# @allisonmathisjones on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7B7BmXrnQv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38348473-allisonmathisjones-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/41d0468946.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-05-16T12:52:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Allison Mathis Jones (@allisonmathisjones) — https://gondola.cc/allisonmathisjones

## Caption

I remember when my new-ish therapist asked me if I had ever received an OCD diagnosis. Even with my background and training in mental health, a diagnosis like that was the furthest thing from my mind. I truly thought what I was experiencing was “just” anxiety until she and I spent some time walking through what high functioning OCD typically looks like.

To be honest, y’all, so much of what I learned described my experience perfectly. I was blown away by the fact that it had never occurred to me (or any other mental health professional), that an OCD diagnosis might be more appropriate than anxiety. Receiving the diagnosis was so empowering for me. I finally felt like there was an explanation as to why I am the way that I am. 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and if my story inspires you in any way, I hope that you are inspired to be kind in your interactions with others this month and beyond. You truly never know what someone has going on inside that they aren’t quite ready to share 🫶🏾

#highfunctioningocd #ocd #ocdawareness #mentalhealthawareness #obsessivecompulsivedisorder

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,304
- **Likes:** 90
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- **Comments:** 4

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allison Mathis Jones | @allisonmathisjones | https://gondola.cc/allisonmathisjones | Creator |

## Tags

mentalhealthawareness, ocdawareness, highfunctioningocd, ocd, obsessivecompulsivedisorder

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