i’m worried that this isn’t ocd because i don’t think i have many ocd symptoms before now. what are some common ocd tendencies in childhood (im 14 now, it started 2 months ago)? i had a period of time when i was little where i HAD to confess when anything touched my private part, my legs, chairs, seatbelts, etc) but idk if that’s ocd related. anyway what are some common ocd symptoms in childhood, and are there any symptoms that come even when you aren’t obsessing about anything if that makes sense? any help is appreciated :)

I’m 14 and it started 2 months ago too but now I feel like I have less symptoms it scares me😣

It’s so annoying because now every time I want to wear something that many lgbt use I feel like people at egonna think I’m gay/bi

Most people don't show symptoms until 14-16. However, childhood is a trying time and I wouldn't jump the gun. I didn't get diagnosed until I was an adult and my symptoms didn't stop. When I was a teenager, I had intense HOCD. I had all the trimmings: a complusive porn watcher to test myself to different porns, I stared at people of the same sex, etc. I would have anxiety attacks about this. I started to pick my face excessively and I used to do other shit like bring nail polish to school so I could paint in class when I peeled it off. It was crazy making and when I got older I transitioned to complusive cleaning. The point is for you I would bank on "weird phase" because you don't want this. Here's the question for you: do you have unwanted repetitive thoughts that are totally outside of your control? Do you do something unhealthy or strange in response? That's the warnings.

Me too. It’s when it is first happening you look into it more but I think the more it’s in you it settles in and just goes around and a round “naturally”

i’m worried that this ocd because i don’t think i have ocd symptoms from before now (like in childhood)* also would like to add at the end “it feels like i don’t have as many symptoms as when this first started”

A strong thing about having symptoms that seem like OCD is that even though those urges are strong, you can stop when needed. You can't do these anymore with OCD. For me, the symptoms that appeared at the beginning (i got diagnosed with OCD at 13) were things like, not being able to stop, feeling like something bad is going to happen if I don't go through with the compulsion, not being able to get rid of certain thoughts even if they extremly bothered me. But please remember, everyone has other symptoms, so look out! (Sorry if there are any grammatical errors, english is my second language)