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Honestly, I think OCD can invade any “category.” Particularly if it’s something or someone that you care about.
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I’ve researched this and found a few people with OCD have celebrity obsessions. Whether it’s OCD or not, I’m not sure. But it’s interesting because I had/have a celebrity obsessions (actually I’ve had multiple throughout my life). And it’s eerily similar to OCD symptoms. Like I compulsively check for updates on them (via twitter, instagram), or I’ll worry that they’re not the person I think they are, so I’m constantly checking for stories where people have met them and said they were nice, things like that. Are you in a similar boat? I’ve talked to my therapist about it because a few months back my OCD thoughts were predominately linked to the (possible) behavior of my favorite celebrity.
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Not necessarily classical OCD themes though, such as them getting harmed. It’s more like I feel deeply broken hearted when they have a romantic relationship and have to make sure they’re still single and sometimes I have fantasies in my head of them loving me back to take that feeling away
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I read a lot of stories similar to yours when I was researching Celebrity Obsessions.
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I know what you’re saying, sometimes it’s a nice escape but OCD likes to dig it’s claws in anything and everything.
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Although the internet can be somewhat of a source, i really don’t trust its reliability. Half of the internet says it is, half says it doesn’t. I feel the feeling is similar to that of a compulsive NATURE, and believe it is an obsession of such, but I don’t necessarily think it’s linked to mental illness, as a lot of the same symptoms I have that individuals without OCD experience. So it’s like which one is right?
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The only way it’s known for sure is by speaking to a licensed therapist.
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No, I hear you. And we’ll probably never get a definitive answer no matter how hard we seek, such is the nature of life and much to the chagrin of our OCD and need for certainty.
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I was embarrassed to bring it up with my therapist because I thought I was making a big deal over something thought to be trivial. I’m glad you brought this up on here. Makes me not feel so alone, whether it’s OCD or not.
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Compulsively with no actual reason!
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I’m not sure about that, I think it’s just a nervous habit. Some things aren’t ocd and some are, but i like to believe not everything about me is
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Since it’s so enjoyable sometimes, i feel sad, primarily because I want it to stay this feel good thing, not be apart of my mental illness ugh
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^is what I’ve concluded at least ??♀️
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What if u do it with other persons?? I used to check the whats app status of my therapist and viber status as well
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Hi everyone, I have been struggling with something for a while and I am starting to wonder if it is related to OCD. For as long as I can remember, I have had this habit of looking at people, whether friends, family, or strangers and even kids, through a lens that feels like it is from the perspective of someone who might find them attractive or sexualize them. I don’t want to feel attracted; it just feels like my brain automatically puts them in that perspective. I’ve done this for as long as I can remember, and I honestly thought it was just part of me being curious or creative. I have always thought this was just a quirk of my brain, but now I am starting to wonder if it is an OCD thing, especially since it feels automatic and I get anxious afterward. Has anyone else experienced this? I did not think this was part of OCD, but now I am not so sure.
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Not sure if this is OCD or ADHD or both, but sometimes I get really stuck on a topic to the point that it's obsessive and somewhat debilitating but still fun. Does anyone else get caught up on random topics (in a slightly unhealthy way)? This part of my mental health issues is one I don't mind as it has contributed a lot of joy to me through different fandoms and groups in my life. Just curious what obsessions (positive) you guys have and if you consider it a blessing, a curse or a blerse lol
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Hey, so idk if I have ocd, I would like to think I’m a very self aware person but I don’t wanna self diagnose at all, lmk what you guys think. So pretty much my whole life since I was young I remember having irrational fears im sure it was all trauma induced but when I was a kid I thought my father was poisoning me until I asked him, he started crying and was so shocked that I could ever even think that, my parents broke up when I was legit fresh out the womb, mom worked two jobs and disciplined me, dad let me do whatever on the weekends and got me snacks so I was obsessed with him so obsessed that it was mandatory for me to kiss his picture 20x everyday before school. Growing up I always felt followed by cameras or like someone out there was recording me waiting for me to do something embarrassing to expose me in front of the whole world and my life was over 🤣🤣 I thought my abusive ex bf was stalking me through my I phone camera after we broke up and it would truly stress me out, it made me believe that it was the reason he never reached out again bc I probably looked ugly in the camera he was stalking me through. If I fall out with a friend Ill over analyze everything to see if I did anything wrong and god forbid while I’m self reflecting I realize I did something wrong I feel like an evil person, verbatim the people I fall out with is bc they’ve done me wrong in some way and it has to b something hurtful or repeated mistakes for me to really stay away for good, so I’ll beat myself up for making mistakes with another person who’s made the same amount of mistakes if not more and in most cases I always fall short, and this when I question if it’s ocd or I’m just to self aware and see the ugly in me bc I’m not perfect and it’s just makes me feel so unsettled but again that’s a normal feeling and the next step is to forgive yourself and do better moving forward, not obsess over it like your trying to convince yourself you’re a good person. I’m also hot tempered and will say hurtful things when I’m mad I’m definitely a crash out in the way, you push my bottoms way too many times and I will shred you, and I’ll say things ik will hurt you and that’s just so low, then the anger goes away and I have to face the guilt, which makes my “ocd” 100x worse, it almost feels like I have to do everything right to not trigger it yet again I don’t have the self control to do it all right, I actually have a lot bpd tendencies again not diagnosing but I’m just trying to understand my brain. I worry about dying, getting a terminal illness. uti turning into kidney infection then into cancer kind of thing, knowing that life in general can b tragic is so scary to me, like what will be my story? What will be my life experience?. I believe that people see right through me and discuss it amongst each other, I always tell myself I am not that important but I can’t seem to shake it off sometimes. When I would break up with my ex I would have pre written paragraphs ready to b send if he ever decided to reach back and I would do this to make sure I didn’t forget a single thought, that every point i felt I need to prove was there, and that bothers me bc do I want win an argument or fix the issue. All of these feelings make me feel so pathetic and embarrassed people move on with their lives and I’m still stuck on something that happened 3 yrs ago. Then I’ll get manic get a tattoo, change my hair, go out clubbing do what I can to b the sexy young girl that I am and it helps in the moment but it worsens my mental after the euphoria is gone. I’m currently staying home, not going out, have only 1 friend so I feel like ocd progressively got worse now, I don’t remember it getting this bad in a while. lmk what you guys think don’t judge or think I’m embarrassing I’m actually so cool and if have to convince you I’m cool I will LMFAOO no but fr help
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