Acknowledgement of Diagnosis- Does it Help?
Hello, I got diagnosed with OCPD this January. I'm currently 26, but I knew I have some sort of mental health condition from childhood because of my anger issues, emotional dysregulation, and executive dysfunction. But I could not regulate myself because I could not find any answer to "why am I doing this?".
Now that I know why I do or think or feel certain things - especially constant stress of perfectionism and self-deprecation, it sometimes helps to calm down.
But sometimes, it feels helpless. Like, I don't know if this is how the rest of my life will be. I don't know if there's a cure. I don't know if I just always have to navigate my thoughts and feelings in ways so that I can properly function even a bit.
How has the acknowledgement of diagnosis impacted or helped you?
Posted May 6, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC