bridget C.

From what you say it wasn’t full blown OCD. That can be long-term and devastating and requires help and support.
I’m glad you worked through it

]]> By: Sam Tonge http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570627 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:07:59 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570627 ]]> In reply to Susanne Baker.

I hope you reach out for help if you ever need it❤️

]]> By: Susanne Baker http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570625 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:22:04 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570625 I definitely have this! Thanks for sharing your experience.
I really try to rationalise my thoughts but sometimes it’s hard!
When I write bereavement cards at work I always have to check and double check that I haven’t written everything offensive!
I never do but it still worries me!

]]> By: Bridget C http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570624 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:13:38 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570624 In reply to Sam Tonge.

Hi Sam,
You would have thought so, but honestly their reaction was what I needed to work through it and get over it. I didn’t feel different or odd.

]]> By: Sam Tonge http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570619 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:13:46 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570619 In reply to Bridget C.

Glad it wasn’t anything that held you back 🙂
I think though, these days, with more awareness, parents SHOULD say something if they notice. Not easy though, those with a mental illness are often very good at hiding it.

]]> By: Bridget C http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570617 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:45:08 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570617 When I was little, 10 – early teens, I went through a few phases like going to wash my hands multiple times, or parting my hair with a comb. I didn’t think anything bad would happen, I just was not comfortable in my body until I did it. I admire my parents for pretending not to notice, and after puberty it didn’t happen any more. Still strange.

]]> By: Sam Tonge http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570614 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:27:28 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570614 In reply to Dawn O’Brien.

Thanks for reading, lovely Dawn x

]]> By: Dawn O’Brien http://samanthatonge.co.uk/news-and-blog/ocd-and-me/#comment-570613 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:48:27 +0000 https://samanthatonge.co.uk/?p=2538#comment-570613 Thank you for sharing, Sam. Learning more about ourselves, when shared, helps many others; the impact of which we may never know x

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