Is it true that people with OCD are considered "demanding"?

Question

I was in the mental hospital & when I asked the nurse for assistance with something, she said, "Sounds like you have OCD! You're demanding." But I asked politely for help & she acted like she was too busy to help. I asked, "May you please..." I don't remember what I asked. but it was asked in the "May you please" format in a normal tone of voice.

Answer 1

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder usually does not manifest itself in demanding behavior. Usually, the one who suffers from internalized demanding thoughts, is the patient. It sounds like the nurse was just burnt out & took her frustration out on you. It seems that you may have other issues to deal with (mental hospital?), so I wouldn't let her comments bother you. However, it was professionally inappropriate.
Good Luck.
Phyllis G.

Answer 2

many people with OCD can be demanding, and the reason for that is because it is a compulsive behavior and when that takes play, you're brain obsesses about doing the ritual and your body doesnt calm itself until you've accomplished the task. In other words, the needs of the disorder sometimes over rules everything else and if someone gets in the way, then the person will react in a demanding way. It's very tiring to have this disorder because your body needs to keep up with what your brain is doing and people become irritable by not having the control to ground themselves. It doesnt mean it's typical for everybody but it will tend to happen more with this disorder.

Answer 3

Change hospitals. Obviously the help you're getting there is unqualified to be dealing with patients. OCD has NOTHING to do with being "demanding". If you are not working with doctors and nurses who are familiar with your condition, you will be getting nothing whatsoever out of your stay. Whether the issue is her ignorance or inability to control her emotions, I doubt this is a good place for you to be. If she had an issue with what you were saying/how you were saying it, she should have addressed that with you like an adult, instead of attributing it to a disorder. That's either extreme ignorance or passive-aggressive viciousness (her attacking you in what she thinks is your "weak spot").

Trust me, I have Asperger's and I have worked with doctors who don't know what it is/have incorrect information on it (calling it a "disease" that makes you like counting things, or that makes you hate leaving your house). Working with people who don't have the first idea about your condition can be the most isolating feeling in the world, not to mention undermining in terms of your ability to rehabilitate.

Answer 4

I am not diagnosed with OCD, but am more AR (Anal Retentive) and am demanding of myself, not other people. When I put things down, I am careful as to how it is placed, usually very neatly. If someone were to walk by and move what I have placed, I will tend to notice. My friends generally do this just to see if I will notice. I think OCD is more of a "mental" disorder that causes people to do things repeatedly, generally in numbered sets. This behaviour is not something that they are able to control. I believe it is caused by a "crossed wire" in the brain that makes them perform this action repeatedly. Not sure if this is a correct relation, but I would think it is similar to a stutter. Take a look here just to inform a bit more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder
Hope this helps. SoulSearcher

Answer 5

Sometimes they are, but sometimes all kinds of people are demanding. Nurses in psych wards are overworked, and people make requests a lot of the time that are just tough to meet. Even if you said it in the nicest possible way, she might have just been in the wrong frame of mind. However, if you asked for stuff in the nicest way but you did it all day long, I might get grumpy too - I'm not in the situation, so I can't say.

Answer 6

Not usually anymore so than a non-OCD sufferer.

But I work with a guy who's OCD about food - he lives from one meal to the next and cares nothing about the in-between - he lacks all common courtesies unless prompted to utilize them, and then if he does utilize them (please, may I, etc.) he expects his former demands to be met.

Pain right in the a**.

Answer 7

There is a large difference between a disgruntled nurse downplaying a patient's requests with the most convenient excuse in reach, and a psychological evaluation by a licensed therapist.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

No most of the time, people with OCD are not demandig.

Answer 10

Sounds to me like this was an issue with the nurse, not you.