Does this sound like OCD?!


Question: Does this sound like OCD?
I think I have OCD, I`m too shy to mention it to my couselors. I KNow she has said some things to me about it before such as ``Well it`s not like......``But the truth is I DO think like that. I`m not diagnosing myself but `ve been obsessing over it ALL WEEK and feeling really crappy......

So here`s a list of things that lead me to suspect....... I`m really afraid ofthe awnser, bu please help me--

Contstantly Cheak rooms,
Open & Close Doors
Turn on and off lights
Touch things
wiggle door handels
Constantly cheaking if things are off or If I've flushed ETC......
I can't look at certain things, touch or even breath going by somethings

I Twitch, Tense
I do weird twitches, Arms, legs, "Winking"

Sometimes I can't even sit still because it's kjust an inner feeling like, sometimes I Can't even tell ya WHY I feel the need to do this, It's Jsut a FEELING

I Type in Capital letters

I backspace and ERASE a ZILLIAN TIMES!!

I think EVERYTHING has feelings and I apologize for it, I treat it all nicely I feel bad if I say something........

ETC............

So please help, I hope I`m NOT Crazy!! MAybe you have suggestions about how to Bring it up to her?? Thanks Alot Guys!! : )

Answers:

You should definitely bring it up. Especially if it's weighing on your mind like that. I'm no psychologist but it definitely sounds compulsive. Just telling her how you feel will you give you an opportunity to talk about and get it off your chest. If she can't help you she can recommend someone who can. But just telling someone should make you feel a little bit better about it if anything.



it's not OCD.
and having OCD does not make you crazy.
which slightly offended me because i have OCD.
for example, if i touch something on one side twice, i have to touch the other side twice. i have to have things in place. i can easily tell when things are out of place, etc.
THAT'S what OCD is like.



Not at all! Just because people have certain ways of doing things, doesnt mean that they have OCD. Its just how they roll.



I really don't think that is OCD. My mother has OCD and it is a LOT different. For example, she will clean certain rooms in our house over and over until she thinks they're perfect. She takes about 3 showers a day and will use hand sanitizer or wash her hands every time she touches something that the whole family touches, like a remote or the computer. Thinking that everything has feelings isn't OCD, OCD is more like, being horrified of germs or things not being perfect. If you google OCD you'll find a lot more information on it, but if you go to a psychiatrist, then they can usually tell if you have it. And trust me, if they think you have it, they'll tell you.




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