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Yeah, so basically, I`m pretty straight out with you, & I don't hold back. Some people think that`s a good thing, and some think it`s bad. Your choice.
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Hello! My name is Steven, and I have a small issue. I have realised that I have OCD.
While I don't wash my hands for 3 hours or make sure everything is perfect, I am finding that I have a lot of tendancies to do such things. One thing that I find doing is trying to make sure that everything is even. My socks must be all the way up, and at the same level, or they must be adjusted. My books must be at the same angle to the floor... My Music stand must always be closer to the window than my bookbag, etc.
It wasn't until last Friday that I realised I might have it. I was in Gym, and we did some weird hand motion thingy. It involved banging hands on the seats, and it had about 3 more left hand slams than right hand slams. So, I slammed my hand down 3 times to even it out. This girl looked at me strangely, and I was shocked that she did not find that normal. I asked if she ever got that, and she was jokingly like "Steve, that's called OCD."
I had been suggested with having it before. I have had urges to jump off high places or run into trafic, yet not to die. Just to try it. And I was suggested to seek a doctor's medical attention as I may have OCD. So, I told this girl about this. Her guy friend asks if I have tendancies to want everything perfect, even though I obviously make no attempt to, which is true. So I said "yes". Immediately, they both said "You have OCD."
I took a few tests online. Out of 40, I scored 25 points. 12 points and above say that you most likely have OCD, see a doctor.
I cannot see a doctor, however, as my parents will not bring me to one. It took them 6 months to believe that I had tendinitis in my knee when it obviously was visable.
My question is how do I deal with this? Is there a type of home treatment I can do to deal with it? Or am I stuck?
Thank You. I love you all.
Steven
Yeah, you do have ocd. And when these people are answering your question with "you need to not do it" .. i understand it`s not that easy. You can't control your actions with ocd without help, you can try to, and they might go away for awhile, but they`ll eventually just come back. get help before you start getting worse, because the anxiety in the obsessive thoughts will cause you to have MORE compulsive actions, and you really don't want that because then they turn into habits/rituals. You need medicine, If you don't treat it, it`ll just get worse. Some people grow out of it, but that`s very rare. Try to see a doctor. OCD meds work wonders usually. Good luck.
First of all, i'm not asking this to be told to go to the doctor. I just need advice from people who might now what this is. Anyways, during the summer i had like a racing heart beat for two months and i felt weak but really nervous. I would fall asleep and then jump all of a sudden after like five minutes. It eventually went away, and last night it started all over. I could tell the symptoms. I felt really bad in the morning. Everybody thought i was sick and my heart beat was abnormally fast again. It eventually calmed down but i now it's still there. It's actually getting worse as i'm typing this. Does ANYBODY know what this could be or what could happen as a result to this???? My parents wont let me go to the doctor and i dont think the school nurse can help me. I have no medicine to take or anything. Please help me y'all!!! (Sorry its so long but i need help...)
Are you on medications? Because TONS of meds make your blood pressure EXTREMELY high, which races up your heart beat.
ok, my question is kind of stupid, but i could really use some help.
for the record, im 15/f (soon to be 16)
i honestly, dont want to be this way, and i am not at all looking for attention, but i honestly do believe i am suffering from a few mental-illnesses, depression, OCD, paranoia, and schizophrenia.
i have done a little bit of research on all of these problems, and i seem to fit it pretty well.
i want to tell my mom, so i can get help, but i am afraid she wont believe me, because she never believes me when i talk about things like this.
neither does my father, a few years ago i even said i was going to kill myself and they both responded with "yeah, ok, whatever"
and im just seeking advice in how to ask my parents, or if any of you know how to cure these problems on my own, thanks in advance. ill rate.
Okay most of these people who answered your question don't know what they`re talking about. There is no way you can treat depression without help along the way. OCD and Schizofrenia can be confused as the same thing. I used to think I was skitzo, but OCD can make you obssess over things and make it seem like their is a voice in the back of your head. It`s because your mind is obsessing over thoughts involunterily. Sometimes when you`re going to sleep and you hear something going on in your head, just say something over and over and over to try to pay attention to something else, or sing a song in your head, these may or may not work for you, but if you have OCD believe me YOU NEED TO GET HELP! because those obssessive thoughts will turn into compulsions, I used to have the same problem, i`d have things going on and on in my head, and have panic attacks, and then i started the hand washing crap, so believe me you need to get help quick.