Do any of you have both OCD and Tourette’s?? Or a tic disorder? How can YOU personally tell the difference between a tic and a compulsion? I’m thinking there may be more going on with me than OCD alone! Thanks!
So for a while my psychiatrist dismissed my tics as being a neurological disorder. It was only after years of therapy that we both learned my tics were actually compulsions intertwined with my ocd. Basically I’ll have an intrusive thought that will drive an intense level of anxiety and then I perform a rapid body movement or make a certain sound or say a certain phrase to physically distract myself from the intrusive thought and decrease my anxiety. Turns out the tic-like compulsion is a form of thought suppression. Hope this helps. Happy to talk more!
Yeah that’s how it is for me! Lately it’s been happening in the absence of extremely distressing thoughts, but I think the obsession is just with making my body feel a certain way
There is a connection between OCD, tic disorders and Tourettes. I don't know the extent of it. There is also a connection between OCD and BFRB (body-focused repetitive behaviors) such as pulling hair and skin picking. I don't really have tics (that I know of) so not sure I can answer that part of the question, but I do skin pick a lot.
Hi there, i can say that I have ticks and at first thought they were neurological movements but then I found out they were ticks because they tied into the ocd thought. I still have them once in a while but it’s not something I fear anymore
Hi there. People typically engage in compulsions in order to make some feared thought go away (e.g., washing hands to stop themselves from getting sick). On the other hand, people typically engage in tics in order to reduce physical tension (e.g., throwing their head backwards), as opposed to some feared thought. People with Tourette's and tics typically describe what is called a "premonitory urge," which is a build up of physical tension. Engaging in a tic reduces this tension.
i’ve been struggling with tics a lot lately. my doctor and neurologist are still unsure whether it’s a tic disorder like tourette’s, or if it’s myoclonic absence seizures i’m having. i’m getting an EEG done soon, but does anyone else have this or know someone who does??
Hi guys, This is my first post on here, as I’ve been scared to be vulnerable in this way. I’ve had a lifelong journey of mental health, diagnosed with a myriad of things, and misdiagnosed with others. When I got diagnosed with OCD, things started to click and treatment has been going well. There’s still a disconnect, things I do that are different than others and aren’t compulsion or obsession related. The reason I’m posting is to ask if anyone has been diagnosed with OCD/Autism and how you navigated that comorbidity. Thank you to anyone who shares
hi everyone!! so idk if anyone will see this, but i guess i have a lot of questions. i got diagnosed with OCD about 2 years ago or so but i’ve had it for as long as i can remember. my obsessions and compulsions root from my worst fears and what i’m most afraid of losing. when i was really young, it started with doing things or else the devil was going to come and get me, because that was my worst fear at that time. i have to count, i usually do things in pairs of 3. i HATE even numbers. only odd numbers. sometimes i spend a lot of time redoing something over and over and over again just until it feels “right.” i have super bad sensory issues. i cut the tags out of everything i own, my nails have to be short or else i will dig them into my skin until i bleed because it just doesn’t feel right. at school i used to be late to class because i would be at my locker turning the combination either 3, 7, 9, 11, or 13 times. it just depended on what felt right. before i would go to bed i would have to sit up and check the door 3 , 7, 9… etc. one time i had to check 27 times before i could go to sleep. i’m actually scared of getting things i want in life because my OCD will hold it against me. “you better do this or else you’ll lose this.” the more happy i am in life, the worse my OCD gets. it prays on my worst fears. if there is even something slightly wrong with my clothes: a tiny thread hanging lose, a bad memory attached, i will never wear it again. there’s one thing im sorta embarrassed to say but it’s one of my worst ones. basically: peeing. at night, i have to continuously go to the bathroom over and over again because i feel like my bladder isn’t completely empty. i will keep telling myself “it’s full, i have to go.” even when i just peed 5 minutes ago. and due to this, it causes a lot of wiping. i have wiped myself raw to the point i bleed a lot. it’s embarrassing, but i can’t stop. it never feels clean enough. my hair is never perfect enough. my clothes are ugly. i think i mostly struggle with perfectionism OCD. but is that it? i also feel like if i don’t do certain things, it will cause something bad to happen to my family or friends. like i have magical control over events. i don’t know. can someone help please?
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