4 Types of OCD & How They Manifest
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Date: 2023-08-20
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yea.
I want to make sure everyone that reads this is completely aware that i am not a professionel in any way, and im only sharing my experiences, and im 15, and i only have a limited amount of life experience so be aware.
Ive had OCD for 4 years, and I have learned more and more about it. I have the contamination OCD, but the person who help me, told me it was called Just Right, and I love this name. Because whenever you have to explain yourself to a therapist or a trusted adult, because the few words actually explains, at least the OCD I have, really well. I dont really like talking about it since it takes alot of headspace and my goal is to not think about. However, I will share my experience here. I struggle alot with OCD since I always focus on it. I experience that my thoughts keep repeating themselves, meaning that every time i fx. wash my hands, I have this moment of time where is have to go through this ritual almost. The video states (which is true, just not for me) that you can question yourself, if you actually locked the door, and then go to the door to check. I sometimes experience this, but I mostly just stand there maybe 2 minutes, reinacting the movement of locking a door, to see if I can remember doing it. This is one of the worst for me. But I have experienced improvements in my mental health and OCD during physical activities, being outside, going for a walk, being with other living creatures and so on, because of the dopamine and adrenaline that goes through my body. And i say living creatures, because my friend has a dog, and everytime im over at his house, his dog is naturally there. And the excitment i get from that little maniac is enough to completly wipe my mind of anything else.
But again, I want to make sure everyone that reads this is completely aware that i am not a professionel in any way, and im only sharing my experiences, and im 15, and i only have a limited amount of life experience so be aware.
I hope this didnt affect or make things complicated for anyone in a negative way, and remember that this is the internet and seaking professionel help is always better.
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I want to make sure everyone that reads this is completely aware that i am not a professionel in any way, and im only sharing my experiences, and im 15, and i only have a limited amount of life experience so be aware.
Ive had OCD for 4 years, and I have learned more and more about it. I have the contamination OCD, but the person who help me, told me it was called Just Right, and I love this name. Because whenever you have to explain yourself to a therapist or a trusted adult, because the few words actually explains, at least the OCD I have, really well. I dont really like talking about it since it takes alot of headspace and my goal is to not think about. However, I will share my experience here. I struggle alot with OCD since I always focus on it. I experience that my thoughts keep repeating themselves, meaning that every time i fx. wash my hands, I have this moment of time where is have to go through this ritual almost. The video states (which is true, just not for me) that you can question yourself, if you actually locked the door, and then go to the door to check. I sometimes experience this, but I mostly just stand there maybe 2 minutes, reinacting the movement of locking a door, to see if I can remember doing it. This is one of the worst for me. But I have experienced improvements in my mental health and OCD during physical activities, being outside, going for a walk, being with other living creatures and so on, because of the dopamine and adrenaline that goes through my body. And i say living creatures, because my friend has a dog, and everytime im over at his house, his dog is naturally there. And the excitment i get from that little maniac is enough to completly wipe my mind of anything else.
But again, I want to make sure everyone that reads this is completely aware that i am not a professionel in any way, and im only sharing my experiences, and im 15, and i only have a limited amount of life experience so be aware.
I hope this didnt affect or make things complicated for anyone in a negative way, and remember that this is the internet and seaking professionel help is always better.
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Vanilla
hi, so i think i may have OCD but i haven't really talked to anyone about it yet. I do have 'checking OCD', always thinking back on memories and sometimes even obsessing over them, and a lot of times questioning whether I actually did something and having to go check it again, and again, and again. I also have exetreme insecurity that has driven me to literally never leaving the house. I don't know, the insecurity might be normal, but it also leaves me wondering if it's a sign of OCD. Literally the only thing I can think about, DAILY, every single second of the day, even around people I love, is if I look good, if the people around me like me, or if I seem to be in a presentable state. I can't seem to ever be myself, even when I'm alone. I always get these intrusive thoughts of oh, I'm not good enough. I don't look good enough. I look in mirrors multiple times throughout the day just to repeatedly make sure I look good. this has also led me to being toxic and aloof to people I once could be myself around and I hate it. I'm constantly thinking back on memories, wondering if I looked good enough, if I left a good impression, or if I should change something about myself to match what people want to see. Even when i'm playing video games, when literally no one can even see me, im constantly worrying if my roleplaying skills are good enough, if I come off as cringe, if people even like me, if what I said yesterday was cool or embarrassing. I don't really care about keeping my surroundings super clean, but I do experience liking things in perfect symmetrical order. i don't know, do I have OCD?
