Confused .. Can anyone help?

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ELM5

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Just wondering if anyone can tell me if i probably have OCD?
I do some OCD stereotypical things like wash my hands a lot, count a lot, I have to have volume on the TV in multiples of 5 .. just little things.
I'm also really paranoid about what other people think of me. I feel that nobody likes me and everyone is talking behind my back .. that people only talk to me to be nice .. not because they're my friend.
I also get weird impulses like wanting to cut myself or drive my car off the road. I know they're rediculous but some part of me still really wants to do it sometimes?
I lie awake for hours at night reliving conversations in my head or having conversations that might happen .. or picturing things like people i love dying or my house going on fire.
I think I probably have maybe mild OCD but I'm not sure? What does anyone else think??
 
Groundling

Groundling

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I have OCD and do the washing thing but for me it 's constant showers, I count too before I do things or have a set number for how many times I can touch something (like a door knob). But being paranoid of what others think or say is a common anxiety thing rather than OCD. Not really sure about cutting or driving off a cliff, I really hope you don't act on those. I often relive conversations and fantasize about them or picture scenarios of people dying and the aftermath but I think that is sort of an anxiety release.
 
BrokenSailor

BrokenSailor

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Oh that's very weird I used to have the urge to run my car off the road and demolish it sometimes..the urge comes on randomly while I'm driving..maybe I did something like that in a past life idk..I don't think this particular urge is ocd related
 
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ELM5

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ah its just i did some ocd quiz thing on d internet and one of the questions was do u ever get random senseless urges like wanting to drive ur car into oncoming traffic or hurt someone you love .. i've never wanted to do the second thing but thats why i thought i might have ocd .. dont worry i dont act on them ..
I think it also asked if i have the constant need for people to tell me im doing something right .. which i do ... but sure ya cant just trust some random quiz on the internet i suppose
 
dooby-duck

dooby-duck

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It could be a mixture of things. I've had / still have most of the things you mention except the hand washing. A lot of it sounds like it could be anxiety related. I have a lot of checking things that I have to do and also set ways of doing things to avoid bad things happening like strange rituals.
 
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Silvox Black

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Perhaps you do. I would advise you not to worry about it though. It does not do ones mind a service to think and worry over such fears. Many of the thoughts you have are perfectly normal for someone with depression or social anxiety or a combination of such ailments. The most important aspect of determining whether you have OCD or not though is an observation period. If you continue having these and other similar OCD thoughts for a certain amount of time, then I would suggest going to a therapist or psychologist and have them give a professional diagnosis.
 
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