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  • Oh so tragic!

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    I think I may have OCD...Well, I've thought I've had it for a while, but I've reached the point now where I want to do something about it because it's ruining certain things for me.

    I swallow obsessively (usually in groups of 4, so I either swallow 4 times or 8, etc) I blink obsessively, I have to touch things I move or pick up over and over again, I have a habit of staring at things because I can't look away until it feels right. Also, when I listen to a song on my ipod I flick it back to he start until it feels "right" to play. There are probably other things to that I can't think of right now.

    But there's one thing I do that's fairly new that is really getting me down. When I read something, I have to read the line over and over. Sometimes I'll be sat for ages just reading that one line. It's ruining reading for me, I just can't do it anymore. Reading used to be one of my favorite things and now it's become near impossible to do.

    It's really starting to depress me. I don't even know how you go about being diagnosed with OCD, but even if I do, what is there for anyone to do? I feel completely helpless.
    June 10th, 2008 at 12:57pm
  • Bella Goes Away.

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    Firstly I'd say, talk to a parent.
    Your mum, your dad. If not, maybe an older sibling?
    Or how about a teacher you trust, or a friends mum?

    Tell them everything you just described here, and don't let them get away with 'oh I'm sure it's nothing'.
    Say "no, I want to see a doctor, I want to take some tests, I want to know!" and don't let them talk you out of it. Stand your ground and don't give in.

    Good luck!
    June 10th, 2008 at 03:19pm
  • Scarlett Harlott.

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    Definitely see a doctor, they are the only people who can specifically tell if you are suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
    Don't be afraid by what people say about OCD, many people leave their OCD undiagnosed because of the stigma's attached.
    It's also highly likely that if you are diagnosed to be suffering OCD that you might be diagnosed with another condition such as: anorexia nervosa, social anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa, Tourette syndrome, compulsive skin picking, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, and (as already mentioned) obsessive-compulsive personality disorder or panic attacks.

    See someone who knows a lot more about OCD and get it checked out.

    Good luck

    I was not trying to scare you with the other conditions, it's just what is often linked with OCD suffers, sorry if I did scare you
    June 10th, 2008 at 07:05pm
  • inspire.

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    Oh so tragic!:
    Also, when I listen to a song on my ipod I flick it back to he start until it feels "right" to play.

    When I read something, I have to read the line over and over.
    I do those things too.
    Also, I usually have hair ties on my wrists, but it HAS to be an even number in all. Like I can't have 2 one a wrist and 3 on the other; I have to put one away or give it to a friend because it makes me uncomfortable. Like I can have 3 on each wrist, and odd number on one wrist doesn't bother me, but in all there has to be an even number of ties on my wrists. It's weird, I know.

    And sometimes when my friends talk and they say a word I have to ask them to say that word again when they're finished. Kind of like how Damien asks Janis to say "crack" again after she talks about "cracking" the Plastics. It was weird because I had that problem before I saw that movie too...

    I'm also thoroughly obssessive about my iTunes. Everything has to be rated, have all the correct information, have album cover art, and have lyrics. I put aside time just to make sure that's all there. Also, I can't have the little scroll bar at the bottom that lets you scroll from side to side. I size the Name, Time, Artist, Album, Rating, and Date Added exactly so there's no scroll bar.

    And I always answer the phone right after the second ring. Always.

    And no, I don't have a life, thanks for asking.
    June 11th, 2008 at 04:55pm
  • Poirot's Moustache

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    I do things like that too.

    I either have to read a sentence in a book perfect the first go, or if I misread it, I have to read it through three times.

    I have this weird thing where I have to open and close the bathroom door three times before leaving the bathroom. I have to let the microwave beep three times before opening it. If I'm flicking through songs on my MP3 player, I can only change the song when it reaches 1 second or three seconds.

    I avoid the numbers four and five. Pretty much everything focuses around the numbers one and three.
    June 11th, 2008 at 05:13pm
  • chaotic.mind.

