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- 1y ago
Is Ocd Not an anxiety disorder?
I thought it was an anxiety disorder back in 2018 when I first got diagnosed ….
I thought it was an anxiety disorder back in 2018 when I first got diagnosed ….
It is a type of anxiety disorder.
It was officially classified as an anxiety disorder but it has its own category in the DSM-5 now; which is OCD, and related disorders such as trichotillomania and excoriation.
@blazed Why it’s own category? That’s what throwing me off
@Anonymous I’m not exactly sure. I think it’s bc behaviourally, OCD is quite different than GAD, for example. The presence of compulsions are more prevalent in OCD which makes it distinct from other anxiety disorders. It’s mainly about the rituals and repetitive patterns/behaviours.
whats up guys what are some tips dealing with ocd and what to do when a thought makes u anxious ??
These past few days I was fine. Minimal intrusive thoughts ,no anxiety etc(to add I'm on medication so maybe it's starting to work although it barely is 2 weeks) and today I got a sudden wave of anxiety and it started latching on some thoughts like" what if I'm in denial and I wanna break up with my bf? And what if erp doesn't work for me because I actually wanna break up with my bf?" But they didn't really stay long usually those thoughts would make me spiral for days or so, now they lasted for some hours. And now I'm trying to trigger myself into being anxious again because if I don't it means I don't have ocd and if I don't have ocd it means I don't love my bf and if I don't love my bf it means I have to break up. Idk if it makes sense but the lack of anxiety makes me wonder if I actually have ocd or not.
so i was on instagram and it came up with other signs of ocd then someone commented this doesn’t mean you have ocd now im stressed that its not ocd background - i had so-ocd for a few years then got treatment for it but am now on the waiting list for further treatment for other stuff but i dont have another theme which makes me feel like its not ocd my day to day life consists of touching the door handle every time you go past it or someone will die, and inability to send emails without re reading loads of times and getting other people to check because im scared i wrote something bad but the what if it’s not ocd thought is triggering me now and i don’t know what do
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