So I saw something online called excessive worrying anxiety. It’s almost the same as ocd. The website said people with generalized anxiety disorder feel extremely worried or feel nervous about things even when there is little or no reason to worry about them. People with GAD find it difficult to control their anxiety and stay focused on daily tasks. So basically it’s the same thing as ocd but you don’t do compulsions. I’m not sure what I have because I can’t really pinpoint my compulsions. Maybe because my ocd is pure o? Idk but.... I know it’s some type of anxiety because if I actually was this way I wouldn’t worry like this. I was at volleyball and I saw the girl who triggered my hocd thoughts and I just can’t stand her now. I don’t even want to look at her. I used to be best friends with her? Ugh now I hate her. I didn’t want her to make the volleyball team how mean. Now that I think of it though this might be a compulsion. Avoiding looking at her, talking to her, doing anything with her.... wait so do I have ocd? Don’t answer that? That’s reassurance. Welp I guess I figured it out myself??

OCD and GAD are two different things but it is possible to have both of them at the same time. OCD, even what is referred to as “pure O”, does have compulsions. You do not always have to have physical compulsions to have OCD; sometimes they can be more difficult to realize, but mental compulsions are still compulsions. Avoiding the things that trigger your obsessions is definitely a compulsion. What you described sounds more like OCD, but that’s not to say you don’t have GAD as well, or maybe you only have one of them — would be helpful to see a professional who can properly diagnose.

Check out this link, it might provide a little more insight between GAD and OCD: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-difference-between-gad-and-ocd-1393010 Good luck :) ❤️

Yeah I wish I could see a professional but I can’t sadly. I’m pretty sure I have ocd but I’m keeping my eyes open for other things because it’s possible I could have something else. Thank you for the advice though!!

Thank you!!!!❤️

essentially all anxiety is the same. usually, the thing youre scared of has a “logical” solution in the moment, and that ends up being your safety mechanism that keeps you having anxiety. with GAD, you could say the actual worrying was the compulsion. for example with panic disorder or agoraphobia, the compulsion is fleeing. the diagnoses are helpful in knowing where the root causes are, but again, all anxiety disorders and phobias have something in common; anxiety and safety mechanisms

The way I look at it is that ocd is irrational based intrusive thoughts based in anxiety that make you do compulsions in order to control it. GAD is anxiety based on real life events being made irrational. Someone with GAD might be going through something hard and their anxiety makes them imagine the worst case scenarios as a way to protect themselves. It’s really all anxiety, but the specific diagnoses is there to help to find the right treatment. Especially with ocd, you need VERY specific treatment for it because if you get the wrong treatment, you’re at risk of making it even worse.