Edit: i literally just clicked the like button to my own comment so more ppl would see it and was struck by the thought if it came off as cringe/arrogant. fr help me
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hi, so i think i may have OCD but i haven't really talked to anyone about it yet. I do have 'checking OCD', always thinking back on memories and sometimes even obsessing over them, and a lot of times questioning whether I actually did something and having to go check it again, and again, and again. I also have exetreme insecurity that has driven me to literally never leaving the house. I don't know, the insecurity might be normal, but it also leaves me wondering if it's a sign of OCD. Literally the only thing I can think about, DAILY, every single second of the day, even around people I love, is if I look good, if the people around me like me, or if I seem to be in a presentable state. I can't seem to ever be myself, even when I'm alone. I always get these intrusive thoughts of oh, I'm not good enough. I don't look good enough. I look in mirrors multiple times throughout the day just to repeatedly make sure I look good. this has also led me to being toxic and aloof to people I once could be myself around and I hate it. I'm constantly thinking back on memories, wondering if I looked good enough, if I left a good impression, or if I should change something about myself to match what people want to see. Even when i'm playing video games, when literally no one can even see me, im constantly worrying if my roleplaying skills are good enough, if I come off as cringe, if people even like me, if what I said yesterday was cool or embarrassing. I don't really care about keeping my surroundings super clean, but I do experience liking things in perfect symmetrical order. i don't know, do I have OCD?
Edit: i literally just clicked the like button to my own comment so more ppl would see it and was struck by the thought if it came off as cringe/arrogant. fr help me
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Giselle
Tbh Im not sure if I have ocd but I keep washing my hands too put to the point I put creams and perfume and then I wash my hands with soap at least 3 types then I go touch the thing that arent dirty and smell nice(ex: my phone) I dont even like anyone touching my phone or breathing on it bec I think they are dirty and they will dirty it( I dont think they are dirty my mind thinks dirty is when someone touch something that smells like seafood slime animals like so many things ) one time my sister puked on my phone I cried and washed my phone yup I washed it with soap and water and even sprayed perfume when it still smelled like puke
Also my way of thinking is so dumb I always overthink when someone touches slime and they dont wash their hand and then they touch their phone and then they go wash their hand but they still touched their phone when their hands was dirty so now their phone is dirty so I would stay away from them
Now I even open doors with tissues, my foot, my clothes bec my siblings put slime once of the handle on the door.
I even wear slippers in the house its been like 3 years since I walked on my feets without slippers bec my siblings played slime on the carpet and the floor
All I care about is the smell not if it has germs or anything
First I always was obsessed with my hand smell and now Im obsessed with my breath if I eat something I consider smelly I have to brush my teeth
What is this and how can I not overthink I want to be normal and I wanna be able to touch my phone whenever I want and not have to wash my hand millions of time just to hold my phone I dont want to keep thinking that something dirty and I need to wash or else Im dirty or sum
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Tbh Im not sure if I have ocd but I keep washing my hands too put to the point I put creams and perfume and then I wash my hands with soap at least 3 types then I go touch the thing that arent dirty and smell nice(ex: my phone) I dont even like anyone touching my phone or breathing on it bec I think they are dirty and they will dirty it( I dont think they are dirty my mind thinks dirty is when someone touch something that smells like seafood slime animals like so many things ) one time my sister puked on my phone I cried and washed my phone yup I washed it with soap and water and even sprayed perfume when it still smelled like puke
Also my way of thinking is so dumb I always overthink when someone touches slime and they dont wash their hand and then they touch their phone and then they go wash their hand but they still touched their phone when their hands was dirty so now their phone is dirty so I would stay away from them
Now I even open doors with tissues, my foot, my clothes bec my siblings put slime once of the handle on the door.
I even wear slippers in the house its been like 3 years since I walked on my feets without slippers bec my siblings played slime on the carpet and the floor
All I care about is the smell not if it has germs or anything
First I always was obsessed with my hand smell and now Im obsessed with my breath if I eat something I consider smelly I have to brush my teeth
What is this and how can I not overthink I want to be normal and I wanna be able to touch my phone whenever I want and not have to wash my hand millions of time just to hold my phone I dont want to keep thinking that something dirty and I need to wash or else Im dirty or sum
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Melissa
Wait. Reading comments. So Im not just full of phobias its part of OCD? Spiders, vomiting fears are part of OCD? Eating my M&Ms in twos by color I knew was OCD. Thinking worse case scenarios for situations all the time trying to prevent accidents I didnt know was. I knew finding myself randomly counting 1, 2, 3 etc or A, B, C etc I knew was. Obsessively thinking about things Im excited I bought or want to buy or lists I want to accomplish I knew was. Anything obsessive I guess I knew was or the quirky little symmetry orderly things I do were. I still think mine is mild with the exception of phobias. Wow! hers another one. Im obsessed with lotion. I hate touching chalk because it makes my hands dry and I feel like I am suffocating. I have lotions everywhere! Every time I wash my hands I must apply lotion. I knew that kinda weird. Or when you think youve done something wrong or made a mistake and you literally think about it over and over for weeks! Literally weeks unless someone reassures your panic that its ok. Wait so the hundreds of times I touch my hair because I feel uncomfortable about it or constantly running my tongue over a sore in my mouth or a crack in my tooth or picking at nail polish is too? I thought my fear of vomiting made me obsess over cleaning up raw meat surfaces for fear of food poisoning or thinking I dont feel well after close contact with someone who had the flu. Fear of amusement rides and flying I thought was just from my fear of vomiting. I didnt know my fear of spiders was OCD. I thought it was just because I was bit by a poisonous spider. So its literally all connected? Seriously?
