I've been on an insane rollercoaster ride for nearly a year now, thinking about the possibility of a number of mental conditions, but none were right, but I still feel like something is off. A number of people here, as well as the one therapist I actually did go to, all mentioned OCD to me, so I figured to look it up more.
I apologize now if this ends up being long.
I'm wondering if my behaviors are indicative of OCD.
- When younger, and still occassionally now, I would get nervous or hyper when something was going on, so I would do something along with that (bad wording). An example, to better describe this kind of action, would be I would run to the car before my mom stepped out of the front door so I could win some imaginary race, or else I would lose and I didn't want to lose. It would feel like an impulse. I still experience things related to that, such as sitting in my desk chair quick before someone walks through the door, now.
- Sometimes, and still a bit now, I would have to do a specific thing in relation to something else that was happening, such as put something down or arrange something, or finish something, before a commercial or show on tv ended.
- I've had specific bedtime rules for a while now, though they changed over the years. When I was younger I was only allowed to fall asleep facing the wall before midnight came (I was afraid the Grim Reaper would come and kill me if I fell asleep in that direction between midnight and 4 a.m.). After this bedtime phase, I started to get a specific bedtime routine. After returning from the bathroom I would set up my bed, put on my night clothes, walk over to the door (lightswitch was next to the door), I would push the door repeatedly until I was certain it was closed and wouldn't open, then I would hit the wind chime over my mirror, turn off the light, and jump quickly into the bed before the chime stopped chiming (if I didn't make it in time, I was afraid someone might come out from under the bed and grab my legs). Right now while in a college dorm room, I always fix my bed first, then go to the bathroom if I have to, come back, brush my teeth, then get dressed, jump into my bed then turn off the lights.
- I always get dressed the same way. For night clothes I always take off my tops first, then I put on my nightgown, then I remove my jeans. For day clothes I always put on my jeans first, then I take off the nightgown, and then I put my tops on.
- I hate major disturbances in things I'm used to happening a different way. An example would be my roommate remaining in the room during a time that she's usually out (I sort of got really angry and frustrated/irritated with this)
- I sometimes feel like being mean to everyone, and it can be hard to control, but I manage to.
- I have uncontrolled thoughts sometimes, like I think people are reading my mind when I go past them, so I create static in my head. I also sometimes think about horrible ways I could be murdered, such as a drive by shooting, a military bomb attack, being taken when walking home, and fires (a couple nights ago I was worried about a fire starting in my room when I was asleep, it was so bad I continually checked my cords to make sure they weren't near a liquid or something flammable, which wasn't really possible, I eventually had to force myself to lie down and calm down).
And to avoid lengthening this any further I'll stop there, if you have questions, just ask.
Please note, I may have unintentionally left out something important, but I didn't want to ramble on any longer.
Do these behaviors sound like OCD or OCD related?