LRT: I was diagnosed with OCD late in life (30), despite exhibiting symptoms since I was very young! My parents told me my compulsions (picking, biting, intense anxiety of mundane tasks) were just "failures to control myself" and I needed to "do better". ![๐ซ](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)