- Date posted
- 1y ago
Is this OCD?
I haven’t been diagnosed with OCD but have finally came to terms with something is definitely off about me. I’ve dealt with this situation for as long as I can remember but have always had too much going on in life to put myself first but finally had enough this year and started researching and thinking that maybe I do have it or maybe I have ADHD? I don’t know, but I did schedule my first call for tomorrow so maybe I’ll know more after that. But anyways, I find myself every day having to do things “a certain way” it can be as simple as folding towels a certain way or stacking dishes or for example, I work from home and type 90% of my day and sometimes I’ll find myself rewriting emails because it isn’t “exactly right” and it’s literally just rewriting the same sentences over and over until it “feels good” re doing these tasks every day is so exhausting and time consuming and not to mention embarrassing when other people see me doing something 5 times the same way I did it the first time. I’ve tried ignoring these thoughts or whatever it is, but if I do I get this sinking feeling in my stomach that something terrible is going to happen to my family so I just do it anyways. Been doing this for the last ten years now but I’ve had enough. I don’t know if this is OCD or what, does anyone have any advice or experience this same thing? ** also to add, it seems like every couple of months I get stuck on numbers. So when re doing these tasks I have to do them as many times as the number I’m stuck on. For years it was always the number 4. I’d have to fold a towel 4 different times or touch a door knob 4 times when closing a door. Now it’s 5. Guys.. I need help before it gets to 10.. lol