[Keightii]

I expect that I have OCD considering things in my daily routine and the fact that I scored 29 on the test in the website, and just wanted to check how bad it might be. I cannot leve a door open if I believe that it shouldn't be open, for example bathroom and bedroom, and I get a physical pain in my chest f I leave them open. It also causes me great mental distress when inanimate objects touch at potentially irregular angles, especially when objects of different shapes and sizes are stacked or things of the same size/shape are stacked badly. Another thing is that if I feel that too much energy is being focussed on one particular side of me then I have to focuss on the opposite side to try and 'balance it out', for example say there are more people sat on one side of the bus to the other, I will then have to mentally position my brain on the 'cooler' side of the bus to heat it uo with my foccussed energy. I have a tendancy to repeat an action until it feels just right, such as locking a door or putting on a clean T-shirt. The final main thing that I feel makes me susceptible to this condition is the fact that that I cannot stand any sticky or unnecessary substances stuck to a surface and this again causes me a mental pain in my chest, along with if I feel that something filthy or contaminated touches my arm for example, then I will have to clean it with a scouring pad until I feel emotionally sound again. Is this OCD or am I just plain mental? If so, what would most likely be of benefit to me? I cannot talk about anything to anyone, other than on paper state the obvious as I have just done here. I have felt like this for as long as I can remember. Thank you.

[coko27]

Originally Posted by Keightii

I expect that I have OCD considering things in my daily routine and the fact that I scored 29 on the test in the website, and just wanted to check how bad it might be. I cannot leve a door open if I believe that it shouldn't be open, for example bathroom and bedroom, and I get a physical pain in my chest f I leave them open. It also causes me great mental distress when inanimate objects touch at potentially irregular angles, especially when objects of different shapes and sizes are stacked or things of the same size/shape are stacked badly. Another thing is that if I feel that too much energy is being focussed on one particular side of me then I have to focuss on the opposite side to try and 'balance it out', for example say there are more people sat on one side of the bus to the other, I will then have to mentally position my brain on the 'cooler' side of the bus to heat it uo with my foccussed energy. I have a tendancy to repeat an action until it feels just right, such as locking a door or putting on a clean T-shirt. The final main thing that I feel makes me susceptible to this condition is the fact that that I cannot stand any sticky or unnecessary substances stuck to a surface and this again causes me a mental pain in my chest, along with if I feel that something filthy or contaminated touches my arm for example, then I will have to clean it with a scouring pad until I feel emotionally sound again. Is this OCD or am I just plain mental? If so, what would most likely be of benefit to me? I cannot talk about anything to anyone, other than on paper state the obvious as I have just done here. I have felt like this for as long as I can remember. Thank you.

No you not mental It is ocd and the good news that ocd is treatable and cousleling is also good with meds and founding a good doctor that specializes in this area I had ocd for a year now and its hard letting other know that I suffer from ocd

Sounds like compulsions, all right. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time! Have you experienced any obsessions as well? I don't think it happens too often that someone with OCD suffers from just compulsions.

Are you currently seeing a therapist for this, or even a psychiatrist/psychologist? I found one of the best things for my OCD was therapy, it can REALLY help you learn how to cope with it.

Best of luck to you!