Is it possible to have OCD without the unpleasent thinking? I have to do certain things, but not because of me thinking someting bad will happen if i dont do it. I Just feel like doing something like touching something "good" but i dont have the stulid thinking...
What happens if you don't do it?
Start to cry lol, pull my hair, pinch myself those things
@HillyJulia It's a good possibility yup yup but a few other conditions can cause similar responses so I'd refer you to someone with a degree for a definitive answer.
@Will86 Okay thankyou
I’ve struggled with this for nearly 30 years and just figure it out that my “obsession” is more just and uncomfortable or negative thought vs. a specific fear. I always had a hard time identifying and/or explaining it, but I read a single sentence a week or two ago and it finally made sense. I don’t have a ‘fear’ in my head that if I don’t do XXXX then XXXX will happen (which is how it’s frequently explained). It’s just a faulty coping mechanism Ive developed to deal with (but really to avoid) uncomfortable or unpleasant thoughts or emotions. It’s doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it’s what happens. If someone gets upset with me or I get upset over something I noticed my OCD amplifies by 10000. I’m also doing EMDR trauma therapy. It’s been a long process for me to even get to this though. I’ve developed a very solid mental stubbornness over my 35 years of life it’s hard to even let myself in most of the time. Sending healing hugs your way! <3
That sucks man... did yiu have like any therapie for it or medication? Sending loads of hugs back!
@HillyJulia Well I took meds for many years and continued to pack away all the issues instead of actually addressing them and I certainly would NOT recommend that approach!!!! Lol. It wasn’t until I quit the meds (my husband and I were trying to conceive) that I landed in therapy and began to face reality. I think I knew all along I should probably be doing it, but true to myself I made sure to avoid it at all costs. I knew back then that therapy for OCD was the gold standard but this was long before there were accessible options (like NOCD, telehealth in general, or a ton of internet info about OCD). I assumed I’d have to quit my job and check myself into a hospital and that was not an option (though I considered it at times…). But a lot of my compulsions are that I’ve often felt like I had to touch or tap things in a seemingly random fashion. I always had a hard time explaining to it to psychiatrists and it’s actually caused me a ton of anxiety and embarrassment to even talk about it. For me it isn’t necessarily a certain # of times, but just until my brain feels it’s “right”….which is a very sticky trap. The hardest part is that even in therapy those types of “Just right” tapping incidents are not necessarily reproducible because I still (almost always) have my guard up. My therapist gives me a lot of direction to try to handle those moments on my own when they do arise though. It’s a rather challenging brain game we’re all in!
I did some gross compulsions, i do them because i think that if i do them i get rid of thoughts ( cause i don’t want them) that’s why I do compulsions but people do them to check am I a p? I’m terrified I can’t do it. What if im different I don’t think I heard about someone that did compulsions to get rid of thoughts that’s why but to check omg im terrified
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.
Hey, so I've never actually been diagnosed with OCD. I did a little bit of research, I always thought OCD was organizing things. But I'm not normal, I have this thing where I feel something isn't right. I obsess over it or if I brush my hand over something correctly then it's fixed. Or I have to do this thing on stairs, I'll walk up a few or down them because something isn't right. I read this thing on memories. I know something happened, but then I doubt myself to the point I don't know if it happened. And I think too logically in relationships. I'll put statistics on things and if they might not work out I distance myself, there's other odd things I do. My family always told me I was fine but then said things like I was messed up, and said to just ignore what I felt. Like I was making it up. I don't know what to do, I don't have a doctor currently, I was never diognosed. Is there a way to be sure I have it? Or a way to stop everything? I just want to stop everything, please and thank you. Sorry for the long post. If anyone can help, I would be so thankful.
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