I do the odd number thing, too. Like, seven is my lucky number, but I can't stand any other odd numbers. When I'm watching tv with my mom, I always ask her to put the volume on an even number. Oh and I have this bad habit of picking at my nails. I pick at them until they bleed. Ha, you probably didn't want to know that. :p When I'm walking, I have to start with my left foot. If I start with my right, I have to take a step back and start with my left.
Hey ive just came across this thread and thought this would be the best place to ask my question or maybe its not a question maybe i just need some advice.
Im pretty sure i have ocd,i count alot and i avoid certain situations because i have very bad thoughts in my head and them situations make them worse,i cannot go a day with out a shower,i hate when people touch my things or clothes and will clean or wash them again,i wash my hands quite alot etc but sometimes things aint bad and somedays the only signs that i have ocd are my thoughts,but im so blumming scared that i dont have ocd cause that would make me screwed up.So really i just want to ask do i sound like a weirdo?
Oh, and I also get like super angry if the bathroom is not clean. I have to do it myself, I'll just do it over again if my sister tries to do it. I've been close to hitting my sister because she's made a mess.
I felt every ounce of me screaming out,
But the sound was trapped deep in me.
i struggle with the very same thing. i get stuck on certain phrases that i repeat in my mind over and over and over again. i can't stop it and usually i don't notice i am doing it until it starts to get annoying or i can't pay attention to someone who is talking to me.
i have also had/still have experiences where images pop into my head and i get very upset/panicky about it. such as very violent thoughts happening to me or a family member or a child etc. many times these are very violent and sexual in nature and it is VERY difficult to realize that it is my OCD and not me thinking these horrible things. fortunately my meds have helped SOOO much with it. and when those thoughts happen i need to tell my therapist and she reassures me that its my ocd and not me. d
OCD is not just to do with counting and rituals. It can also be repeating phrases or images in your head that you just can't seem to get away from. It could be violent, disturbing or sexual scenes that upset you. Sometimes people will use their rituals to ease the panic of these images. The thing with OCD is that the symptoms are so varied and no two people have the same symptoms. This means that it can be hard to find information on the Internet to do with your specific problems. However, professionals will be able to advise on things that perhaps you are not able to think of or admit to yourself. It helps to speak to someone outside of your head.
does constantly playing music in ya head and trying to figure out mathematical sums count as OCD? I'm constantly playing a song in my head, can't help it. And before I had the breakdown I was always adding, subtracting, dividing and working out percentages for some really massive number. I try and do it now, but can't get those big numbers like I used to lol. I dunno, is that OCD?
Cause I need to watch things die from a distance
Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies
You all need it too - don't lie.
That's a new one, but I'll tell you, I swear I have a radio in my head, I can pull up any song on demand.lol.
It's just our little quricks. The one thing my therapist told me was that maybe being super obsessive with cleaning and organization isn't such a bad thing, but more of we think it's weird, so it must be, even if it really isn't. I'm a super organized person, my purse it always clean and I hate it when my rooms a mess. It's just the way that were made but when it affects our lives, thats when it's a mess. Ugg, I hate it when the srink is right...(:
I know what you mean Disenchanted! I guess the important point here is that OCD is only a problem when it affects your life. OCD can be channelled in positive ways, but it can so easily get out of control. It's when you can't stop that you need help.
My OCD is so bad at the moment. I shower 10-15 times a day.I am unbeliveable sore, all over. I shave too much, so my armpits, legs and ... are red raw. Im constantly itchy, and really dry.
I also am amazingly scared of germs. ):.
I have to have my clothes match colours with my hair and glasses and each other.
Im so tired.
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thank you, Lily, for saving mummy's life*.
You are my one and only, you can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight, and you'll be alright.
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