Do you have OCD?

[nintendofan85]

So I'll admit that for over five years now, I've suspected that I've had OCD. My counselor didn't give me an official diagnosis with it, but nonetheless he told me that it's likely that I have it due to the fact that I admitted to him that I have had struggles with near-constant intrusive thoughts since 2013 and that I began biting the skin around my nails around the same time as well...

Just curious, does anyone else here have it too, or has at least suspected in the past that they've had it?

 

[Midoriya]

I will be fixated on some things at times, but no I don’t have OCD. I haven’t been diagnosed with it either. The only thing I’ve been diagnosed with is Aspergers (Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)), and in the past couple years it doesn’t even feel like I have that anymore.

 

[michealsmells]

I don't have it, no, but I was recently diagnosed with Mixed ADHD, which would explain all the things I used to think were mild OCD.

 

[LadyDestani]

Yes, I'm positive I have OCD even though I've never been officially diagnosed. My brother and my mom have both been diagnosed with OCD and depression and I have all the same signs of both disorders, just to a milder degree.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

So I'll admit that for over five years now, I've suspected that I've had OCD. My counselor didn't give me an official diagnosis with it, but nonetheless he told me that it's likely that I have it due to the fact that I admitted to him that I have had struggles with near-constant intrusive thoughts since 2013 and that I began biting the skin around my nails around the same time as well...

Just curious, does anyone else here have it too, or has at least suspected in the past that they've had it?

It doesn't affect my everyday life, but I'm not like a cleaning OCD. I just like aligning stuff, but if it fails, I don't really care. I like sorting things in height, numerical and alphabetical order. I like placing things in the middle, and having identical pieces of furniture on both sides of the room, exactly width apart. But I have weird rituals I am compelled to do.


For instance, when I stir a tea cup, I need to stir it four times clockwise, then four times anti-clockwise. If I have a no handle silver cutlery, I need to have both the fork and knife silver with no handle. I CANNOT tolerate one silver with no handle, and the other one with a handle. So many more examples... but I can tolerate not being perfect except for those cutlery and stirring.

 

[heyimsobored]

I'm pretty sure I don't. I've never really had any symptoms of OCD

 

[Buttonsy]

I've never had an official diagnosis, but I heavily suspect I have OCD (especially the pure-O type where you lean more towards obsessions than compulsions). I've been struggling with pretty severe intrusive thoughts for over a decade now, most of which are pretty intense and scary and dark, and I'm just generally very obsessive, and in the past year I've become reliant on somewhat compulsive hand sanitizer use. (I actually have really had to force myself to cut down because the skin on my hands was starting to peel off due to the sanitizer drying them out so bad)

 

[visibleghost]

i'm autistic and have anxiety so i have a lot of ocd traits and symptoms but it's not ocd at all.

 

[cornimer]

I haven't been officially diagnosed but I have some symptoms, mainly I fear that my actions (eg: turning on a light the "wrong" way or doing something an incorrect number of times) will have bad consequences. I am also extremely paranoid about germs and cleanliness. However these symptoms are not so bad that they take over my life and I can still function normally.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

No

 

[Breath Mint]

I also believe I have OCD despite not being diagnosed. I have a lot of symptoms of it and other people notice it from time to time. One of my bosses even said once that I seem to have a bit of an OCD thing going on.

 

[Hopeless Opus]

in the past i've kinda wondered if i do have it, since i've definitely showed some of the traits. but, as far as i know, no.

 

[Fey]

Short answer?yes
I?ve not ?suffered? from it for years now, but it?s one of those things that always stays anchored in your thinking and doing to some extent.

From my experience with others, a good way to tell if you have it is to see whether you just want things a certain way, or need them that way. Whether thoughts just reoccur, or are near impossible to shut off.

To be completely honest though, I?m surprised that your counselor is withholding a clear answer. The least they could do is send you to someone else for evaluation. OCD isn?t something to leave unsupervised in my opinion. It can be gotten under control easier than other issues?but also spiral further and further out of it unexpectedly. You want to make sure it?s the former if you have the chance.

 

[nintendofan85]

Short answer—yes
I’ve not “suffered” from it for years now, but it’s one of those things that always stays anchored in your thinking and doing to some extent.

From my experience with others, a good way to tell if you have it is to see whether you just want things a certain way, or need them that way. Whether thoughts just reoccur, or are near impossible to shut off.

To be completely honest though, I’m surprised that your counselor is withholding a clear answer. The least they could do is send you to someone else for evaluation. OCD isn’t something to leave unsupervised in my opinion. It can be gotten under control easier than other issues—but also spiral further and further out of it unexpectedly. You want to make sure it’s the former if you have the chance.

Well, the good news is that I'll be seeing a psychiatrist soon, so...

 

[Fey]

Well, the good news is that I'll be seeing a psychiatrist soon, so...

That?s actually really good to hear. Good luck, hope it works out one way or another ♥

 

[Jessy_Azran]

Well, the good news is that I'll be seeing a psychiatrist soon, so...

Don't feel bad you have to see one, just because you see them doesn't mean you're crazy. Social media and real-life people can be mean and think if you go to one... I won't even go there.

 

[Tessie]

OCD is really debilitating, I feel this question was asked so casually. o.o

My boyfriend's brother has really bad OCD and he can't do anything with his life. He's 31 years old and can't even go out in the world because of his severe germaphobe OCD. This is a guy who went from being at the top of his class and graduating from prestigious universities to become a lawyer (passed the Bar exam and all) to isolating himself all day in his room in his parent's house having these really insane cleansing rituals. He refuses to get help and becomes quite violent and physical when you try to intervene in his life to try to help.

I've been dating my boyfriend for years, we even plan to get married, and his brother still refuses to meet me. My boyfriend's parents are so depressed over this. It's really such a shame.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

isolating himself all day in his room in his parent's house having these really insane cleansing rituals. He refuses to get help and becomes quite violent and physical when you try to intervene in his life to try to help.

Everyone's different with OCD, that is to the extreme, and it's never okay to be violent. I know anxiety, OCD and PTSD is scary, but that's no excuse to be violent, ever. Like you said, he should get help, he might seem a little crazy, but... I don't know how to express what I'm trying to say...

 

[Tessie]

Everyone's different with OCD, that is to the extreme, and it's never okay to be violent. I know anxiety, OCD and PTSD is scary, but that's no excuse to be violent, ever. Like you said, he should get help, he might seem a little crazy, but... I don't know how to express what I'm trying to say...

I don't know what you're trying to say either lol.

He has mental illness, point blank. Many times** you can't reason with people who have mental illness. Telling him he shouldn't be violent when trying to correct his OCD is like trying to talk to a brick wall.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

I don't know what you're trying to say either lol.

He has mental illness, point blank. You can't reason with people who have mental illness. Telling him he shouldn't be violent when trying to correct his OCD is like trying to talk to a brick wall.

I know. I have three types of mental illness, and it's hard to live my life, but just because I have them doesn't excuse me to punch someone, I shouldn't have different treatment to someone who doesn't have any. But I having said that, people can reason with me, even at my breaking point. But yes, I can see your point with the brick wall.