Could I have OCD?

Question: I think I might have OCD. I have looked up information online and taken serveral test.It's really starting to interfere with my life. People are always saying I'm weird and calling me a germ freak. The main symptoms I have are:Sanitaion.I don't really mind messiness, but things have to be clean.I even line toilets with toilet paper. Even the ones at my house. I also carry Germ X with me everywhere I go and can't eat without sanatizing my hands. I also have odd rituals that I have to preforme before doing a certain act. Such as,I always rinse out and smell glasses before I drink out of them. Even if it has just been washed. I have to do things serveral times or until I get them just right too. I don't like it when people watch me. I avoid social situations as much as possible. I have numerous other obsessions too. I first thought I might have it when I watched Monk.I've been this way since I was 5.I also am always correcting people if they say or write something wrong.What do you think?

Answers:
It's quite possible you may suffer with OCD, I recommend the book 'Brain Lock' by Jeffrey Schwarz, it's been a real help to me.

If you feel that the obsessions/compulsions are interfering with your everyday life, it may be a good idea to consider Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to help you to deal with the OCD and to reduce it's impact on your life. I can't promise you therapy will rid you of OCD for good, but it can definitely ease the symptoms ttremendously and give you a much better quality of life.

Good luck : )

Other Answers:
wow...i had some form of this...i mean i always used to wash my hands...but i got over that by myself...i just stopped worrying about it...i think u should try to start doing that...i mean honestly it's not gonna kill you to start trying....

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its possible. i suggest speaking to a proffesional about it.

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U sound like you might have ocd. Some people are able to learn to deal with it others have to have medication and or therapy. It sounds like it is interfering with your life so I would talk to your doctor and get his opinion.

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