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Hello
I am 16 and have recently been diagnosed with OCD. Looking back, I've probably always struggled with it, but it suddenly became a real problem for me. I'll never know if something triggered it, but I became very concerned about infection with HIV. It got so bad that I thought pretty much everything around me was infected, and at one point, struggled to eat and drink for fear of being infected that way. I went to my GP, and was refered to a specialist.
I stopped going to my sixth form, as I couldn't be around people, and had to put my AS levels on hold. I'm now working on getting back to normal at school, and plan to take my exams in January!
Now that I'm able to reflect upon things over the past few years, I've been obsessed with symmetry, mainly the symmetry of my body. It's been so hard at times, and got me so so down.
Anyway, the treatment that I'm having (the medication and CBT) is really helping me, and I'm hoping to get better.
Although I am fortunate enough to have fantastic family and friends who have been amazingly understanding and supportive, I would love to speak to people who also understand and suffer with the same thing! So please get back to me if you fancy chatting, I would love to talk! 
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