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I am an Elevator tech with OCD , different machine but interchangeable skills😂
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Lol fair enough. what type of struggles do you face on a daily basis attached to OCD. I’m curious because I feel like there aren’t a lot of people in my opinion that have jobs like ourselves that deal with stressful environments where you have to be fast and efficient along with quality. I’m always having issues trusting my quality work. “Did I check it” “did I actually torque it” the most goes on!
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@Jher55 Yeah I definitely have issues regarding OCD and my work. I’m always re checking nuts and bolts to make sure they are torqued and tight aswell as re- checking any wiring I do to make sure there aren’t any exposed conductors and I get a lot of intrusive thoughts wondering if I fixed the elevator properly or if it will break down again.
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@Jher55 Most people will say that is is just is just double checking your work, but with us with OCD we are checking and rechecking. Sometimes I check 20 times.
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@Jīngāng láng Exactly! Same here! I’ll check it like 20 times but still doesn’t feel right to the point my memory gets fuzzy and I’ll literally forget the next seconds even if I literally just torqued it a second ago It still feels like I didn’t! it really is crazy just how ocd can make anything feel untrustworthy!
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@Jīngāng láng How long have you been in the field?
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@Jher55 Exactly right! The more i check the less certain I become.
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@Jher55 About 4 and half years now. Just finished my apprenticeship 6 months ago
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@Jher55 How bout you?
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@Jīngāng láng Yep and it’s just crazy how the mind really does make you question so much even though you know it’s okay the first time around! Nice! and I’ve been in the automotive field for about 6 years. I remember when I started noticing some ocd symptoms. I left a drain plug loose one time and vehicle came back and the cylinder heads were starved of oil and that’s when it all went slowly declining and eventually started getting a little worse then eventually turned into other OCD subtypes. I just got diagnosed in July last year! What about you? When did you start to notice something different?
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@Jīngāng láng I can honestly say my job is what brought OCD out
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@Jher55 That’s intresting! It almost seems like u were afraid to make another mistake like that at work so u learnt the compulsive behaviour to protect yourself. That’s understandable. Sorry u have to deal with that!
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@Jher55 So I’m 20 years old now, I first noticed OCD when I was 11 years old with my first theme as magical thinking OCD, I would compulsive re- walk through door ways and turn light switches on and off until it felt right. From then I knew something wasn’t right, Then as I got older it turned into other themes aswell, got really bad at 18 and 19 when I started to suspect it was OCD. Then went to a psychologist and got diagnosed, now I’m in ERP.
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@Jīngāng láng Yea that’s basically how it went but, pretty crummy! Dang, such a young age! but erp is excellent! Glad to hear your getting some erp. OCD sucks but we’re managing it! My ocd is a little of everything honestly, religion, pocd, contamination ocd, real event ocd, you name it. How about you?
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Yeah definitely the same for me got harm ocd , pocd, real event, religion and contamination ocd . For me the worst one to deal with is Harm ocd and real event ocd. How about you?
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I gotcha, real event OCD is tough! POCD was the main one, I hate it with a passion! I’m waayyy better then when I first started but it’s the one that my OCD always goes back to! It sucks and I wish it was a different subtype! How long did it take for you to finally get the hang of OCD?
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Yeah man POCD sucks bad! Took me a while to get over that one! Tbh I didn’t take long of ERP to feel much better maybe after about 6 sessions it got much easier.
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I’ve been my job for almost 2 years now and I can not shake the constant worry that I am going to do something to mess it up. I’m constantly checking things over and over to make sure they’re correct to the point where I almost don’t believe my own eyes anymore. Everyday I go home with something to be anxious about. Today me and a coworker got in a bit of a tiff and I can’t stop thinking about it (even though I was totally right to be upset 🤣) everyday I play out fake scenarios that may happen because of what I said or did. Occasionally I will worry if I had written something inappropriate on the work I turn in. There’s no amount of reassurance that can make me stop worrying and I’m not sure what to do anymore. I’m new here and would love some suggestions!
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So today I’m getting my car back from my grandparents bc it had no ac and they fixed it for me the day I gave them the car I was having ocd bc I touched a little tree air freshener no the air freshener itself but the outside of the wrapper and then I touched my steering wheel and I didn’t clean it before I gave it to them and I was having really bad ocd that day about it and now it’s coming back because I’m getting my car back today and I have a cat so I’m just always overthinking bc of her with the things that have chemicals on it common sense makes me feel stupid for feeling this when but I genuinely get overheated having to pick up this car today because I don’t wanna deal with it and it’s hair wash day and laundry day and I feel I should clean my steering wheel and ik I’m gonna have to wash my hands a million times and everything I touched after touching the steering wheel like my phone and the car handles and my front door handles. Should I just try and not do these things bc it’s common sense that doing all the this is necessary but I feel I need to I know I’m just needing reassurance I know I need to do nothing but I always stress about my cat and I go to the laundry mat to do my laundry so I don’t wanna be sitting there overthinking about my steering wheel bc I could of just simply wiped it down but I don’t wanna repeat the cycle of giving in to my ocd
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Hi, i’m new to this app, i’ve had it for a couple days but finally just built up the courage to make a post… I think i might have OCD, but im not sure what type, or if i even have it, & i would like your guys opinions on it. I want to talk about some of my obsessions, some are physical where i get obsessed with physical objects, & others are where i get obsessed with my thoughts & actions, or other things people do. As well as my compulsions. Some thoughts i have everyday that im constantly worried about is accidentally killing myself, epically with my self-harm, & accidentally killing someone else although ive never had the urge or impulse to hurt someone like that before. I’m also worried about the quality of my car ALWAYS, & worried that someone will break into it, or steal it, or damage it - like hitting it, or doing a hit & run, or getting into an accident. I have constant thoughts about driving into a wall & killing myself. I also have to have the volume in my car at an even number otherwise it feels like i’m going to die, or i’m going to get into an accident. I’m also worried about my house burning down, & i even have to call my mom or text to her to make sure everything’s okay… i’m also constantly worried about people leaving/abandoning me, im worried that something in my past will come up, & someone will perceive me in a certain way that will make them leave me. Or im always worried that ive done something wrong although theres actually nothing i’ve done wrong, which could also make them leave me. I have a really hard time with uncertainty, & i need reassurance constantly. I have a lot of paranoid thoughts like “my family is out to get me” & “everyone’s hates me” & “you’re a horrible person” & images & more, even though i know they’re not real & they have no actual meaning to them. With the physical objects, i get obsessed with ideas or things, like bands, collectibles, keychains, posters, stuffed animals, & basically anthing you can think of, & i feel the need to get things or buy things pertaining to it, to make myself happy or feel fulfilled. at this point im becoming a hoarder. Another thing that i deal with is having things on a special or specific order. i need things to be decorated in my room in a very specific way for me to be happy, & if somethings off it triggers me & makes me really upset. I need to have things facing me, & in order & arrange them in a certain way. I get obsessed with the order of my room & how things look, & need constant approval from others to make sure it looks okay. To calm down i often have to repeat to myself that I am okay, until i actually feel okay again, & i definitely avoid places & situations that trigger me. i also constantly have to fidget with my hands, & my clothes to calm down, & am constantly worried about what other people thing of me, & because of that i have to go to the bathroom especially at work to check how i look & fix my clothes constantly to make sure i look okay. I also have a lot of brain chatter, so no matter what the time of day im always thinking things in the back of my mind, my brain remembers things throughout the day, like music, or people talking, or phrases they say, & sometimes i have to say it out loud to feel okay. Is this OCD? & if so, what type?
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