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I'm a workaholic. I have to be constantly working/studying/doing an extra-curricular, even when it drives me to the ground. I spend little time with friends and family and am constantly brushing them off in favour of work/study/extras. I'm constantly in stress overdrive, can never relax and I'm...

I know it's not healthy to keep my OCD problem a secret from my parents (who I live with) and doctors, but right now it seems like the only way because I'm sick and tired of my psychological problems. I know to many of you, four years is not at all long, but I'm only 20, so to me it's one fifth...

I just can't eat. My stomach tells me I'm hungry and my mind tells me it's meal time, so I'll heat myself a meal. But when it comes to me actually EATING it I can't do it. It's not that I don't want to. I'm just overwhelmed by anxiety every time I try to eat. I've become scared of food because...

Does anyone else have obsessions that they don't think are common? Many of us have experienced obsessions/fears about sexuality, germs, "going crazy" etcera, but what about those less common ones? Here are mine: 1. I fear that I'm there is something psychologically wrong with me (other than...

I am constantly feeling down about not feeling good enough. I agonise over every last mistake, I wonder if people look down on me and I'm constantly spending hours and hours comparing myself to every last statistic I can find on academic performance, income e.t.c. But, no matter what I do or...

In my teenage years (I'm now 20), I was misdiagnosed with (a provisional diagnosis) Borderline Personality (highly-functioning subtype), due to (I guess) my suicidal obsessions and my depressive moods. However, I'm at least 99% sure that this diagnosis is not correct. I've done a lot of (and I...

I have a friend who is also OCD (not speculating. She's had it diagnosed for about 5 years now) and she's promiscuous. I, however, am not. I am not at all comfortable with sexual activity and I too am OCD. Is promiscuity a normal symptom of OCD?