I’m unsure if i have ocd…

i’m a new user on this app, I downloaded it just cause I was curious, I don’t really know if I have OCD. Because in school all I learned about OCD is things being out of place and having it to be perfect almost like perfectionism, but I’ve just recently realized there’s a whole kind of different types of OCD, some things I struggle with daily is a fear of bad things happening or almost like an impending doom of when is it gonna happen? I’m always in my head thinking feels like I’m having multiple conversations at once. Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like I’m having a conversation with myself. I have horrendous anxiety about everything and anything talking to people being around people. It just feels like it consumes my everyday life and I don’t know what to do. I can’t clearly remember anything from my childhood and some things I feel like I may be imagining I just don’t really feel like a person. I’m always thinking the worst in my relationship over analyzing and stressing out thinking of scenarios or thinking, my boyfriend‘s cheating on me. It almost all feels out of my control.

Kim Calder

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2d ago

I am a patient of NOCD, and I can tell you that you are not alone in your feelings. OCD can present in many forms, one is the need to be in control of others and things that are outside of your control. Catastrophizing is something I do with my OCD, in addition to reminiscing of my past and trying to come up with different outcomes. I can tell you that my therapist with NOCD, Justin, has been extremely helpful working through my OCD issues. I was a wreck when I first started working with him; I couldn’t leave the house and I really just wanted to die. Since I started, almost two years ago, I have been out of the country Solo traveling, several times. I am enjoying life again. Sure, I still get thoughts and get anxious, however, I now have the tools to help me dispel the thoughts and behaviors quickly. I am a work in progress. However, it took me 54 years to get help, so I still have a lot to unpack. I can’t promise that NOCD will work for you, however, I can’t promise that if you give it a try you will be met with compassion, kindness, and zero judgement. I recommend you give NOCD, and yourself, a chance. ❤️

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 2d ago

I'm glad you found us. You are very right, there are a host of OCD subtypes. I understand you feeling like its out of your control but the good news is that you can learn how to confront your fears and get your life back. ERP therapy can teach you how. You can sign up for a free 15 minute consultation with NOCD on your therapy page if you are interested in learning more. Here is some info on relationship OCD. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/relationship-ocd

User type: Therapist

Date posted: Yesterday

OCD and generalized anxiety can be difficult to distinguish. OCD thrives on doubt and uncertainty and attacks the areas of your life that are important to you. This can be incredibly mentally, emotionally, and physically taxing. All of NOCDs therapists receive specialized training to diagnose and treat OCD utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy . You will find many testimonials from the community of other individuals who have been able to experience relief from OCD through ERP. I encourage you to reach out to our care team to schedule an initial appointment.

jhew86

Date posted: Yesterday

I think you are in the right place. My OCD has been insidious and hard to distinguish because it has taken several forms over the years. Looking back it was always present on some level.

CelinaDavs

Date posted: Yesterday

@jhew86 same like even when i was younger i used to line my stuffed animals up in lines or for cleaning in general, and that was the only thing present as a kid, but now my ocd focuses more on change and going outside or just doing anything without my brain always analyzing everything and bad things happening, so hopefully i can learn some stuff out in here🤷🏼‍♀️

User type: Therapist

Date posted: Yesterday

Hi Celina, welcome to the NOCD community, I hope you enjoy using the app and find it to be helpful. It sounds like you are experiencing a lot of anxiety and getting stuck in your head for a good part of the day questioning and analyzing a lot of different things. I'm sending you a link to tell that explains a little more about OCD and a link to take an OCD quiz. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/ocd-test https://www.treatmyocd.com/ocd-quiz The best way to treat OCD is through Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP). ERP therapy can teach you how to disengage and tolerate these distressing thoughts you are having. You can sign up for a free 15 minute consultation with NOCD, if you're interested in learning more about ERP and its effectiveness to treating OCD.

Sammie2303

Date posted: 25w ago

Help

Hello everyone! I’m new to this app and I am just looking for some help or any advice. I am 20 years old and female. I constantly think about the past and what has happened to me and my boyfriend. (Mostly about him and his ex and if he liked her more). No matter how hard I try these thoughts just flood my mind and nothing that I do helps me avoid them. I have always had issues with constant thoughts about the past and things that are stressing me out, and they just don’t go away. I thought that the thoughts about my boyfriend’s ex would fade but i’ve been with him for 2 years now and they are still constant everyday. I feel like I have to know what she’s up to and check her social media daily, if not multiple times in a day. I also check my ex’s social media daily. I don’t want to do this but I feel like I have to, and If I try not to it just makes me feel anxious. My ex was verbally and physically abusive, I was 15-17 and we were together for those two years. I have gone to PTSD therapy and I still have thoughts over and over about what happened and I wonder if it was even real. Or if I’m even remembering what happened correctly. I have constant thoughts about him and what happened between us. I also have issues such as kind of twitching when i’m really stressed out or something isn’t “right” to me. I constantly have to clean and put things in their place. I have a routine that I do everyday, such as showering in a certain order, doing my skincare in a certain order, and doing things at work in a certain order. Is this normal? And how do I help these thoughts go away… Because they have gotten so bad that it distracts me all day and is interfering with having a future with my boyfriend.

leena445

Date posted: 24w ago

im so confused

im not diagnosed, but these past two days have been terrible. i constantly have this underlying feeling that i might do something that i think is gross and i feel like i can’t do anything on my own because otherwise i might do something wrong. like i feel like i constantly have to be in front of people so that i can make sure of my every action. this is so exhausting and I’m so confused. and like i keep getting terrible images and stuff replaying in my head. i also try to recall what happened but i feel like i have false event too. i used to have religious ocd and that eventually stopped completely, but now it feels like all my work getting over that was pointless. also like i feel like i might have contamination ocd but not the typical germ type. I just get terrible images and I can’t remember if those images are true or not even though they’re impossible and i feel terrible. I don’t know if i could ever get over this because even the thought of it is terrible.

Lilly5679

Date posted: 20w ago

Is it in my head

I have constantly been feeling like if I hit one arm, I have to hit the other and if I set something down and it just didn’t look right or feel right I had to do it again or I had to move it to a different spot in my room I’ve had never been a clean freak, which is mainly what I get told is OCD And I don’t know if I should even have this app. I don’t know if I actually have it. I’m constantly worried that I did something in my past that harmed others and that’s why people don’t like me or I’m constantly worried People are constantly watching me and I don’t know if that’s OCD or if I have it so please tell me I will delete this app and never think of it again if I don’t I just really wanna know

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