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ErikHM001

I am scared that a diagnosis of OCD will ruin my dream of becoming a police officer (and any other jobs

Opinion / Thoughts

im 14 and i dont know if i should diagnose it or no my ocd is pretty stable and i am too i want to diagnose it but im scared police will reject me immediately because of the diagnosis and i will just be flagged as a red flag because i have a disorder and they can just hire normal people instead of me and that works for all jobs. i read about a lot of people who are cops with ocd work normally and they can even be better due to ocd. the internet says they can reject me just because of it no matter how okay i am no matter how good i am i have ocd. im just scared this simple mistake can ruin everything. i find myself doing okay in stressful situations and my ocd doesnt interfere in it. can anybody help?

Posted Apr 2, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC

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