Ocd question?!
Question:
Ocd question?
my friend has ocd and hes normal, and i am starting to have second thoughs like for example if i dont wash my hands a few times something is gona happen??
are ocd thoughs really going to happen if are not done?
Answers:
The key to overcoming OCD is accepting uncertainty, that if you don't perform a compulsion, you can never 100% know if something will happen. Ie. If you don't wash your hands again and again, you will never know if you've washed off some superbug that gets you and your family sick. Likely? not really. Could it happen? perhaps.
People with OCD hate not being 100% sure.
Do you have OCD? Or are you asking for you friend? either way, I recommend you go to www.stuckinadoorway.org. It's a great support forum run through the UK for people with OCD and the spectrum disorders. (ie. trichotillomania, compulsive skin picking, tourettes, etc).