What is this..OCD?!
Question: When I'm talking to someone, like on myspace and its a good conversation. and if im like waiting on an answer, and things are looking good so far. ill have to do everything twice because I think if i do it once. It will change everything..in the convo and everything..for example.
I'll have to lick my lips twice, if I touch my face i have to twice, if I blink I have to twice rly fast.ect..Im 14..what is this?
Answers: When I'm talking to someone, like on myspace and its a good conversation. and if im like waiting on an answer, and things are looking good so far. ill have to do everything twice because I think if i do it once. It will change everything..in the convo and everything..for example.
I'll have to lick my lips twice, if I touch my face i have to twice, if I blink I have to twice rly fast.ect..Im 14..what is this?
There is some good information in the reply from leothemaster. It sounds like you could have a mild case of OCD. Talk to a doctor who can help you assess the situation and get medications and/or counseling, both of which have been proven effective for treating the disorder.
For more information about the disorder, visit http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/ob... and http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publicati...
OCD can become engulfing, so get treatment as soon as possible.
Good luck.
I do the same thing, although for me everything has to be even, for example however many taps i do with my left arm i have to do with my right. It can be a form of OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Check www.Webmd.com to get a better explanation of this disease.
well you can try stopping if you can, try seeing a therapist there could be somthing wrong
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
The phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has worked its way into the wider English lexicon, and is often used in an offhand manner to describe someone who is meticulous or absorbed in a cause (see "anal retentive").[1] Such casual references should not be confused with obsessive-compulsive disorder; see clinomorphism. It is also important to distinguish OCD from other types of anxiety, including the routine tension and stress that appear throughout life. Although these signs are often present in OCD, a person who shows signs of infatuation or fixation with a subject/object, or displays traits such as perfectionism, does not necessarily have OCD, a specific and well-defined condition.
Though its initialism differs by only one letter from OCD, Octavian Communication Condition (OCC) and OCD are very dissimilar. OCC is a very rare disease, usually affecting children. It affects communication, and can be very severe in few cases. It may react with contraction, which is also known as a mini or non-severe seizure.
To be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, one must have either obsessions or compulsions alone, or obsessions and compulsions, according to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. The Quick Reference to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV-TR (2000) describes these obsessions and compulsions:[2]
Obsessions are defined by:
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.
Compulsions are defined by:
1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
In addition to these criteria, at some point during the course of the disorder, the sufferer must realize that his/her obsessions or compulsions are unreasonable or excessive. Moreover, the obsessions or compulsions must be time-consuming (taking up more than one hour per day), cause distress, or cause impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning.[2] OCD often causes feelings similar to those of depression.
You quite possibly do have OCD. You should find out for sure by your doctor. But the symptoms are definitely there. Find out now before you get older and it gets worse
If doing things twice is all that you do, this would be catorgized as a "habit" rather than OCD.
ya that's def. a form of Obsessive compulsive disorder. It just means that you constantly do something over and over again, and you sorta feel liek you have to do it.
Well, it sounds like compulsion but not enough information to determine Obsessive compulsive disorder. More importantly if you can deal with the stress of something by these rituals, then just keep doing them. If you feel these rituals are negatively interfering in your daily life then seek more help by a professional or simply talk to your parents about it.
Its a good possibility that u do, OCD is a repedative action done over and over.
It may well be OCD. There is a quiz for this, in section 1 (psychological tests) in ezy build, below. If it takes up more than an hour, daily, gets worse, or interferes with your life to any great degree; seek therapy, because it can quickly take over a person's life. See section 7, on OCD, at ezy build, below and also view section 6, since some consider to be an anxiety related disorder. Practice one of the relaxation methods on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i, daily, and when needed. Also, give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. There is also a version for use in public places, (if you like, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples). "Even though I suffer from OCD, I deeply and completely accept myself." Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris also refer.