I'm looking for people that share my symptoms but haven't seen anyone yet 🙁 I have repetitive intrusive thoughts and self talk, and obsession with symmetry and "just right" ocd. It's very exhausting.
just curious what do you mean by self talk? i have some symptoms i would call that but idk if we r talking about the same thing
It's hard to explain but I always repeat to myself things I need to do, or things I've already done, or talk to myself about everyday things that happen in my life, and if it doesn't sound right I have to say it over until it does.. In my mind and when I'm talking to people too, If someone interrupts me when I'm in the middle of saying something, I have to start over so it's "just right" and to make sure that they heard me and understand. I also ruminate on things I've said or done or what other people say and do. I also have a need for symmetry and I don't like odd numbers. I sometimes feel panicky if I feel like something isn't straight or even..or done the "right way".There's more but anyway I hope that makes sense!
@EHope77 i get you!! i do rlly similar things. i think through things that happened during my day or stuff like that over and over as if i was telling someone about it. if i get interrupted or dont have it perfect i have to start over too. i dont have too many problems with symmetry but i get really stressed if things arent grouped right.. like if someone mixes markers and pencils in the pencil cups at work.
Very common on here, so it is t just you.
@Nica Isn’t*
I've never seen a therapist or been diagnosed, so I went surfing through to find this community. I've seen a lot of OCD symptoms written online. Here is what I experience that I feel may be OCD. If any of you guys agrees, please let me know. I have only ever been able to call my mom by her first name. I have never been able to not do that. She tried to make me call her mom once as a kid but it felt so wrong that I started crying. Everytime I see a wet floor sign, I say "piso mojado" out loud. I have plenty of harsh intrusive thoughts, such as committing acts of violence when I see people not using their turn signals, interrupting performers at a concert. I make myself re-press on my phone alarms 10-12 times each day in the same rythym until it feels fully set to go off. Light switches get flicked off and on, I can't stand not doing it. I have to double-check everything and make myself re-look through the same drawers at work for hours. I love to write, but I never get far because I need approval from others. My head is also always filled to the brim with thoughts which has made writing and things like memory a lot harder. I can't use spoons. I can only use forks for almost everything. I can't stand them. That's all I can think of for right now. Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Hey all, This is so strange to share this, and I have been judged by others and misdiagnosed many times. About a year ago I worked with an OCD therapist and it was really triggering. For me my thoughts are mainly about suicidal ocd and harm ocd centered around my children of all things. Fear that I could or would want to hurt them, then feeling so horrible that I believe I’m suicidal then I go back and forth on that. After reading a few of your posts, it makes me truly have a bit of hope that I can overcome this.
Hello there. I’m new here and think I may have OCD I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life. However, in my early teens, I started experiencing obsessive fears and engaging in compulsions because my brain convinced me that if I didn’t perform a certain action a specific number of times, it would “prove” that I wanted something terrible to happen. When I was 17, I began seeing a therapist and opened up to her about this. She diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and I accepted the diagnosis But last night, I became curious about whether people with GAD engage in compulsions and have specific fears, so I looked it up. I was shocked to learn that these are not typical characteristics of GAD Now, I would love to find a therapist who specializes in OCD so I can get a formal diagnosis and the appropriate treatment
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