OCD what are the signs?

Question

What are the signs of having OCD? Because I often have times when I think I may have it.

Answer 1

You should really look it up. OCD has many different types of symptoms. You can really be obsessed with anything.

Answer 2

Obsessions

The most common sorts of obsessions are:

* feelings that objects are dirty or contaminated with germs
* worry about doors being left unlocked, heaters being left switched on or concern over causing harm to others
* unpleasant intrusive thoughts, especially about violence, aggression or sex
* intense fear of making mistakes or behaving inappropriately
* obsession with the ordering, arrangement or symmetry of objects

Compulsions

People with OCD carry out compulsive behaviours to counteract the anxiety caused by their obsessions.

Compulsions are usually related to the type of obsession experienced. For example, repeated handwashing may follow from obsessions about dirt or contamination. Touching, counting and arranging objects, checking electrical appliances and repeatedly making sure dangerous objects such as knives are put away are other examples. Usually, people with OCD feel that something terrible will happen if they do not carry out their compulsions.

Compulsive behaviours may be very time-consuming, often getting in the way of normal work and family life. They can also be embarrassing for the affected person. The time taken up by compulsions and the embarrassment they cause can increase stress levels even further, making symptoms worse.

Compulsions can also be psychological. These include counting in the head or thinking through the words of a song or prayer over and over again. People with OCD may have more than one obsession and/or compulsion.
Masking symptoms

People with OCD can sometimes hide their obsessions from others. However, the disorder is extremely distressing for the affected person.
OCD and depression

Many people with OCD also have depression. This may be due to the emotional strain of dealing with obsessions, or because OCD and depression involve similar chemical imbalances in the brain.

Answer 3

Obsessions are defined by:

1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.

Compulsions are defined by:

1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.

Answer 4

obsessive-compulsive disorder. its when you have to do a certain thing until its perfect or if you don't do something correctly, you do it all over again. I was watching tv, and there was a show and it was about like 3 teens having OCD. and a guy kisses his girlfriend on the lips and he has to keep on kissing her until its perfect. or another girl missed a step while going into her house and on the top of the step, she went back down to that step and went back up again

Answer 5

its exactly what it stands for obsessive compulsive disorder where you cant help but repeat doing things read up on the net about other peoples experiences with it or the symptoms and learn about it, itll help you solve your question, its not just a do something twice thing its obsessively doing it repetitively

Answer 6

If you are concerned, it's probably best to meet with a psychiatrist or psychologist. They are qualified to diagnose you.

Happiness!

Answer 7

checking locked doors more then twice