Is this OCD? If so, do I need "Help"?!

Question: Is this OCD? If so, do I need "Help"?

Ok, well my bedroom is always the way I want it, and always has been. When someone cleans my room I freak out trash it and clean it myself. Also, say DVD's CD's, books and magazines are just lying in a pile, I will go out of my way to put them all into their own stack in alphabetical order or one stack corresponding largest object to smallest with non overlapping each other(doesn't hang off the edge of the previous stack) If I'm wiping something off say a shelf, Every single speck of dust must be off of it. then I try to make it smooth as possible. I cannot have my feet over the edge sitting on the floor while I am sitting on the couch , I have to have the perpendicular with the rest of my body. I rewrite my name on a paper up to 25 times (That was the max amount of times thus far) if its not to the best of my abilities. I've stayed outside in the bitter cold till I was able to do a soccer move perfectly for 5 hours in shorts and a t-shirt. I quit band in middle school because I failed after attempting every test I ever took up too 10 times consecutively until l I got it right down to exactly what the instructor was doing. They decided I was "Riding the system" and suggested I left. Finally, while writing this, I jumped on every issue I could see about punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, or any other implement of the English language. This problem has been progressively getting worse within the last few weeks

Also, I think I have Mysophobia (Germophobia). I can eat food without washing my hands just fine, only if I make it and know where I got it from. But I almost refuse anything anyone one else makes for me if their not wearing gloves. Is this a problem? (By the way, Im only 15 if it changes any answers. This has been going on for years. Both the OCD and the Mysophobia)

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Yes, what you are describing certainly sounds like it could be OCD, What differentiates a neat-freak from someone with OCD is when the compulsion starts to interfere with your life and make you miserable. It sounds like it is seriously interfering with your schooling, which can affect the rest of your life. I absolutely think you should get professional help from a mental health practitioner, and soon, before it is too late to fix your academic record.
I wish you all the best!

I am a physician with over 18 years of experience.

I would you say yes if you feel uncomfortable when something is not the way it should be you might have a little problem if its a lot then you have I would say I high level of ocd nip it in the butt so you can get over it now make.... good luck cuz it hard for.moms and dads to understand things

I have a whore number thing 2's and 10's

Well a good friend of mine has OCD pretty bad and those are some strong symptoms, especially rewriting your name up to 25 times. If you also find yourself tapping your fingertips on things until it feels right, then I would say you should definitely see someone about it. As it is now, it's very likely.

The germophobia is something I'm not as familiar with, but it does seem likely as well. Though, only a professional can really say if you have those conditions or not. I personally would advise it.

PLease don't try diagnose yourself. You aren't trained to do it and there aren't dependable websites out there that can accurately do it.

You need to go to a therapist, tell them everything. They can look at your medical files, run tests (if they have to) and examine you. Then they can diagnose you.

We can't.

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Is this OCD? If so, do I need "Help"?!

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