Diagnosis

I want to start by saying I know I need to see a professional for a diagnosis and have started that process! :)

What was everyone’s journey to being diagnosed with OCD? I myself have anxiety, but have always felt like my anxious thoughts were intrusive, intense, and not based on reality. I also have some behaviors I now wonder are compulsions.

Is NOCD worth it? Do I tell the clinician I’m seeing them because I suspect I have OCD? I am worried they may see me as a fraud.