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    have a slight form of OCD and what you are talking about sounds really familiar to what I do. But my problem is that everything has to be in order, either in color order or height order, and the more stressed out I get, the worse my OCD gets. Then I start counting things like pens or number of grains. The volume always has to be on an even number or something that can be divided by five. You could ask my best friend. She doesn't let me in her room because I would have a heart attack. The reason I got OCD was from a bad relationship I was in. Stupid guy. Anyway, it just sounds like you have a form of OCD.

    Just thought I would throw in my two cents.
    June 11th, 2008 at 05:55pm
  • Tom Hiddleston

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    I have weird quirks.
    My best friend has OCD. She's been seeing a counseller, and she says sometimes it helps to talk to someone.
    June 11th, 2008 at 06:34pm
  • Chain Me Free

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    Smashed Pumpkin:
    I do things like that too.

    I either have to read a sentence in a book perfect the first go, or if I misread it, I have to read it through three times.

    I have this weird thing where I have to open and close the bathroom door three times before leaving the bathroom. I have to let the microwave beep three times before opening it. If I'm flicking through songs on my MP3 player, I can only change the song when it reaches 1 second or three seconds.

    I avoid the numbers four and five. Pretty much everything focuses around the numbers one and three.
    Three is my number too. Or multiples of it. So if I drink something I have to take one sip or a multiple of three. I have to try to crack all of my fingers if I crack one. I like to do most things 3 times or six times. I will lick my teeth(Yeah weird I know) a certain way six times on top and six times on the bottom. I always try to get a multiple of three when we are scheduled numbers in school. Sometimes I will count how many steps it take by going one-two-three-one-two-three. I like having my books at school a certain way. From the largest to smallest books so it ends up like a pyramid. I also us hand sanitizer and wash my hands constantly. Being really clean like that at my school gets me teased. If I eat little pieces of something they have to be in threes or I will keep thinking about it until I do it. I will also touch all of my fingers a certain way it is really hard to explain, but it is something I highly doubt anyone else who is normal does.

    I get told at school I have it as a form of teasing. I might have it, but to be honest, I don't think I do. Though some of the things I do seem like symptoms of OCD. Fuck it, I probably do have it.
    June 12th, 2008 at 11:33pm
  • love like this.

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    Ugh, I know I have some form of OCD.

    I always have to count the number of stairs when I walk on them, and I know that there are fifteen to go upstairs, so if I skip one or end up with a wrong number I have to go back and go back up or down them Dx
    I'm also incredibly obsessive about my iTunes music, all capitals, all rated, all album art, etc. It's incredibly annoying. There are also weird little random things that bother me, like if one of someone's sleves is flipped over and the other isn't, I have to fix it or I'll freak out...it also probably doesn't help that I have an anxiety/panic attack problem o_O
    June 13th, 2008 at 03:29am
  • Chain Me Free

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    ^^^I have a panic/anxiety problem too. Maybe it makes you more susceptible to developing OCD. My mother probably just thinks I am an idiot doing all the number counting things. Actually I don't even think she notices it.
    June 13th, 2008 at 03:45am
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    ^SAME HERE!!

    She just says that I'll get over it eventually...it's not like it interferes with anything majorly, it's just really annoying and I know I do retarded things.
    June 13th, 2008 at 03:54am
  • Chain Me Free

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    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a type of anxiety disorder, is a potentially disabling illness that traps people in endless cycles of repetitive thoughts and behaviors.-WebMD.com
    So it's an anxiety/panic disorder. No wonder why I do some of those things.
    June 13th, 2008 at 07:35am
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    ^I didn't know that before, it makes sense that I have it now.
    June 13th, 2008 at 06:49pm
  • peachy.

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    I was diagonosed with Obsessive Complusive Disorder when I was 5. I used to wash my hands constantly, until they were raw, I used to pull out my eyelashes, but I could only pull out three at a time and then I would have to wait 3 hours until I could pull again. I used to have to cut all of my food into threes, three bits of chicken/meat, three bits of vegtables and then one at a time I would cut one thrid into three more and eat those and so on so forth.

    Now, my bracelets have to be in a certain order and I have to write my name on school work then erase three times, I count steps between classes, I have to wash my hands at least six times a day, my make-up has to be sorted into seven small make-up bags marked: blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, lip liner, mascara, lipstick and lip gloss, and they have to be colour coordinated and the same thing with my clothes, darks in the second drawer, whites and colours in the third.

