What is wrong with me?
Question:
I believe I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but I am not sure. Throughout my life, I have always been pretty forceful about the way I want specific things done, but here lately, it's gotten pretty annoying to my family. When I walk though the living room, I can't help but inspect the way people are sitting on the couches. There is a certain way that one is supposed to sit on the couch so that it doesn't wear out so fast. Note that I am an 18 year old guy, and most 18 year olds do not care about the couch. When I leave my house, even if I know for sure that I have turned all the lights out and that my laptop is closed, I have to run back to my room just to make sure. I want my laptop closed so that dog hair won't get in my keyboard. I want the light out so it won't catch on fire. There is a certain way I type on the keyboard so that my the palm of my right hand doesn't wear away the area where it rests. Help!
Answers:
oh yeah it totally sounds like ocd i have it too...heres some things i used to do and heres what helped me
whenever i would turn off a light, i would flick it back on and then off again really fast - no reason, just canuse it caused me anxiety if i didnt
also i would obsess about leaving my hair straightner on...i would prolly check it 2 or 3 times before i left the house
and whenever i walk in flip flops, i always angle my foot so my toe will hit the sidewalk...i have no idea why
i could go on for forever, but heres what helped me - mind you, im still not ocd free, but im learning to control my compulsions - first of all, zoloft - go to the doctor and get put on medication, also - this really worked for me - i would pick a specific habit, like the lights one, and wear a rubberband around my wrist, and everytime i did it i would tell myself "NO" and snap the rubberband on my wrist - it sounds so simple, but it really helped
definitely sounds like OCD but you need an in person visit with a doctor or mental health professional to be sure Antidepressants of a certain family are used for this as well as counseling but you often need the meds in order for the counseling to work. Make an appt sooner rather than later
IN the meantime use that special stuff on windshiel that you rub in that helps the water to drain off RAIN X so you dont get killed driving or kill s one else.
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