OCD is not only about being a neat freak. I know its a common misconception. But what if you have the tendency to get obssesed about the number of characters on a text (not letting it reach to certain numbers)? Erasing all the text message if you commit a mistake? Frequent blowing on things? If you tend to shake or feel really bad when you try to stop? Are these signs? What other signs are there? Thanks!
2007-02-04 00:28:53 · 6 answers · asked by iceangel 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Fear of contamination with dirt, germs, or poisons
Fear of having a serious illness
Fear that one's actions hurt other people or cause bad things to happen
Inability to discard useless items (hoarding)
Inappropriate sexual and aggressive thoughts and images
Need for symmetry, order, or exactness
2007-02-04 00:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by cordellialynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some good examples would be going out suddenly thinking did I lock the door?, then returning home to check regardless of how far it is, setting your alarm clock and getting up every 2 or 3 minutes for an hour or even more to recheck it. I know years ago I was diagnosed with bi-polar/ ocd when I was a child I would go to my parents room many times in the night just to make sure they were still breathing! I am alot older now and thankfully I am not obsessed with checking and rechecking everything anymore regardless if this condition subsides on its own or not.
2007-02-04 02:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, those are definetely signs of OCD. OCD isnt only about ALWAYS having to have something a certain way, it's' about having wierd behavior because its not that way. For example, when pictures are not completely straight on the wall, some people may do something like keep slapping themselves if it doesn't get fixed. It's a medical condition, and sometimes the cases are so extreme that they need medicine to mellow them down. You can kind of compare it to extreme superstitous behavior, only their superstitions are made up in their head!
2007-02-04 00:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by Déjà Vu 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's OCD is order and cleaning. Everything has a place and everything spotless. She doesn't wash her hands all the time, but she uses anti-bacterial gel alot. She doesn't take meds for it. It used to dictate and interfere with her life, but she went to counseling and learned how to deal with it without meds. And so far, it's working.
2007-02-04 00:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by FireBug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many other symptoms, it can be usually accompanied by other types of phobias, such as Germophobia (Fear of germs) and fear of dust (That's real phobia), and maybe Claustrophobia (Fear of confined places) or the opposite: Agoraphobia (Fear of open spaces).
2007-02-04 00:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you can't stand to have the toe thingies on socks 'off' - even just a little bit. (that's what gone mine noticed in the first place)
counting silverwear
keeping shampoo bottle closed
picking at your fingernails (to make them smooth)
let's see........i have lots more , but i don't want to think about it because it makes me get mad at myself for doing my 'letters'.
2007-02-04 00:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