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Wait. Reading comments. So Im not just full of phobias its part of OCD? Spiders, vomiting fears are part of OCD? Eating my M&Ms in twos by color I knew was OCD. Thinking worse case scenarios for situations all the time trying to prevent accidents I didnt know was. I knew finding myself randomly counting 1, 2, 3 etc or A, B, C etc I knew was. Obsessively thinking about things Im excited I bought or want to buy or lists I want to accomplish I knew was. Anything obsessive I guess I knew was or the quirky little symmetry orderly things I do were. I still think mine is mild with the exception of phobias. Wow! hers another one. Im obsessed with lotion. I hate touching chalk because it makes my hands dry and I feel like I am suffocating. I have lotions everywhere! Every time I wash my hands I must apply lotion. I knew that kinda weird. Or when you think youve done something wrong or made a mistake and you literally think about it over and over for weeks! Literally weeks unless someone reassures your panic that its ok. Wait so the hundreds of times I touch my hair because I feel uncomfortable about it or constantly running my tongue over a sore in my mouth or a crack in my tooth or picking at nail polish is too? I thought my fear of vomiting made me obsess over cleaning up raw meat surfaces for fear of food poisoning or thinking I dont feel well after close contact with someone who had the flu. Fear of amusement rides and flying I thought was just from my fear of vomiting. I didnt know my fear of spiders was OCD. I thought it was just because I was bit by a poisonous spider. So its literally all connected? Seriously?
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Alli's
im not diagnosed with ocd and im not planning on self diagnosing but i have all the symptoms of the contamination OCD, i couldnt eat beside other people because i'd feel like they'd contaminate my food and i would just lose my appetite because of it, i always had to wear slippers inside my house even in the bathroom because i would feel disgusting touching the floors barefoot when i know that other people have already stepped on it, one of the parts of this tho is when i would feel an extreme fear or disgust when i need to use bathrooms, i could never enjoy going to other people's house because often their bathrooms would disgust me when i would need to pee or wash my hands, and i could never enjoy my vacations because i would be obssesing over the thought of having to use the dirty bathrooms to pass a stool or pee which would make me dread the vacation and ruin the fun, if there were any black or brown molds or stain in a bathroom my brain would automatically assume those were poo stains and i would feel really grossed out and disgusted to the point where i'd just decide not to use the bathrooms on vacations, so i'd go 1 week without passing a stool or taking a bath, just thinking about having to use other people's bathrooms give me anxiety, dread, and a overwhelming feeling of disgust and i really hate it, i couldnt enjoy vacations or going to a friend's house because i would feel disgusted or anxiety touching someone else's stuff out of fear of contamination and its driving me insane.
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im not diagnosed with ocd and im not planning on self diagnosing but i have all the symptoms of the contamination OCD, i couldnt eat beside other people because i'd feel like they'd contaminate my food and i would just lose my appetite because of it, i always had to wear slippers inside my house even in the bathroom because i would feel disgusting touching the floors barefoot when i know that other people have already stepped on it, one of the parts of this tho is when i would feel an extreme fear or disgust when i need to use bathrooms, i could never enjoy going to other people's house because often their bathrooms would disgust me when i would need to pee or wash my hands, and i could never enjoy my vacations because i would be obssesing over the thought of having to use the dirty bathrooms to pass a stool or pee which would make me dread the vacation and ruin the fun, if there were any black or brown molds or stain in a bathroom my brain would automatically assume those were poo stains and i would feel really grossed out and disgusted to the point where i'd just decide not to use the bathrooms on vacations, so i'd go 1 week without passing a stool or taking a bath, just thinking about having to use other people's bathrooms give me anxiety, dread, and a overwhelming feeling of disgust and i really hate it, i couldnt enjoy vacations or going to a friend's house because i would feel disgusted or anxiety touching someone else's stuff out of fear of contamination and its driving me insane.
