So, someone asked me this in person. Are my OCD intrusive thoughts related to my trauma sometimes?
The answer is, yes. I was diagnosed with PTSD a year- a year and a half before I was diagnosed with OCD. My therapist and doctor believe that the OCD developed further as a result of the PTSD, which does happen in roughly 25-30% of people who have PTSD (OCD can also not be there at all, the people who fully develop it as a result of PTSD are a part of the 25-30% of people). I had mild impulses and compulsions before my trauma, so it's thought that the development of PTSD just "pushed it along", so to speak. About 1 in 4 people with PTSD have been/will be diagnosed with OCD at some point in their lifetime.
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RandomThis is a book to help bring awareness to PTSD. Despite it's growth in awareness, there are still millions of individuals suffering with undiagnosed PTSD. Additionally, the full affect, and causes are still yet to be fully understood by society as a...
