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.
Can OCD make you go crazy or can it just mock symptoms of losing your mind? Weird question I know. I have just been struggling really bad lately and wondering if it’s something more then OCD.
Does anyone have any comorbidity including bipolar disorder or depression? How can you differentiate the depression caused by OCD from potentially another issue entirely?
So I have intrusive thoughts that drive me nuts. BUT. I don’t know if I have compulsions! I don’t have to touch things a certain amount of times. I don’t do a ritual really. I just inside my head freak out. Is this OCD? I read about OCD, and it’s all about doing repetitive things but all of mine is inside my head. It’s making me believe I have something else wrong with me and it’s scary as hell! It’s convincing me I am a narcissist or sociopath but what’s weird is I deeply care about people in real life and I’m actually a people pleaser? I really just have a hard time understanding why I have dark intrusive thoughts based on my personality and how I interact with others. It feels like hell and since I’m not doing rituals or visible compulsions, my OCD (if I have it) is now convincing me “what if” I don’t have OCD. I do ruminate and I’m obsess over the thoughts and want to know “why”. Is that in itself a compulsion? The actual rumination? I guess this type of OCD is never talked about in movies/books so it makes me feel ALL ALONE.
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