I was diagnosed in third grade, along with clinical depression. THAT was fun. So.... who else? I'm curious. Must be the OCD. :)
2007-01-22 16:31:49 · 7 answers · asked by 525600cupsofcoffee 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I have OCD and had symptoms when I was four years old.. However, it didn't manifest it self severely until I was in middle school.
As far as children are concerned - a stat from the mid '90s said 1 in 50 adults but 1 in 100 children. With much more info, research, and knowledge that children have OCD - those stats have most likely been refined.
One thing that complicates figuring out such a number in the first place is the realization that many people have OCD and have not been diagnosed.
http://ocfoundation.org is a great sources as well as many, many others
2007-01-24 12:09:41 · answer #1 · answered by natobanato2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Am 22 and was diagnosed at 14. It's a up and downhill battle, I get better and then crash again, my second breakdown was brought on mainly by it. The thing about numbers it's actually a really common type of obsession/compulsion for OCD but the one most people hear about is cleaning, you know the stories of the people who have to take 5 showers a day and so forth but really it can manifest itself in so many different ways.
2007-01-23 04:04:21 · answer #2 · answered by rocklover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have ocd, severe depression and also anxiety attacks. It's very draining to live this way! I haven't heard a lot of people have the same symptoms as me but i will count everything in my head it has to be an even number or an even amount of letters in the word such as "parmesan i have to repeat this over and over again till i go loopy.I hate living like this no fun no fun at all.
2007-01-23 00:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny you would ask, I just told myself I was getting out of control the other day with my OCD. I have to make sure nothing is plugged in and my door is locked a million times before I can leave my house. It is ridiculous, but I worry my house will burn down or my cats will get lost.
2007-01-23 00:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Emily M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have over the top ocd i have to check things a billion times and it makes me late for things it drives me nuts , i have depression, 75 million ppl in america have ocd most ppl dont talk bout it, email me
2007-01-23 01:39:12 · answer #5 · answered by the_blue_martini_69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have it i think.. i count a lot of things, keep touching something to i get "even".. what else is weird is i pick my head.. like i keep scratching it until my scalp keeps very dry, but makes my hair oily. i do that when i'm stressed or concentrating.. i guess ocd is a way of coping with things..
2007-01-24 12:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by 19 year old girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a mild case of OCD.
2007-01-23 00:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by Micki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