Do I have OCD if I don't have typical compulsions but experience intrusive thoughts?

I’m not sure if I have ocd

My therapist brought up to me when I was having a panic attack that she thinks I have ocd. I told her no that couldn’t be it bc I don’t wash my hands a bunch or keep everything clean and organized. But I do have repeated thoughts and get stuck on some. I tend to research things. So I researched ocd and I discovered pure o ocd and everything I have seen i relate too. It makes me question if I like these intrusive thoughts when Ik that I don’t and I know me and that i wouldn’t do any of the things but it scares me thinking it. I haven’t been diagnosed other than my therapist mentioning it. I tend to do things like count in my head randomly or when I’m doing a task such as filling my water bottle or counting steps. I also have to repeat things in my head till it feels like I’ve said it a good amount of times, it has to feel right. Specifically the word no or shaking my head so the intrusive thought goes away. I hate these feelings and thoughts.

Username: 🐞🎋 nunuuununu🐞🎋 nunuuununu

Date posted: 9w ago

hi, before i used to think it was just my anxiety playing with my mind too because as you said when we heard OCD we think about cleaning and being organized, and i’m super messy so i was like yeah no haha it sounds like you have pure OCD, getting help is gonna help you with your panic attacks as well😊 you will understand you so much better and you will be able to being in control of your thoughts without having to constantly argue with your OCD and shaking your head, is scary i know but trust me you will be okay!!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 9w ago

You should talk more to your therapist because it does fit the bill and there is help out there!!! The right medication, meditation, therapy... it's all out there for you :)

Username: kaylinkkaylink

Date posted: 9w ago

never have related more to one of these post! everything you just described is how i felt with the whole thing about whether or not i have ocd and my smyptoms are the exact same to a T of what yours are! Im just wondering if talking to a therapist has helped lessen your symptoms and made you experience doing these things less throughout the day or even week overall ? I want to try therapy but i don’t know yet if it’s the moneys worth and time.

Username: lexiiiiiiiilexiiiiiiii

Date posted: 9w ago

@kaylink Yes it’s helped having someone to talk to and not having to worry About them leaving or not talking to u anymore

Username: lor

Date posted: 3y ago

This is half a vent session, half me asking for advice but: My OCD symptoms started on april 2020, one month after the pandemic. that has led me to constantly question whether it’s OCD or anxiety and of course i can’t really diagnose myself but it behaves very differently from anxiety. i’ve also been doing research and reading about OCD for over a year and i honestly honestly think i have OCD because i fit basically all the symptoms? anyways, I finally brought it up to my therapist a few appointments ago and i felt like they kind of dismissed me? not sure if that’s normal. they told me it’s could be because of heightened anxiety and to practice “thought stopping”. that has made me feel sooo bad about myself because i start spiraling and believing my intrusive thoughts MUST be true because of what they said, and because it makes me feel like I’m just using the OCD label for “attention”. i’m not sure if i should bring it up again in a future appointment? or maybe find a new therapist? or maybe I don’t have OCD at all? I don’t know what to do

Username: EFF_OCD

Date posted: 2y ago

Honestly I’m just confused af

So I have intrusive thoughts that drive me nuts. BUT. I don’t know if I have compulsions! I don’t have to touch things a certain amount of times. I don’t do a ritual really. I just inside my head freak out. Is this OCD? I read about OCD, and it’s all about doing repetitive things but all of mine is inside my head. It’s making me believe I have something else wrong with me and it’s scary as hell! It’s convincing me I am a narcissist or sociopath but what’s weird is I deeply care about people in real life and I’m actually a people pleaser? I really just have a hard time understanding why I have dark intrusive thoughts based on my personality and how I interact with others. It feels like hell and since I’m not doing rituals or visible compulsions, my OCD (if I have it) is now convincing me “what if” I don’t have OCD. I do ruminate and I’m obsess over the thoughts and want to know “why”. Is that in itself a compulsion? The actual rumination? I guess this type of OCD is never talked about in movies/books so it makes me feel ALL ALONE.

Username: Camille67

Date posted: 32w ago

Pure ocd

I was Reading about pure ocd and It says that it Is not included in the dsm-5 and that the obsessive compulsive disorder in the dsm-5 has ALWAYS physical compulsions/actions. So what if this doesnt exist and I don't have ocd? I don't get It. I don't do ripetitive actions at all. I Just try to research things every second, ask for reassurance, try to solve my thoughts for hours, think about the past.

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