luke12
Member
Hi everyone,
My name is Luke and I am 15 years old, and recently I have been studying OCD on the internet as i am showing mild symptoms. At the moment the symptoms are only very mild and it is not interfering with my social or school life. symptoms such as counting and having to do things repeatedly (such as closing doors) to make sure it is fully closed.
There is one symptom though, that is more severe than the rest. Just under 2 months ago I watched a video. At the time it made me feel ill and was very disturbing. I have realized since that the video was not real and am trying to deal with it. Every day since, the video has just popped into my head and i cannot forget it. Some days it is less sever than others.
After looking at certain topics in this forum this seems to be a symptom of ocd. As in distressing thoughts that you cannot forget or ignore. As i said it is not intefering with my social or school life yet, but it is worrying me.
Also i realized another topic in this forum that said that a certain persons ocd waas caused by hyperthyroidism. I currently have mild hyperthyroidism and am undergoing tests to determine the cause.
As i said ive had lots of obsessions. Each one i suppose goes through a fase. Eg touching things twice to make it 'even'. and counting in my head. I suspect that remembering this video may be another fase in this cycle.
Im afraid to tell my parents at the moment, as they will probably say "dont be stupid" and will not want to pay for any therapy or medication and stuff like that.
IT would be greatly appreciated if someone could perhaps confirm that these are symptoms of ocd and perhaps give me some advice. If this has absolutely nothing to do with ocd then perhaps you could suggest what else it might be.
thx in advance, Luke.
My name is Luke and I am 15 years old, and recently I have been studying OCD on the internet as i am showing mild symptoms. At the moment the symptoms are only very mild and it is not interfering with my social or school life. symptoms such as counting and having to do things repeatedly (such as closing doors) to make sure it is fully closed.
There is one symptom though, that is more severe than the rest. Just under 2 months ago I watched a video. At the time it made me feel ill and was very disturbing. I have realized since that the video was not real and am trying to deal with it. Every day since, the video has just popped into my head and i cannot forget it. Some days it is less sever than others.
After looking at certain topics in this forum this seems to be a symptom of ocd. As in distressing thoughts that you cannot forget or ignore. As i said it is not intefering with my social or school life yet, but it is worrying me.
Also i realized another topic in this forum that said that a certain persons ocd waas caused by hyperthyroidism. I currently have mild hyperthyroidism and am undergoing tests to determine the cause.
As i said ive had lots of obsessions. Each one i suppose goes through a fase. Eg touching things twice to make it 'even'. and counting in my head. I suspect that remembering this video may be another fase in this cycle.
Im afraid to tell my parents at the moment, as they will probably say "dont be stupid" and will not want to pay for any therapy or medication and stuff like that.
IT would be greatly appreciated if someone could perhaps confirm that these are symptoms of ocd and perhaps give me some advice. If this has absolutely nothing to do with ocd then perhaps you could suggest what else it might be.
thx in advance, Luke.