    OCD is a big part of my life, but sometimes not so much, it's just little things, like clothes and make-up and the number three. I'm glad that they did catch my OCD early though for I think it would have made a bigger impact if they cought it later.

    Now that I think about it, it makes sense that I have OCD as well as anxiety, depression, panic attacks and rage and agression because a lot of disorders seem to go hand in hand with eachother.

    Honestly, to find out if you have OCD, tell your parents, don't let them blow it off and get tested. It will be much better in the long run.
    June 15th, 2008 at 05:22am
  • nichole

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    I rarely clean things because I can't find them when they're put away. When I'm walking, I make a pattern with my feet: cracks with one foot, middle of the sidewalk with the other, and I often walk to the beat of music (it usually takes me a lot longer to walk home when I'm listening to slower songs). Actually, a lot of things I do are based to whatever song I'm listening to. When I was little and we first moved into this house, I used to only step on the same colored steps on my patio to get from the steps to my door. When I was at my friend's house once I organized doughnuts left in a box so that they formed patterns. When I make Bagel Bites or any sort of food with multiple pieces I make patterns on my plate. I'm a dermotillomaniac, which is most likely an impulse control disorder related to OCD. So I probably have it, but I've never been officially diagnosed or anything so I won't say that I definately do.
    June 15th, 2008 at 06:27am
  • The Fantasy

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    I can't go into a bathroom without the light being on.
    After watching the movie IT, I'm just scared shitless.
    It's become more of an OCD thing now though. I also have to take a shower before I can leave the house.
    I have to have everything planned out and if someone changes plans, I get really peeved. I can't help it; it's part of who I am and a lot of people don't understand that.
    June 16th, 2008 at 10:45am
  • Maxwell Green.

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    Everyone has some type of OCD to a certain point.
    I, for instance, have to keep touching a doorknob when I open a door until it feel right until I let go. I also have to keep touching a light switch, turning it on and off until it feels right. Same with stepping on leaves in the fall.

    It's up to you to decide wheather or not you can live with it. I don't mind my habits, but some people have it worse than oythers and need help.
    June 16th, 2008 at 05:46pm
  • dr. faustus

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    gerontophobia.:
    Everyone has some type of OCD to a certain point.
    I, for instance, have to keep touching a doorknob when I open a door until it feel right until I let go. I also have to keep touching a light switch, turning it on and off until it feels right. Same with stepping on leaves in the fall.

    It's up to you to decide wheather or not you can live with it. I don't mind my habits, but some people have it worse than oythers and need help.
    I have it only to a certain extinct I hate when my food touches, I can't have dirty nails, I count everything by 2's, light switches have to be facing down and I can't stand nothing odd. There's more but there stupid. Yak
    June 17th, 2008 at 07:28am
  • Chain Me Free

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    ^^^My little compulsions are dumb as fuck too. Just random stupid things I must do. I cannot touch door handles, I hate shaking hands, I use hand sanitizer religiously, the number three things I mentioned earlier, I must have three squirts of soap if not it has to be a multiple of three, the same with hand sanitizer, if I scratch it has to be three times in the same spot, if there is a dent in my water bottle I do anything to make it go away, if I touch my face a certain way with my hand I have to do the same with the other if it seems right, it is all just plain stupid. It is just ridiculous when I painted my nails this week I had to put three dots on each nail.(You probably notived the little "^" things by now. There are always three I make sure of that.)
    June 17th, 2008 at 08:12am
  • Philophobic

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    I have of OCD, and it's really frustrating sometimes.

    Like, if I'm standing next to someone or we're sitting sometimes I ask them to move or switch seats with me just because it bothers me and it feels weird.

    Also, if I'm doing my myspace profile and it's not lined up perfectly I write it all over again because it bothers me and I can't focus on other things.

    Last, if I have a large amount of something I need to have an even amout of it no matter what it is. Like I have glowsticks right now and it came in a pack of 100 and I took two everytime I wanted one or I gave one to sombody.
    June 18th, 2008 at 07:32pm