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Cat
I sorta have two types of OCD. #1 I can be obsessed with touching my hands again and again just to make sure its even. Because I prefer my right hand, if I touch just one thing with my left hand I feel uncomfortable so I have to touch it with my right hand, however if I touch something only with my right hand its fine. I also am OBSESSED with cleaning my room every day and checking if I forgot something, its gotten so bad people sometimes stare at me or ask if Im okay. AND the other thing related is sounds, if I hear running water its makes me uncomfortable. Idk why its really gross to me. Theres also other things. #2 This is sadly a rare form of OCD, I have OCD towards a person I know (Im not going to say who) I cant be around them anymore because I get such bad thoughts about them. And I used to have breakdowns after seeing them it made me so scared. They did nothing wrong, its just my brain. I cant just not see them because they are in my family. Its REALLY hard for me to be around them even though i have gotten better at ignoring my OCD. I cant react in front of them, but I cry when Im by myself. ( I dont want to go into to much detail but its about them hurting me. I really care about them so its really hard for me, but I cant control it. Ive had OCD my whole life but got diagnosed at 8. Ive been diagnosed 3 times. I have many other mental illnesses though OCD is my most severe one.
(I dont mean to sound attention seeking.
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I sorta have two types of OCD. #1 I can be obsessed with touching my hands again and again just to make sure its even. Because I prefer my right hand, if I touch just one thing with my left hand I feel uncomfortable so I have to touch it with my right hand, however if I touch something only with my right hand its fine. I also am OBSESSED with cleaning my room every day and checking if I forgot something, its gotten so bad people sometimes stare at me or ask if Im okay. AND the other thing related is sounds, if I hear running water its makes me uncomfortable. Idk why its really gross to me. Theres also other things. #2 This is sadly a rare form of OCD, I have OCD towards a person I know (Im not going to say who) I cant be around them anymore because I get such bad thoughts about them. And I used to have breakdowns after seeing them it made me so scared. They did nothing wrong, its just my brain. I cant just not see them because they are in my family. Its REALLY hard for me to be around them even though i have gotten better at ignoring my OCD. I cant react in front of them, but I cry when Im by myself. ( I dont want to go into to much detail but its about them hurting me. I really care about them so its really hard for me, but I cant control it. Ive had OCD my whole life but got diagnosed at 8. Ive been diagnosed 3 times. I have many other mental illnesses though OCD is my most severe one.
(I dont mean to sound attention seeking.
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Pam
Great video! I have OCD am now in a recovery phase after 5 years of ERP and 17 years of medication. Just an addition to your coverage of symmetry: I suffered from having to feel even in order to feel things were just right. For example, we used to have season tickets to our local baseball teams games. One day I noticed the feeling of the sleeve of the person sitting next to me touching my arm (just one arm. I could not think about anything but moving to prevent the shirt from touching my arm. I didnt watch the game. I didnt talk to my husband. I compulsively touched my other arm lightly to even myself out. Eventually we bought 4 tickets to each game so that I could have empty seats on each side of me, which meant that my husband sat on the other side and we didnt talk about the game. But I could watch it. This is just one example of my obsession with body symmetry and the resulting compulsions: touching the other side and avoidance. Now if an uneven situation arises (e. g. one shoelace is tighter, I treat it like an exposure. Help is available! Recovery is possible.
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Great video! I have OCD am now in a recovery phase after 5 years of ERP and 17 years of medication. Just an addition to your coverage of symmetry: I suffered from having to feel even in order to feel things were just right. For example, we used to have season tickets to our local baseball teams games. One day I noticed the feeling of the sleeve of the person sitting next to me touching my arm (just one arm. I could not think about anything but moving to prevent the shirt from touching my arm. I didnt watch the game. I didnt talk to my husband. I compulsively touched my other arm lightly to even myself out. Eventually we bought 4 tickets to each game so that I could have empty seats on each side of me, which meant that my husband sat on the other side and we didnt talk about the game. But I could watch it. This is just one example of my obsession with body symmetry and the resulting compulsions: touching the other side and avoidance. Now if an uneven situation arises (e. g. one shoelace is tighter, I treat it like an exposure. Help is available! Recovery is possible.
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James
Oh, im so OCD giggle giggle!
Really? Ive got that too! when did you start feeling like you where possesed? how many years did you spend in low functioning misery, guilt and fear? How old where you when you first washed your hands until they bled. How old where you when you first became convinced that you where damned to Hell? How many years did you live under that belief? When did you first become terrified of inadvertently raping your own mother? How many hours did you spend with that thought a day?
. oh? you never experienced those things? i thought you said you had OCD? I don't want to deny your personal truth or your lived experiences, but have you considered that you might be talking out of your ass and jumping on the mental illness bandwagon in an effort to make yourself seem quirky without having any true understanding of the condition you're claiming to have. No, you're right. i dont know your mind. forget I said anything.
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Oh, im so OCD giggle giggle!
