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526508 tn?1221785672

dont know if i have ocd or not

i think i may have ocd...but im not sure. i've never been diagnosed, its just you hear about a condition and its symptoms and you think you can relate so you say to yourself, "maybe thats what i have". well i dont know when it began but for awhile now i count in my head when im doing certain things...for instance washing my hair and body, brushing my teeth, doing dishes, ironing, doing my makeup, straightening my hair, cooking and even eating (chew a certain amount of times before swallowing)...there's prob more but im prob forgetting. it gets annoying sometimes, but then sometimes i dont even realize im doing it because i've become so accustomed to it. and i dont think that i couldnt function without counting i just think it helps me get through the things i do in a faster pace maybe? i dont know. i've tried to do those normal things that i've listed without counting but i cant get the numbers out of my head, its like i'll try to sing a song or do anything to keep myself from counting but somehow it still seeps into my mind almost uncontrollably. does this sound like ocd? and if so is there anyway i can rid of it without medication? any help would be appreciated. thank you.
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299889 tn?1257339377
You may have a touch of OCD.  It is better to try to change your thoughts first before trying any medication.  Self help books and if therapy is available and if your condition is interferrring with your life, if it's not, you would be suprised at the amount of people that have little idiocycrisincies.  If it's not a real problem don't fix it..
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526508 tn?1221785672
i understand what u mean but i had these symptoms for awhile, u know the counting, and then when i started hearing about OCD and its symptoms then it was like ok this is familiar u know? it wasnt like i heard about the symptoms to OCD and then started to apply the counting to my everyday activities. But i do think that i may be a hypochondriac, i guess the fact that i think im a hypochondriac also makes me a hypochondriac lol. But i definitely do agree that your mind can play tricks on you, its the most powerful organ in our bodies. I've always said its like my mind has a mind of its own lol. There goes a bit of my personality coming out. As you can see I'm a geek. 8)..hmm what else can i tell u about me?..i can be sarcastic and i joke around a lot, im quick witted and a wiseass at times, but all in good fun. I have insecurities and fears just like anyone else but i think i use my humor as a defense mechanism sometimes. Simple things like flowers and butterflies make me happy, I know it sounds corny but its true. I like people that are passionate and positive and dislike people that are mean to others for no reason. It hurts me to see other people in pain, even they're a stranger. See I can be a very sensitive and caring person at times, and other times im just the opposite and i seem like i dont care about anything, and i may even say that i dont but i do. But I dont think that makes me a bad person, I just think that everyone hurts and feels pain, everyone's human, and everyone just needs to vent sometimes...


Besides counting, i dont know if i have any other habits except maybe being somewhat of a neat freak but thats not too out of control. Overall, i try to remain positive, cant say i always succeed because i have my days when i feel completely down and depressed. Sometimes i wish i could go back to when i was a kid and my only responsability was going to school and playing. Over the years though, through relationships both romantic and not, I've learned a lot, good and bad and its given me the experiences that i needed to make me who i am. Well i hope that answers your question, anything else you wanna know, feel free to ask, im an open book. btw, where you from?

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well if it just popped up after you read these things you may just be a mental hypochondriac, i tend to do the same thing, ill find a connection and then ill tell myself ill have it then ill have its symptoms more often to make it seem like i have it when i don't but its unconscious. your mind is a powerful thing and can often play tricks on you, why dont you research other mental illnesses and see how you react, and if you notice anything different in your pattern. do me a favor in order for me to help you more tell me about yourself like your character traits, habits, peeves, likes. Thanks.
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526508 tn?1221785672
also i wash my hands alot and do the counting then too....
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