I have an issue of obsessively checking my phone to make sure it’s on silent
I’m currently enrolled in Secondary School and it’s starting to effect my time in class
If I haven’t checked my ringer all i can think is that my phone is going to ring while I’m in class
I can’t concentrate on anything the teacher is saying till I check it
But then I get scared that I didn’t check it properly
I will check my ringer 4+ times a class
I have tried leaving my phone in my locker but when I do that I get nervous of it ringing in my locker so I will ask to go to the toilet but go to my locker and make sure my phone is on silent
I tried talking to my parents but they blamed it on an ‘addiction to my phone’
I also feel the need to count
Whether it is counting my steps or stairs
I count in my head with anything and it makes me feel better
But I have to 10.. if I don’t get to 10 it makes me incredibly anxious
If anyone is experiencing something similar I would really appreciate if you could message me
I’ve tried to talk to my boyfriend and he supports me but he just doesn’t understand what it’s like and I would love to talk to someone who understands
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Hi Abbey - It sure sounds like OCD. You're having trouble believing that you have already checked your phone & that is was fine. It sounds like the OCD loop. Also, counting to feel right/okay.
I've had similar counting rituals. They're typical of OCD! And the checking of your phone is also an OCD thing. People check all sorts of things; they check they've shut the front door properly, that they've unplugged the iron, that they've turned off the washing machine or, in your case, that they've turned off the ringer on their phone.
And the more they check, the worse it gets and the more they're convinced they haven't done it properly.
Try limiting the number of checks you make on your phone in class. Then resist the urge, even if it means you can't concentrate on what the teacher is saying, until after class. It's isn't down to phone addiction.
It's difficult to confide in someone else when you have OCD, because it's so weird that people who don't have it really don't know what it's like. So it's good that you've been open with your boyfriend. That's a start. But now get an appointment with your doctor, explain that it's really affecting you and get a referral.
It might help you to read up about OCD and learn the ways you can combat it. A couple of books that I've found helpful are Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and The OCD Workbook. But there are others. Anyhow, don't feel that you need to put up with it.
sometimes I check over and over that my car is locked, lights are off, inner lights too (I'm sooo concerned that an inner light is on and when I come back to my car my battery will be dead) It's never happened but I think about it way tooooo much. You know, one thing that I think about these obsessive thoughts is that we are avoiding realities in our life, real things that we don't want to face. I have a theory that if a person faces certain MAJOR ISSUES would probably weaken the every day obsessive thoughts that I always think are pointless. I know that in my case it's possible because I am not really facing any of my MAJOR ISSUES.. we all have issues! Joe L.
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