Really? Ive got that too! when did you start feeling like you where possesed? how many years did you spend in low functioning misery, guilt and fear? How old where you when you first washed your hands until they bled. How old where you when you first became convinced that you where damned to Hell? How many years did you live under that belief? When did you first become terrified of inadvertently raping your own mother? How many hours did you spend with that thought a day?
. oh? you never experienced those things? i thought you said you had OCD? I don't want to deny your personal truth or your lived experiences, but have you considered that you might be talking out of your ass and jumping on the mental illness bandwagon in an effort to make yourself seem quirky without having any true understanding of the condition you're claiming to have. No, you're right. i dont know your mind. forget I said anything.
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education
I am not sure if what i have is OCD but i always recheck everything imagining the worst scenarios ever for example i always wake up at about 3 am to check if all the bottles in the fridge are closed i always check the breath of my family members while they sleep to male sure they are alright and i always have random thoughts of disasters happening because of me not rechecking it sometimes happens with small things like checking my alarm a million times
Once i was 9 yrs old qnd me and my mom fought because i was moving too much on the bed cuz i slept with mom when i was younger she was angry and went to the other room when i was in bed i kept imagining her dying in the other room without me even noticing so i knocked the door a lot until she told me to enter i was crying so bad and told her i was terrified something would happen to her she got really angry i went to the other room crying until i slept
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I am not sure if what i have is OCD but i always recheck everything imagining the worst scenarios ever for example i always wake up at about 3 am to check if all the bottles in the fridge are closed i always check the breath of my family members while they sleep to male sure they are alright and i always have random thoughts of disasters happening because of me not rechecking it sometimes happens with small things like checking my alarm a million times
Once i was 9 yrs old qnd me and my mom fought because i was moving too much on the bed cuz i slept with mom when i was younger she was angry and went to the other room when i was in bed i kept imagining her dying in the other room without me even noticing so i knocked the door a lot until she told me to enter i was crying so bad and told her i was terrified something would happen to her she got really angry i went to the other room crying until i slept
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Esandi
It seems I have most of these OCD signs it was the worst when I didn't know this is something called OCD and I thought I was going crazy. To meet people who go through the same situation was such a relief. In my country visiting a therapist is not normalised. I belive I've got better than how I was last years. I've reduced checking, counting and some bad habits. In this year I was at a good level of healing by my self but suddenly intrusive thoughts started acting up and they are so disturbing and so uncomfortable. Sometimes it feels like I should visit a therapist but at the same time I'm being dragged away from the idea. If anyone from school or neighbourhood gonna find out about abt me visiting a therapist that's gonna be the talk. I dont care abt what they think but since I have these intrusive thoughts going on idk how I'll react to something like that. Is there anyone who can relate?
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It seems I have most of these OCD signs it was the worst when I didn't know this is something called OCD and I thought I was going crazy. To meet people who go through the same situation was such a relief. In my country visiting a therapist is not normalised. I belive I've got better than how I was last years. I've reduced checking, counting and some bad habits. In this year I was at a good level of healing by my self but suddenly intrusive thoughts started acting up and they are so disturbing and so uncomfortable. Sometimes it feels like I should visit a therapist but at the same time I'm being dragged away from the idea. If anyone from school or neighbourhood gonna find out about abt me visiting a therapist that's gonna be the talk. I dont care abt what they think but since I have these intrusive thoughts going on idk how I'll react to something like that. Is there anyone who can relate?
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anonymous
I was diagnosed with GAD and PureOCD (officially diagnosed at 28, so the intrusive thoughts, obsessions, ruminations, checking, self sabotage and hyperawareness. I'm going through an awful hit of it now that is affecting my daily functioning, which makes me panic more and I'm self sabotaging. Being aware of it you think that would help. But it doesn't, not with me anyway. And my intrusive thoughts and ruminations are so horrific right now and are linked to my life circumstances, so I feel stu ck in a perpetual state of psychoanalysis and self loathing. Which makes me feel selfish and self centered. And the cycle continues. I've seen a psychiatrist twice, who will then set me up with a specialist. But it's a waiting game and I only fear it'll make my psychoanalysis and hyperawareness worse. To put it bluntly, it's almost unbearable right now, but I'm trying to hold on.
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I was diagnosed with GAD and PureOCD (officially diagnosed at 28, so the intrusive thoughts, obsessions, ruminations, checking, self sabotage and hyperawareness. I'm going through an awful hit of it now that is affecting my daily functioning, which makes me panic more and I'm self sabotaging. Being aware of it you think that would help. But it doesn't, not with me anyway. And my intrusive thoughts and ruminations are so horrific right now and are linked to my life circumstances, so I feel stu ck in a perpetual state of psychoanalysis and self loathing. Which makes me feel selfish and self centered. And the cycle continues. I've seen a psychiatrist twice, who will then set me up with a specialist. But it's a waiting game and I only fear it'll make my psychoanalysis and hyperawareness worse. To put it bluntly, it's almost unbearable right now, but I'm trying to hold on.
