- Date posted
- 3y
?Rant/Help?
I'm not entirely sure if I have OCD, or not, but I'm too scared to ask about it or talk to someone in person/over call about it too. Maybe if I share what I'm experiencing, someone might be able to help me out and suggest something. Sorry- If it means anything, I'm 18 (female at birth) I've noticed over time a few things that seem to link to OCD, that I always thought were normal or not a big deal. But a few people have told me that it all adds up and that it isn't normal. Or the thoughts I get just keep getting scarier over time. I am in no way suicidal. I don't want to end things, I'm happy with my life for the most part. I have loving friends and family. But I get thoughts often of things like "What if I jumped into the train track and died." "What if I bled myself out." or even things that bother me the most; "What if I killed my friend? An accident? On purpose? What if they just slipped and fell off a ledge." These thoughts are so haunting, I don't want them, I don't like them. I could never bring myself to do these things but what if I did? I refuse to drive cars or go near heights in case for some messed up reason something bad just happens. It feels like all my thoughts are wrong, bad or immoral, which I admit most of them are. Why do I get them then? Then theres the smaller things. Such as refusing to walk/sit on a certain side of people. I always have to be in the left of someone. If not, I'll walk behind then or walk away from them completely. I won't get in a car unless I can sit on the left side, which unfortunately being in Australia, the drivers side is on the right. (Even so, I'm too scared of crashing to drive at all). A simple preference doesn't seem like much, I never thought much of it but apparently a lot of people find it unusual or weird. And I find myself getting mad and frustrated when they don't understand and try get me to change sides. It makes me feel panicked, it feels wrong and I hate it. Sometimes when I do something I usually do, if I feel like I've done it wrong it bugs me until I go back and try to fix it. If something isn't equally done, such as chewing one finger, I have to chew the opposite one, and so on. If it doesn't feel right I get angry and stressed out. It bugs me all day until its fixed or eventually leaves my mind after a few days. When I'm walking to school, or anywhere I usually go, I cross at the same places every time. (In AUS, and in a small town we only have 2 crossings so J-walking is normal) If I don't cross at the usual place, Someone makes me cross later or too early, I usually get mad and frustrated, which I feel bad about getting annoyed at them but at the same time it just feels so wrong and bad. I've also got a habit of washing my feet before getting on my bed, the thought of the dirt from my feet getting in the bed scare me. It just seems so gross, and apparently not everyone does this?? But apart from the bed thing and a few other germ-based fears, I'm not exactly neat or organised, so a lot of people believe there's no way I could have OCD, as I'm not obsessed over being tidy or clean. I'm sorry for the long-ass post/rant. It feels scary to open up like this but it feels a little safer to do here then anywhere else and thus has been bothering me for so long.