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For it to be classified as a disorder it honestly depends on the severity of it. How much distress it causes you, interference with your daily life, etc. I don’t think OCD would ever be considered just as part of anxiety. OCD is not just anxiety. OCD doesn’t usually just go away on its own once you have it... so I don’t think the time frame necessarily matters for this disorder. It’s also worth mentioning that most people with this disorder don’t get help for a considerable amount of time after they start experiencing symptoms.
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i have GAD and OCD, it’s possible to have both.
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- 6y ago
Agreed with Pineapple... I was misdiagnosed a few times with GAD... because it’s often misunderstood and/or we hide it well. When I suffered from pocd symptoms, I didn’t feel I could share those thoughts. One of the big separations of ocd and anxiety is, while ocd can cause anxiety, there are obsessions and typically compulsions involved as well. Repetitive thoughts, feeling urges to do something in order to relieve or avoid those thoughts, there are many symptoms... I suggest going to iocdf.org to learn more and see if you can relate... good luck!
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I was diagnosed with severe GAD with ocd tendencies when I was a child. Idk if that was right then or not I think maybe I had difficulty conveying how I felt. Now diagnosed with OCD (not tendencies) and depression, though I still have anxiety that isn’t directly related to ocd.
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^^^ same ?
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- 13w ago
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
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Can OCD mimic depression? With this theme I’m always wondering if I have OCD or depression. It first started out as harm OCD and now this. Today I told myself if I did have depression then it’s treatable and I would work on it. Then I started to feel depressed and emotional and like had an urge to google the difference. When I did this I just broke down because I felt like I related to them, it made me worse. However when I look up OCD symptoms it makes me feel better. So now I’m unsure. Almost like OCD wants me to believe it’s depression
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This list by ai gives a good summary of my symptoms. Does it resemble OCD or is it something else? 1. Compulsions (OCD-specific behaviors): • Feeling the need to flex or contract muscles an even number of times, equally on both sides of your body. • Needing to reverse actions (for example, if you roll your eyes or trace a line with your finger, you feel compelled to do it again in the exact opposite way). 2. Intrusive Thoughts (OCD-specific ruminations): • Daydreaming about people you care about getting hurt (e.g., school shooting, injury, or kidnapping). • Sometimes feeling like you might want something bad to happen to someone you find attractive—possibly because of a desire to help or save them, though it’s confusing. • These thoughts can sometimes provide a twisted sense of relief while remaining distressing and confusing. 3. Sexual Orientation OCD: • Experiencing confusion or doubt about your sexual orientation. 4. Contamination Thoughts: • Feeling like things are contaminated, especially after touching something gross. 5. Sensory Compulsions: • Feeling the need to smell your hand after touching areas like your ear or hair. 6. ADHD-like Symptoms / Additional Observations: • Fidgeting or moving your legs when standing or sitting.
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