Do I?

heya would like to know if I have OCD, i have never spoken (well written) about this, but i just need to know please
I basically have the normal (well what i like to call normal) things like touching things a certain number of times , or touching things symmetrically e.g i touch a table with my right hand, i then have to touch the table with my left hand, left hand again then right. if that makes sense
I also feel like i always need reassurance, even with the weirdest things, however its mainly illnesses (some may say hypochondria!) but i feel like if I dont ask then i will die, and i dont care how other people think of me for asking all the time
I also panick because my dad is diabetic that he will not be ok, and i have to keep checking on him, to see if hes ok, i.e. checking his blood monitor before he goes to bed
Also the worst is my alarm clock at night, i have to check it at least 8 times, by flicking the switch 8 times
There are other little things, but please could i have some advice, thank you
x

Hiya, from what you have written it sound too me like you have a mild form of OCD, if its not affecting you too much and your happy with it then i wouldnt let it bother you, but if it does then see your doc. For me my OCD started with having to touch things, if i touched it with one finger then i would have to touch it with all my fingers and it had to be in order, over the years i have managed to stop many of them but at the same time i pick up others :roll:

I think everyone has some kind of OCD to a certain extent, for me its just part of who iam and i dont let it bother me

thankx

thanks for your reply
yea the touching with fingers in order sounds familiar ! At the moment i am not letting it control me completly, basically its more when i stress out that it happens more, so maybe i should become alot more peaceful ! and this started really mildly bout 2 years ago, its jus im getting more constant with them, maybe its because im taking my a levels and stressing ! 8O

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Chasssssssseee said:

basically its more when i stress out that it happens more

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For me its the same thats why i try and stay as chilled as much as i can, which isant always easy, there is one thing for me that i cant really get over and have done it for years, before i goto bed at night my curtains have to be straight, my wardrobes doors have to be closed the same, the drawers all have to be pushed in and straight, basically everything has to be neat and square, but for me i do it without even thinking becuase its like part of me i actually do feel like the T.V programme "Monk" is about me becuase i can be as bad as him sometimes :lol:

i tend to feel if i turn my tv off and the last word the person says says is something bad i.e. 'death' 'accident' i have to turn it on and listen to a 'safe' word! crazy eh?

i tend to feel if i turn my tv off and the last word the person says says is something bad i.e. 'death' 'accident' i have to turn it on and listen to a 'safe' word! crazy eh?

Chasssssssseee said:

i tend to feel if i turn my tv off and the last word the person says says is something bad i.e. 'death' 'accident' i have to turn it on and listen to a 'safe' word! crazy eh?

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OH NO 8O ! your reminding me ofall my old ones now :lol:

I used to have to go through all the channels starting from one on my TV until the end before i switched my TV off (luckly i only had 5 at the time ) i also can only listen tomy TV just now with the volume figure ending in a 1 or a 6 like 21 or 26 or 31 etc

Does anyone else know why the do it or what happens to them if they dont? For me i feel really uncomfortable and awkward until i dowhat ever it is i need to do and i feel as if i dont do it that something bad will happen to someone in my familay

!Last post was me!

I tend to feel like its just something inside your head which tells you to 'do it' i never think of 'what if i dont?' i tend to do it, just to get it out the way.... :?
Its strange i absolutly HATE the numbers 3 and 6 but love the number 8 !
Its strange how a number can stop you from doing things !