Am I really facing OCD?

[Clary_fray]

Lately I heard about this (ocd) and I realized that I have many of ocd’s symptoms. I think that you know better than me, so i’d like to tell you my symptoms and tell me if I have this problem. (If that’s possible...)

1. Checking and rechecking things all the time to make sure that I have done something correctly

2. Obsessive thoughts enter in my mind and sometimes it’s not too easy for me to let them

3. I have depression

4. Annoying thoughts and “hard” pictures enter in my mind

5. I am temporarily happy if I let my obsessions and performing my behaviors, then I have a short relief

( I have more but I don’t know how to explain)

[Hidden]

Sounds familiar!

[Clary_fray in reply to Hidden]

So, you have the same symptoms too?

Is that ocd?

[Hidden in reply to Clary_fray]

I haven't been officially diagnosed but I do counting and room count reward rituals.

Hard thoughts and intrusive thoughts.

I have Imposter syndrome so I am never supposed to be who I am...doing what I'm doing....when I am doing it.....I feel.

[MothFir]

Try this: addictionsandrecovery.org/t...

I believe the amount of distress the symptoms cause and the amount of time you spend with them are big factors in determining whether you truly have OCD or not. Lots of people have weird, intrusive thoughts or participate in irrational superstitious behavior ("knock-on-wood," avoiding cracks on the sidewalk), but they don't really have OCD.

Most of your symptoms sound like OCD, especially if they are consuming a lot of your time and energy and causing you significant distress.

[bulldog71]

This sounds like ocd especially if it interferes with your life. I think it’s worth going to see a psychologist. If it’s to intense you may want to go straight to a psychiatrist. Good luck in whichever way you go.

[DeathtoOCD]

Well, it depends. Is it causing you great distress, and taking, and above avager amount of time to do it, and does it cause you distress if you stay, were prevented from checking the "right" amount of times. I mean OCD is about control and it is part of it that you get "temporary relieve" from performing the behaviors but it always comes back. But I think the really thing is talk to someone about it maybe someone that has dealt with it or anxiety. The key question is whether it is maladaptive ( in other words behavior that does not benifit you) and if it is obsessive( meaning taking more time than what is considered normal). We all have weird things we do, but many people can stop or change it without a great problem. If changing it causes anxiety than maybe. It is hard to diagnose from afar though.