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Sara
I have to check my phone alarm like 30 times before I go to sleep to be sure it wakes me up in time for work. I repeatedly check it thinking Wait did I ACTUALLY turn it on? I remember turning the volume up but what if I didn't remember that right? I constantly question my own memory from 30 seconds ago. I think this impulsion is so strong though because there have been times where I check it before bed and still somehow it ends up that it wasn't on, or the volume was off. Like Well I checked it 5 times last time and it didn't go off so I have to check it 10 times now and I'll lay there in bed wondering about it until I hop up and check on it again. I spend a good 10 minutes on this until I am satisfied. But heaven forbid my husband scoot my phone over 3 inches to set something on the side table then I have to start it all over again in fear that he messed it up.
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I have to check my phone alarm like 30 times before I go to sleep to be sure it wakes me up in time for work. I repeatedly check it thinking Wait did I ACTUALLY turn it on? I remember turning the volume up but what if I didn't remember that right? I constantly question my own memory from 30 seconds ago. I think this impulsion is so strong though because there have been times where I check it before bed and still somehow it ends up that it wasn't on, or the volume was off. Like Well I checked it 5 times last time and it didn't go off so I have to check it 10 times now and I'll lay there in bed wondering about it until I hop up and check on it again. I spend a good 10 minutes on this until I am satisfied. But heaven forbid my husband scoot my phone over 3 inches to set something on the side table then I have to start it all over again in fear that he messed it up.
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Naeem
Iam not sure about having ocd but here are some reasons that i think i have ocd first like i am watching a video and it has something that caught my eye like i wanna see their dress or see how pretty they are etc and iam watching that scene again again and then i try to convince myself to stop. watching that scene again and again you also have to watch the whole video but it's so hard it's like iam obsessed with that scene second i doubt my memories like if i have learn something and the next i have my test or exam of it i would get stuck at one word and be like is it this word or this or be like did i close the fridge third if i spilled a little bit of tea on the table i would clean it with a tissue but i can't convince myself that it's clean even if i can see it with my eyes and starts cleaning it again and again
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Iam not sure about having ocd but here are some reasons that i think i have ocd first like i am watching a video and it has something that caught my eye like i wanna see their dress or see how pretty they are etc and iam watching that scene again again and then i try to convince myself to stop. watching that scene again and again you also have to watch the whole video but it's so hard it's like iam obsessed with that scene second i doubt my memories like if i have learn something and the next i have my test or exam of it i would get stuck at one word and be like is it this word or this or be like did i close the fridge third if i spilled a little bit of tea on the table i would clean it with a tissue but i can't convince myself that it's clean even if i can see it with my eyes and starts cleaning it again and again
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RandomNoob101
The start of this is the exact opposite (the whole dont self diagnose thing) bc i was diagnosed with OCD and i know its not that. The few things that look like me being obsessive are simply me trying to fix things so i can actually do what i need to do. One huuuuge example is with dishes. Because how i organize dishes has the most dishes in it at one time, so i have to re-organize the whole dishwasher each time i put any dishes in there because there is never any space. I try and try to explain that it's literally just because how they are doing it is 100% illogical and they dont need to wash the dishes 2 times in a day if they did it how i did but they literally just ignore me because they can blame it all on OCD that i know i dont have
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The start of this is the exact opposite (the whole dont self diagnose thing) bc i was diagnosed with OCD and i know its not that. The few things that look like me being obsessive are simply me trying to fix things so i can actually do what i need to do. One huuuuge example is with dishes. Because how i organize dishes has the most dishes in it at one time, so i have to re-organize the whole dishwasher each time i put any dishes in there because there is never any space. I try and try to explain that it's literally just because how they are doing it is 100% illogical and they dont need to wash the dishes 2 times in a day if they did it how i did but they literally just ignore me because they can blame it all on OCD that i know i dont have
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education
So today Ive just learned I have ocd, intrusive thoughts and rumination, and I believe I also have social ocd and Im not sure how to feel. I mean it makes so many things clear like why I have these thoughts that wont leave me alone and why in return I pick my skin. Im kind of in shock though in a odd way cause its just like wow- Im not crazy after all- so thats pretty nice. But I feel like it might time to just sink in that I have ocd and I actually have a reason to everything that has been happening to me after years of wondering why I was suicidal for a time or if I had depression or an anxiety disorder or why I obsessed over the past and why I have an issue of over procrastinating, but yea this is going to be very new-
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So today Ive just learned I have ocd, intrusive thoughts and rumination, and I believe I also have social ocd and Im not sure how to feel. I mean it makes so many things clear like why I have these thoughts that wont leave me alone and why in return I pick my skin. Im kind of in shock though in a odd way cause its just like wow- Im not crazy after all- so thats pretty nice. But I feel like it might time to just sink in that I have ocd and I actually have a reason to everything that has been happening to me after years of wondering why I was suicidal for a time or if I had depression or an anxiety disorder or why I obsessed over the past and why I have an issue of over procrastinating, but yea this is going to be very new-
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WowIexist
i was diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder at 11 i think, it is for cleaning do my hands feel slippery or dirty i feel that feeling every few minutes i don't really like holding hands normally unless i'm sure the person has clean hands even for touching my stuff if i see things as dirty i will not touch them or clean them there was a part of my life where i would use tissues for touching things instead of my hands, now i don't do that often but i still wash my hands a lot which made my hands a little dry some times i really over do it and my skin starts cracking from being too dry and then it bleeds not the most best thing and pills can't calm it down
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i was diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder at 11 i think, it is for cleaning do my hands feel slippery or dirty i feel that feeling every few minutes i don't really like holding hands normally unless i'm sure the person has clean hands even for touching my stuff if i see things as dirty i will not touch them or clean them there was a part of my life where i would use tissues for touching things instead of my hands, now i don't do that often but i still wash my hands a lot which made my hands a little dry some times i really over do it and my skin starts cracking from being too dry and then it bleeds not the most best thing and pills can't calm it down
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Alina
It's freeing to read so many other comments about people living with OCD and especially seeing your form of OCD being explained in the video.
I live with my mum (im 19) and I cant touch anything outside of my room without washing my hands afterwards, otherwise i am unable to go into my room. I have a strict cleaning schedule that i cannot miss a step on; I wash a plate (even if its a clean one) before i put my food on it (if i want to bring it into my room. The worst part is having to shower everytime before i go into my room in the evenings because i hate being so wasteful with water but i just cant let anything from outside come into my room. :)
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It's freeing to read so many other comments about people living with OCD and especially seeing your form of OCD being explained in the video.
I live with my mum (im 19) and I cant touch anything outside of my room without washing my hands afterwards, otherwise i am unable to go into my room. I have a strict cleaning schedule that i cannot miss a step on; I wash a plate (even if its a clean one) before i put my food on it (if i want to bring it into my room. The worst part is having to shower everytime before i go into my room in the evenings because i hate being so wasteful with water but i just cant let anything from outside come into my room. :)
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ARCH
I have OCD no. 4 it's not fun at all. I hated it. It's takes time to ease myself while it manifest but still can't help it, the feeling that needs to be on a center of somewhere or something should be center and balance and I can't take my eyes on something that is not perfectly aline
As simple as sitting on a chair bothers me, sorting things by colors and sizes to placing something to balance a thing just to satisfy your craving for easiness. A straight should should be straight, colors should be the same but if it's now then it should be perpendicular by shape. It consumes my time excessively just to do these unwanted things
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I have OCD no. 4 it's not fun at all. I hated it. It's takes time to ease myself while it manifest but still can't help it, the feeling that needs to be on a center of somewhere or something should be center and balance and I can't take my eyes on something that is not perfectly aline
As simple as sitting on a chair bothers me, sorting things by colors and sizes to placing something to balance a thing just to satisfy your craving for easiness. A straight should should be straight, colors should be the same but if it's now then it should be perpendicular by shape. It consumes my time excessively just to do these unwanted things
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Poopy
I dont exactly know if i have ocd but i did notice that i constantly think about one thing. Like anything that is a crime or something uncomfortable, it will come in my head as thought at first I will get revolted and ignore it until it will keep coming again and again day after day. If i am too distracted a day goes by where i dont have these thoughts in my head. I thought it was ny anxiety making me believe these false things but turns out that its not true. Any traumatic thing will occupy my mind for days until a new disturbing thought enters my head. It is disgusting. I hate it
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I dont exactly know if i have ocd but i did notice that i constantly think about one thing. Like anything that is a crime or something uncomfortable, it will come in my head as thought at first I will get revolted and ignore it until it will keep coming again and again day after day. If i am too distracted a day goes by where i dont have these thoughts in my head. I thought it was ny anxiety making me believe these false things but turns out that its not true. Any traumatic thing will occupy my mind for days until a new disturbing thought enters my head. It is disgusting. I hate it
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Rando
I was diagnosed with OCD at a young age, and its been a struggle, not getting any kind of help for it since. I was also diagnosed with ADHD around the same time, but only recently found out its actually autism. My doctor still wants me taking my ADHD meds, though, even though Ive constantly complained about it making me physically sick. Stomach aches, headaches, becoming more distant from others than I normally am. When I was a kid, I was given the meds to treat hyperactive ADHD, which is not I have, so it made me so distant from people that I just never talked to anyone.
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I was diagnosed with OCD at a young age, and its been a struggle, not getting any kind of help for it since. I was also diagnosed with ADHD around the same time, but only recently found out its actually autism. My doctor still wants me taking my ADHD meds, though, even though Ive constantly complained about it making me physically sick. Stomach aches, headaches, becoming more distant from others than I normally am. When I was a kid, I was given the meds to treat hyperactive ADHD, which is not I have, so it made me so distant from people that I just never talked to anyone.
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education
I'm kind of scared after watching this video I'm questioning if I have ocd but I'm scared to go see someone about it I have been having these thoughts that have been reappearing for probably 10 months now saying like I hate god and then I apologize to god and then it says it again and again and again I have thoughts that tell me if I don't do something like close the door three times ill have bad luck I have inappropriate thoughts that i dont want and thoughts about hurting people i love its slowly eating at me is this ocd I'm denying it right now but. is it?
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I'm kind of scared after watching this video I'm questioning if I have ocd but I'm scared to go see someone about it I have been having these thoughts that have been reappearing for probably 10 months now saying like I hate god and then I apologize to god and then it says it again and again and again I have thoughts that tell me if I don't do something like close the door three times ill have bad luck I have inappropriate thoughts that i dont want and thoughts about hurting people i love its slowly eating at me is this ocd I'm denying it right now but. is it?
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Galaxy
My ex-therapist (who wasn't the best) has me confused about OCD, she said there's a less severe version of OCD that I can't remember the name of but apparently it's like OCD and i could have that. but it's confused me because of how she said it, I come from 2 parents who both have OCD, my mom's is mainly seen when it comes to numbers whereas my dad's is mainly seen towards cleaning and everything is just super confusing because my ex-therapist added that in which was completely irrelevant and my brains all muddled up.
Can someone possibly help me here maybe?
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My ex-therapist (who wasn't the best) has me confused about OCD, she said there's a less severe version of OCD that I can't remember the name of but apparently it's like OCD and i could have that. but it's confused me because of how she said it, I come from 2 parents who both have OCD, my mom's is mainly seen when it comes to numbers whereas my dad's is mainly seen towards cleaning and everything is just super confusing because my ex-therapist added that in which was completely irrelevant and my brains all muddled up.
Can someone possibly help me here maybe?
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Anzz
I didn't get to see a doctor yes but I kinda feel like I got this illness cos I keep braiding and unbraiding my hair all day long and every tien I do it I feel like tss nah it's not well don't let's re do it, my hair got much shorter and I know I damaged it with this but I can't stop and it makes me wanna cry because I can't keep my hands away same thing go with moisturising my skin or applying perfume idk if it's insecurity thing or ocd but it's scary both ways
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I didn't get to see a doctor yes but I kinda feel like I got this illness cos I keep braiding and unbraiding my hair all day long and every tien I do it I feel like tss nah it's not well don't let's re do it, my hair got much shorter and I know I damaged it with this but I can't stop and it makes me wanna cry because I can't keep my hands away same thing go with moisturising my skin or applying perfume idk if it's insecurity thing or ocd but it's scary both ways
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potchi
im wondering if i have ocd though im kind of scared to talk abt it to my parents bc they could get somewhat invasive, like i dont want my parents knowing whats going on in my head all the time i mean is it better? idk maybe? well either i dont like it, i know how its not rlly a good idea to self diagnose but you just have those times you know?
i also just hate when people say im so ocd like bestie no i love you but hell no! youre just a perfectionist ok?
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im wondering if i have ocd though im kind of scared to talk abt it to my parents bc they could get somewhat invasive, like i dont want my parents knowing whats going on in my head all the time i mean is it better? idk maybe? well either i dont like it, i know how its not rlly a good idea to self diagnose but you just have those times you know?
i also just hate when people say im so ocd like bestie no i love you but hell no! youre just a perfectionist ok?
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unhappy
I dont know if I have it but these are my things, My things are mostly where if my body touches something my other side has to do it especially with my hands and they have to do it in the same way example: the other day I needed to unscrew the top for the buffalo sauce and I didnt want to mess up the paper so I had my nana try and help me but she just ripped off the paper and it didnt feel right and I was mad for a while about that.
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I dont know if I have it but these are my things, My things are mostly where if my body touches something my other side has to do it especially with my hands and they have to do it in the same way example: the other day I needed to unscrew the top for the buffalo sauce and I didnt want to mess up the paper so I had my nana try and help me but she just ripped off the paper and it didnt feel right and I was mad for a while about that.
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