Do I even have OCD or am I just dramatic?

Hi all, I’m brand new to this app. I’ve never had any mental disorders. I’ve never been diagnosed or even suspected that I had some kind of issue going on. But recently my partner gently pointed out to me that I’ve developed some weird tendencies that are progressively getting worse. I’m getting overly anxious about the smallest of things. Every time he leaves for work, I stare at the tracker on my phone until he gets through his 25 minute commute because I’m convinced there will be a wreck. I’m terrified that someone is constantly taking pictures of me through my windows and even feel like people can see through my (solid) blinds at night. Every time I hear someone in the hallway of my apartment complex I stare out the peephole because I’m convinced they’re going to break in, even if it’s a neighbor that I recognize. I check myself for lumps in my body every morning and every night, and my partner too, even though neither of us have any scary medical history. I unplug everything with a cord every night before I go to bed because I’m terrified that something is faulty and my apartment will catch on fire. I am constantly afraid of being sued by people I don’t know even though the worst thing I’ve ever done is gotten a speeding ticket. I have dreams that people are sending me threatening mail and it stops me from opening my actual mail. There are so many more, I could go on forever. Writing it all down, I know it’s stupid. I just don’t know if feeling this way is normal. There are people out there that have actual stressors and here I am working myself up a million times a day over nothing. Do normal people feel like this? I thought it was normal.

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 15d ago

I always ask when people unplug everything if they also unplug the garage door opener and the refrigerator. No one ever does. The two things with motors are left plugged in while the things without motors are the ones we unplug. Gotta love the logic of OCD. It comes down to how we react to the thoughts or images or urges we have. Do we give in to them or do we allow them to be there and move on from them? Right now it sounds to me like there is a lot of giving in to them. If that is the case, and you want help learning to handle the things that you fear, I hope you will consider meeting with a therapist. I think that it would benefit you and help you to manage this, especially if others are seeing the effects of it. If we can help here at NOCD, that would be awesome too. You can click the therapy button on the app to get started if you want.

Philipp2024

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 16d ago

No, normal people don’t feel like this. It’s honestly a bit hard for me to tell if it is OCD-like. What you are describing could be called obsessions. However for it to be OCD there also have to be compulsions (mentally or physically). Staring at the tracker and checking for lumps might be compulsions, but honestly it’s hard to tell. Do you have more repetitive behaviors that come as a result of your distressing thoughts?

Andrea Wells

Date posted: 14d ago

It's not stupid. I get it. It certainly does sound like OCD. I am diagnosed and I relate to so much of what you are saying. I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Knowing really is half the battle. Now that you know OCD is a real possibility, you can learn more about it and how to overcome it! NOCD provides formal assessments to diagnose and specialized therapy for OCD.

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 7d ago

Hi, It sounds like you are having a lot of unwanted, anxiety producing thoughts which is super upsetting! The best thing is to have a professional assessment so that you can get to the bottom of " why' you are having these thoughts. I think Patrick gave you some great advice. The difference between "normal" people and others who have OCD is that those thoughts get stuck in people with OCD's head. Its something you cant help, and something that you can work on. Please meet with a specialized OCD therapist like me in person to learn about and be assessed. It could be the best gift that you wever give yourself, the gift of managing your emotions.

D23859

Date posted: 25w ago

Can OCD be something that doesnt fit any subtype?

I have this fear of being a psychopath or sociopath. All my life i was able to feel normal emotions like joy, sadness, guilt etc up until now where i suddenly gained this new fear of being a psychopath because i felt emotionally detached from my partner lately and i now feel like i emotionally shut down and like im on autopilot mode. Its like i cant feel anything right now, and to test myself i think of situations in my head that are bad (like someone getting hit by a car) to see if i feel any empathy and it scares me that i sometimes dont. I keep doing this over and over and i cant feel anything, im so scared of being evil or something. It triggers me when i see negative things on social media because im scared i don’t feel anything or not care about it at all. I never thought id be saying this but i WANT to feel sad or upset just so i know im not crazy.

niknicole

Date posted: 25w ago

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Everything feels so real. I think learning about non-offending pedophiles has really screwed with me. I feel like I’m not even doing compulsions anymore like I genuinely cannot remember if I do them or not and the groinal responses are messing with me. I keep having intrusive dreams and I’m in that half asleep state and I feel nothing after that or I feel weird like a good weird, I don’t know. It’s a really weird feeling when I get those thoughts but I don’t like them, I don’t think. All I know is, I keep seeking reassurance and I feel like I don’t have OCD because the way I feel, like the way I get worked up isn’t the same as others. Whenever I try to watch a show, like 9-1-1 or daily dose of sunshine, I feel like I’m watching something I shouldn’t be. Or if I’m just on my phone, I feel like something is going to happen. I feel red flags whenever I’m on my phone, like somehow cp will appear. I know that OCD is the doubting disorder but my god, this is just crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. Everything is just nonstop, it’s so constant and I’m genuinely scared that I’ll do something when I get out of my room. I don’t know anymore, this whole OCD thing is just making me lose my mind.

carol.xxx

Date posted: 24w ago

HARM OCD please reply ♥️🤞🏼

I am really struggling with harm ocd. ( The fear of hurting others) My ocd is very tough to combat at the minute. I feel like i’m having intrusive thoughts every minute of every single day. Except from when Im distracted. I feel guilty and foul for the thoughts. I have this strong intrusive feeling that feels impulsive, as if i’m about to act on a thought. It almost feels like I want to. But I really don’t and i’m so scared this isn’t normal. I keep thinking. “What if this isn’t OCD” “What if i did that” and it’s really worrying me as it feels relentless and as if I’m about to do it. In my head chest wrists. I feel tired of this. I don’t know much about compulsions etc but i find myself - Asking my bf if he gets intrusive thoughts like me. Asking him if he actually does and asking repeatedly. - I ask him over and over again and check if he definitely does. - I will literally try to fight the thoughts by kind of saying “ as if i’m not that type of person” Then saying everything will be okay to myself. Please can someone tell me if this is normal. Yes I may be looking for reassurance but i need to know if it is, Im scared, i’m crying. Please tell me if you’ve had this feeling of as if you’re about to do it!

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