Do u know what disease it is when u see something and u have to touch it or if u touch something with one hand u have to do it with another. I am 13 and i havnt told anyone , but this happens to me alot.Is it a disease?
2007-04-21 14:10:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I also have OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). It is sometimes very annoying, but you can learn to make peace with it.
2007-04-21 14:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...perhaps you have some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder where your brain has been trained by your thoughts to do such things.
It's not technically a disease in the sense of infectious disease or even malignant (harmful) disease...however this 'disorder' may lead to cause inconveniences and further progression into what you or someone else might think seems a bit psychotic.
I would not recommend you start any form of drug therapy unless it is natural treatment for anxiety which may/may not work. Speak to your doctor about how to solve this behavioural problem without medication. It's usually as simple as identifying when you are doing it and stopping the action at that moment.
2007-04-21 21:18:01 · answer #2 · answered by essence_05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what you say I do not think so? At 13 you are still exploring your environment and it could be you are just seeing if the object feels the same in one hand as it does in the other? Could be you are trying to simply figure out if you are right handed or left handed?
2007-04-21 21:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probobly isn't even a disease. When I touch something with one hand I have to touch it with the other and I don't think I have OCD (or whateva). Probobly just something to do. Best of luck.
2007-04-21 22:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by Gabi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antidepressants can help ocd in about 2 weeks after starting them.
2007-04-21 21:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Julia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with the majority here. sounds like OCD. You should see a dr and they could possibly give you some medicine for it.
2007-04-21 21:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Brandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it is an early form of OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Tell your mom. That's what she's there for.
2007-04-21 21:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OCD, however ...
you are young (magical thinking is common in children), and this could pass. Try to resist so it doesn't become a habit....... but the most important is don't worry about it.
2007-04-21 21:17:35 · answer #8 · answered by AngieK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not a disease =it is a mental problem and you should seek help to ease your mind about it
2007-04-21 21:14:05 · answer #9 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called OCD. Talk to your doctor, he or she can help.
2007-04-21 21:13:58 · answer #10 · answered by guy_of_normalcy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