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What comes to mind to me is counting something over and over again until it feels “just right” but there’s no logical basis for it. An example would be turning the light switch on and off a certain amount of times until I feel pleased. Checking the oven a certain amount of times (ie cannot land on an even number of checks, have to land on an odd number) might be another example. It can overlap with a lot of checking and counting compulsions. Or for me, setting things on my desk a certain way until it feels just right, or organizing my food on my plate a certain way until it feels right. Or standing up and sitting down repeatedly on my couch until I felt like I sat correctly ?
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- 6y
Thank you. Do you think repeating words in a prayer until they are precisely enunciated is Just Right OCD?
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It does help. Thank you.
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- 6y
Catlady, I do this with confession in prayer. I'll confess the same thing hundreds of times a day (that I may or may not have even done) until it seems as if it counted. I know better, but it's the OCD tricking me into the cycle. I hate it. When I resist this compulsion I feel like I'm in some state of limbo emotionally. Like when you're upset with your spouse but don't talk about it kinda feeling. If that makes sense.
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- 6y
Hi! The thing of repeating words in a prayer happened to me when I had scrupulosity and I completely relation it with the feeling of “Just Right” that morganwashere described before. I don’t know if that helps but it reminded me of my experience.
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- 6y
Hi Catlady, my best friend also suffers from Just Right OCD and her faith is very important to her. She has to pray in a way that is of perfect structure, and if she messes up she has to start all over again. For me, another example is when I have a significant other I have to kiss them goodbye until it feels right... like the perfect kiss goodbye... sometimes it takes up to 5 tries and finally I have to force myself to peel off... yikes :/
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- 25w
I’m hoping to get some feedback or hear if anyone else experiences similar things. Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of repetitive behaviors and thoughts that feel hard to control. Some of those things are: - I often get this uneasy feeling, and if I don’t do certain things in a specific way, it just doesn’t feel "just right." - I have to wash my hands until it feels "just right," and if I try not to, I get a thought that something bad will happen if I don’t. - I dislike using public bathrooms and even shared bathrooms at home. - When I shower, I have to wear socks before stepping on the floor. If my feet touch the ground, I feel like I have to shower again. - I get hyper-fixated on cuts, worrying about them getting infected, and I avoid touching water or anything else to prevent bacteria, even if I can’t cover them with a bandaid. - I can’t use dishes that have just been washed because I think they haven’t been cleaned properly. Instead, I use the ones that have already been dried and stored. When I type (like on emails or texts), I’ll fix what I write over and over, trying to make it "just right." - I have a strange dislike for certain numbers (7, 4, and 6) and feel uncomfortable around them. - I also have to follow routines, like making my bed in a certain way, and I can’t stop until everything is in the right order. - I get stuck on intrusive thoughts, like needing to wash my hands repeatedly or constantly checking things (like if I turned off the stove) because I fear something bad will happen if I don’t. - I’ll even repeat things in my head, like words or phrases, to make the "just right" feeling go away. - Sometimes, I treat inanimate objects like they have feelings and worry about hurting them, even though I know it's not real. - I’ve always felt like I’m being watched, which causes a lot of distress. There’s more, but these are some of the main things. I feel like these thoughts and behaviors control a lot of my day, and I just can’t stop them even when I know they’re kind of irrational. Does this sound like it could be signs of OCD, or is it something else? Or just normal behavior?
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- 23w
Hey guys just wondering if anyone suffers from this type of OCD. I feel a big struggle to even begin things because it doesn’t feel right or if I resume things it doesn’t feel right. Anyone have any advice ? Thank you
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- 21w
I can't figure out what type of OCD I have. I must be the only one who has mental hoarding OCD with some Just right and death themes. I've never seen a description of someone's symptoms that match mine. Mine are a combination of Just right and mental hoarding of a memory. Like if I have dinner, I need to do a routine where I take in various elements on the environment - the food, my phone, the people around, pets, the coolness of the air con, and think of them in a specific syntax. I need to go through this thinking cycle without also thinking about certain people, deceased people, any themes of death, certain colours (red and black mostly) and then when I get to the end I deliberately have to think about something that is anti-death, like a particularly person who is younger, a certain good colour. But there are other conditions to prevent having to re-do the routine. The phone can't give me a notification or ring. Then I have to touch the phone and think of a supporting person or colour. On top of this, if I go to Youtube, Facebook or anywhere else and I see something related to death first I have to re-do the whole routine. I have a pre-thought that protects me if I do see something in the theme of death. Touching a cat tail will re-trigger the routine and so will touching a certain matt or matts in my house without first say '1,2,3,4'. I do these mental hoarding routines every time I eat, every time I leave the house, every time I leave work, before I go to sleep. The other element of this is protecting loved ones and pets. In some of my routines, around food, leaving the house and going to bed, I have to mentally think of everyone in the house and all of my pets in the same way as above. I dont even know if it is OCD. It's mostly mental compulsions. I don't get anxiety, just discomfort. As exotic as my symptoms seem to be, I don't think my OCD is as bad as it is for others. it's a bit Just right and thats it. My symptoms do not fit any of the categories.
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