newly diagnosed, afraid of medication
hi, im a teen and i was diagnosed with ocd almost an entire year ago, but i found out literally yesterday*.* turns out ive been prescribed anxiety meds this whole damn time. what kind? i have no clue.
anyway, i seriously doubted whether it was a misdiagnosis or not and kept googling symptoms and that in turn brought me to the question of whether its safe or not to take pills.
yeah, im anxious but thats natural for my age, its not necessarily the same thing as having anxiety. to be frank im scared of medication, but im also curious if there'll be major changes (for the better).
therapy's a whole nother thing. what if im wasting the therapists time with a nothingburger problem? i dont feel like i even need treatment.
Posted Aug 14, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC