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Originally Posted by yellow_fleurs
I was wondering this, too. I have never really had them bad enough before this year to meet that diagnosis I don't think? I know I can be a bit obsessive about things, but never had these kind of weird thoughts that I recall. It got really bad during a mixed episode. I thought my psychiatrist might ask more questions to screen me for it, but he just recommended I discuss the reason behind it in therapy. I hope therapy can help me, too. Thanks for the response.  |
No problem. The international ocd foundation website is a good resource that might help you determine whether you have the illness, although I’m sure your doctor and therapist can help as well. For me, the key is not whether you have intrusive thoughts but how you respond to them. Everyone gets intrusive thoughts from time to time, but someone with OCD is really bothered by them and thinks having them makes them a bad person, etc. The unwanted thoughts are defined as obsessions. Then, The sufferer engages in compulsive behavior in order to alleviate the feelings of anxiety or guilt that were caused by the thoughts, which only makes matters worse.