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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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I think I might have this. I have to do little rituals otherwise I think something bad will happen. For example, making sure that when a toilet roll is finished there is no paper on the roll and there is a new roll there and it has to be neat otherwise I think something really bad will happen. Also when I send a text even if I'm having an argument with someone I have to put a big X then a little x at the end or i get worried. Also when I get a new boyfriend I don't want to tell my mum cos I think that it will all go wrong if I tell her. I know this sounds so stupid but I get so worried if I don't do my rituals...
I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do.
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I think the things youve said sound live-able with, but if compulsions get out of hand and stop you being able to live a normal life, then it can be a problem.
i do that, but its because i don't like the idea of someones grimey hands touching the paper im about to use.
There's a fine line between superstition and obsession, have a look through the leaflet and see how much of it rings a bell.
Though be careful never to self-diagnose, if you're worried go and talk to your GP.
maybe your a super clean person. like monica in friends! lol.
that an invite!? lol.
An ex of mine had OCD. The thing is, she neglected to tell me, and hid it up, until we had been living together for about six weeks and little things she did, or didn't do for that matter, were driving me nuts. They affected many things she did, and would cause stupid little arguments, which built up over time.
If she had only told me before we decided to live together I would've had a chance to find out more about OCD, and might have been more tolerant of what seemed to be utter craziness to me. Maybe that might have helped our relationship.
I still don't fully understand it. I don't understand how anybody having to do something a certain number of times, or leaving something in a particular position, can be so important, or how they think that something bad will happen.
Mr_Wobble
:yes: when i was quite ill before i went to a psychiatrist and he ended up saying that i have an obsessive personality but not OCD. if i wasnt careful then it could develop. there is a fine line but i think you should only start to worry if these little obsessions start to take over your life.
lol awww you know i meant it really lol.
lol.bless.
cos i know everything.tissue??
welcome.
My sister has OCD, and it's a lot more that just having a few rituals. It's a disabling disease that takes over your life. She has been in hospital before because she just can't deal with the level of anxiety involved in it.
A lot of people diagnose themselves with all sorts, but the fact is that most people are a little bit quirky. That's what makes us all unique.