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Topic: Do you have OCD?
IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:22 PM
Apparently I do... ohwell
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic or long-term illness, and without treatment, symptoms typically come and go over time and may significantly interfere with your ability to work and have a family. Treatment can reduce the severity of the illness, and although some symptoms may linger after treatment, you should be able to have an active social life, raise a family, and work.

Anxiety is the most prominent symptom of OCD. For example, you may have an overall sense that something terrible will happen if you don't follow through with a particular ritual, such as repeatedly checking to see whether the stove is on. If you don't perform the ritual, you may have immediate anxiety or a nagging sense of incompleteness.

Symptoms of OCD vary with each person and include the following:2, 3

Obsessive thoughts
Fear of dirt or germs or overconcern about body smells/secretions or the proper functioning of the body
Overconcern with order, neatness, and exactness
Fear of thinking bad thoughts or doing something embarrassing
Constantly thinking of certain sounds, words, or numbers or a preoccupation with counting or checking
Constant need for approval or the need to apologize
Fear that something terrible will happen or fear of harming yourself or someone else
Compulsive behaviors
Frequently washing hands, showering, or brushing teeth or the overuse of items to hide body smells
Constantly cleaning, straightening, and ordering certain objects
Repeatedly checking zippers and buttons on clothing
Checking lights, appliances, or doors again and again to be sure they are turned off or closed
Repeating certain physical activities, such as sitting down and getting up from a chair
Hoarding objects, such as newspapers
Asking the same question or saying the same thing over and over
Avoiding public places or taking extreme measures to prevent harm to yourself or others
Religious rituals, such as constant silent praying
It is common for children with OCD to need to repeat actions until they feel “just right,” such as going back and forth through a door, going up and down stairs, touching things with their right hand and then their left (symmetrical touch), or rereading or rewriting school assignments.4

You may experience suicidal feelings if you have depression along with OCD. Children with OCD may not want to go to school or may be afraid to leave someone they trust.

Single_Rob's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:23 PM
well I wont stand in front of a urinal wearing shoes with laces, wont touch the bathroom door handle without a paper towel in my hand, wont touch a railing on a stairwell, or escalator

IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:24 PM

well I wont stand in front of a urinal wearing shoes with laces, wont touch the bathroom door handle without a paper towel in my hand, wont touch a railing on a stairwell, or escalator


Yes you have it too!

iunique's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:25 PM
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 19. Im 31 now, and its crazy living with it!

Runpenzo's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:26 PM
I wont drink anything with an even number of ice cubes in it...

lilith401's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:26 PM
My mother has it. I used to have to go and mess up her closets and drawers and she was not allowed to fix it. It was an assignment from her doctor...

no photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:27 PM
I dont like to step on cracks, everything has to be nice, not perfect, but nice, and I will pick up EVERY heads up penny I see, or rabbits foot, I'll wish upon my first star every night, I'll make a wish when it turns 11:11, I'll make a wish when I see a falling/shooting star, etc.... Is that OCD? I dont like to do the same thing twice.

itsmetina's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:27 PM
some of those i do have

no photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:28 PM
ive been diagnosed with it. and i think there right.

i disenfact my room daily

i have rituals i do before i go to sleep, which would take a person one minute to do, but i have to do it over and over again, normally for about a hour, i only stop when my sleep meds knock me out

there my main syptoms, i have others, but the ritual one is so annoying.

IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:28 PM

I wont drink anything with an even number of ice cubes in it...


((((Run)))) how are you sweetie?

I feel bad for those that have it like that.. I'm just one in I guess a control freak/keeping order sort of way... blushing

jtip1977's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:29 PM
I can't wear the same clothes more than 4 days in a row

irad8you's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:29 PM
i clean everyday.

IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:29 PM

I dont like to step on cracks, everything has to be nice, not perfect, but nice, and I will pick up EVERY heads up penny I see, or rabbits foot, I'll wish upon my first star every night, I'll make a wish when it turns 11:11, I'll make a wish when I see a falling/shooting star, etc.... Is that OCD? I dont like to do the same thing twice.


mildly yes because they are rituals that you always do..

IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:30 PM

I can't wear the same clothes more than 4 days in a row


laugh laugh Thank God!!!

jtip1977's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:30 PM
I also can't go to bed without asking if someone wants to join me

IndnPrncs's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:30 PM

My mother has it. I used to have to go and mess up her closets and drawers and she was not allowed to fix it. It was an assignment from her doctor...


How did that work out Lilith? Fun dr's orders though... :wink:

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Wed 03/12/08 02:30 PM
So I'm not OCD?

GuideHenri's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:30 PM
Yes I do
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Yes I do
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Yes I do
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Yes I do
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Yes I do
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Yes I do
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Damn, now I have to start again.
Yes I do ...

jtip1977's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:31 PM
"spell check" OCD

Runpenzo's photo
Wed 03/12/08 02:32 PM

((((Run)))) how are you sweetie?

I'm fantastic, hows about you?

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