- Date posted
- 3y
Do I have OCD?
Hi, I’m new here I’m not sure if I’m supposed to post all this on here or not but I’ll give it a go. I’ve been recently wondering if I have OCD and wanted to get opinions from people who actually understand what it’s like before I get support as I’m worried about wasting their time. I’m aware that if I do have OCD it is definitely only mild. Some examples of why I think I might have OCD is because I have intrusive thoughts which up until the other day I thought there was something wrong with me. I have definitely had them for a few years but just ignored them and would forget about them, more recently I have acknowledged them more and felt like there was something wrong with me. I feel a bit better knowing that it’s normal. I’m also aware that these thoughts can often act as a trigger for compulsive behaviour but for me I just get a bit stressed out and then move on and try and forget about it which is why it’s taken me so long to acknowledge them. They have also become more frequent since I acknowledged them. I also have a thing about rubbish which I don’t know if that’s related to OCD or not. Basically I hate other people’s rubbish, for example certain rubbish is okay if it’s family or a friends such as crisp packets but when eating lunch in high school if my friends put wrappers on the table I would have to avoid looking at it to stop myself from heaving in front of everyone. So it’s really strange as it depends on who’s rubbish it is and what type. Like water bottles I can touch but bottles or cans with other drinks in I will avoid touching and if I do I have to wash my hands. I’ve also heaved at my own rubbish before though and was nearly sick. I also clean a lot. I know this is stereotypical which is why I don’t want to assume that I have OCD and I have seen videos that when someone has OCD they hate cleaning. I actually find it quite relaxing but if my room is a bit messy I get really overwhelmed and will avoid going in my room and will only cope in there if I’m about to go to bed as I know I don’t have to look at the mess. Sometimes I don’t care if it’s a mess but other times I genuinely can’t cope and have ended up in tears because I’m stressed about my room not being clean. However I don’t care how the rest of the house looks because I live with my mum and I see my bedroom as all my stuff and therefore want it my way. I also won’t eat certain food if all the packages are touching, for example my mum just throws snacks all into the same places and as a result I would refuse to eat anything out of there until the other day when I properly cleaned it. This has only really become a thing as I’ve gotten older. I also sometimes get worried that if I don’t do something then someone will die or get hurt. However this was more of a thing I did when I was younger and a lot less now. But the other day my boyfriend was going to work and I told him to be safe and made a joke about how I’d probably tell him another ten times, I then somehow decided that if I didn’t say it another then times then something would happen to him on the way to work and proceeded to act as if I was joking by repeatedly telling him to be safe but realistically I was doing it because I was actually worried. There is more but this post is too long. Please just be honest and let me know what you think. Thank you if you did actually read all this, I appreciate it