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Jul 17, 2016, 02:51 AM
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I Believe that I have Pure O OCD and I will list why below, I would like to get second opinions on this to see if I am correct in my diagnosis or not.
It all started at a young age, I saw a movie with my family where a group of girls shoved a jawbreaker into the mouth of their best friend and tied her up as a birthday prank. So the plan was to tie her to a flag pole in her underwear but they go to a gas station and their friend was dead, the jawbreaker had lodged in her throat suffocating her. From that point on for at least 2 years I feared that someone would break into my family home and do that to me. I would stay awake till 1-2 am some nights worrying about it. Years have passed since then and now I have a new obsession, I stumbled upon an article telling of a guy who committed murder while sleep walking. My fear is that I will involuntarily commit murder while sleepwalking. Mostly it has revolved around my younger brother who I would lay my life down for his. I believe it is because we are together next to each other for 11-12 hours a day 6 days a week because he irritates and annoys me. I also read online after that, that by having obstacles in the way it would stop sleepwalking. Due to that reason I haven't really cleaned my room up in over a year. I have also had those same thoughts about my father and older brother. I also fear that if I rearrange my furniture it will make me sleepwalking and well you know the rest.
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I have also had thoughts about things burning down and it being my fault because I didn't Un plug the thing even though it is perfectly logical to leave some things plugged in. So anyways I was just wondering if someone has similar experiences and whether or not I have pure O OCD or not. Last edited by sabby; Jul 17, 2016 at 08:13 AM. Reason: Added trigger code and icon |
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Jul 17, 2016, 01:34 PM
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Hello Purelyconfused: The Skeezyks is not qualified to answer your question.
 However, I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral… from the Skeezyks!  I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.  PsychCentral is a great place to get information as well as support for mental health issues. There are many knowledgeable & caring members here. The more you post, & reply to other members’ posts, the more a part of the community you will become. Plus there are social groups you can join & chat rooms where you’ll be able to connect with other PC members in real time (once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved.) Lots of great stuff! So please keep posting! 
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Jul 17, 2016, 03:59 PM
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I'm sure you know this, but only a mental health professional can truly diagnose you. However, in my opinion you do seem to have intrusive thoughts that can signify OCD. This seems to be causing you distress so it might be a good idea to seek some professional help.
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Jul 18, 2016, 07:14 PM
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Jul 20, 2016, 09:16 PM
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It sounds like you have OCD symptoms, and I would even say your compulsions are to not clean out of fear/obsessive thoughts. So I would say it's not just "Pure O" OCD, but with compulsions, too. Compulsions don't have to be just hand washing and checking locks, etc. A compulsion is anything you do to alleviate the anxiety of obsessions. E.g., my compulsion is to try to get reassurance from other people and to talk about my problems in hopes of reassurance.
I highly recommend The OCD Workbook by Bruce M. Hyman & Charlene Pedrick and also taking the supplement NAC (I take 2,000-3,000 mg every day, per recommendation of my psychiatrist) if you can't get to a psychiatrist or therapist soon. Of course, the best thing to do would be to see a professional and get a diagnosis and treatment. 
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