How do I know I have OCD?

Hey, so I've never actually been diagnosed with OCD. I did a little bit of research, I always thought OCD was organizing things. But I'm not normal, I have this thing where I feel something isn't right. I obsess over it or if I brush my hand over something correctly then it's fixed. Or I have to do this thing on stairs, I'll walk up a few or down them because something isn't right. I read this thing on memories. I know something happened, but then I doubt myself to the point I don't know if it happened. And I think too logically in relationships. I'll put statistics on things and if they might not work out I distance myself, there's other odd things I do. My family always told me I was fine but then said things like I was messed up, and said to just ignore what I felt. Like I was making it up. I don't know what to do, I don't have a doctor currently, I was never diognosed. Is there a way to be sure I have it? Or a way to stop everything? I just want to stop everything, please and thank you. Sorry for the long post. If anyone can help, I would be so thankful.

I’m Batman

Date posted: 4d ago

To know if you have ocd you would need to talk to a licensed therapist or psychiatrist or what ever to get a diagnosis. I can’t say one way or the other that you have OCD, but if you were my friend or family , I would Highly recommend you talk to a ocd specialist based off the things you described. 😀 Can’t stop thoughts or thinking. It just happens. Our brain is like a toddler tossing things on the wall to see what sticks. People with ocd are just more likely to apply meaning to those thoughts that don’t really matter. Hi to all my people who have POCD and now hate me for that analogy right now 🤣. Normal can’t really be defined. What’s normal to the spider is chaos to the fly. I prefer to think us that suffer from OCD just have spicy brains. Unfortunately you can’t stop everything. But with therapy and sometimes medication, we can manage this condition and move forward and live our lives our way to our values. Good luck and hope you have a better day ahead!!

Whisper

Date posted: 4d ago

Spicy brains, lol. I like that, I might talk to somebody. Thanks, I really appreciate it man.

ev25

Date posted: 4d ago

I’ve been on here for a few months and have been seeing a therapist since. I felt the same way before being diagnosed. Unfortunately, OCD is not something that just goes away or can be shut off. It’s exhausting, but fortunately, it is treatable. I definitely recommend seeking therapy if able. You are not your thoughts <3 and what you’re experiencing isn’t “messed up” or made up. it’s very real.

Whisper

Date posted: 4d ago

Ok, thank you

User type: Therapist

Date posted: 4d ago

Hi Whisperer! It looks like you have already gotten some really helpful feedback from our community here, but thought I would toss some more information in as well! First, UGH the OCD misconception that it is only about being organized, I can see how considering this as a possibility is all the more confusing. I'm so glad you were able to find our community. From your post, we would not be able to determine/diagnose OCD. However, It does seem like this pattern of thinking is disrupting your life, which is worth getting an assessment. At NOCD the therapists (all of us) go through extensive training about OCD and other anxiety disorders, AND we take many insurance plans. I encourage you to connect with our care team to learn more, and see if NOCD could be a good fit. The first steps can be intimidating, but please know that you are not alone! Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have!

Lilly5679

Date posted: 24w ago

Is it in my head

I have constantly been feeling like if I hit one arm, I have to hit the other and if I set something down and it just didn’t look right or feel right I had to do it again or I had to move it to a different spot in my room I’ve had never been a clean freak, which is mainly what I get told is OCD And I don’t know if I should even have this app. I don’t know if I actually have it. I’m constantly worried that I did something in my past that harmed others and that’s why people don’t like me or I’m constantly worried People are constantly watching me and I don’t know if that’s OCD or if I have it so please tell me I will delete this app and never think of it again if I don’t I just really wanna know

FairyWithaKnife

Date posted: 22w ago

I just don't know

I've gotten diagnosed with OCD and I'm in therapy. But I'm worried that I don't have OCD/that I got misdiagnosed. And recently I'm worried that I've just gotten myself into a habit of thinking of dirty minded or just plain old terrible things after I see/hear certain things because I feel like I need to prove I have OCD or else I'm faking(sometimes this goes away). Or that I'm just mimicking symptoms of ocd to cope with real problems I may have and that im just really deep into denial. I don't know...I'm just so tired. I mean, what if I really am what I think I am and this is my brains only way of coping? I don't even really feel anything towards most of the thoughts anymore either I just know they go against my values and I don't want them. I don't know if that's because I'm so mentally exhausted, I just don't care, or that the thoughts are true and I'm comfortable with them.

Anonymous

Date posted: 18w ago

I'm fearing myself and I hate it

I haven't been officially diagnosed with OCD but when I learned more about it, I never related to anything more. A little back story: when I was younger, there were a couple of youth suicides in my area and the schools felt the need to have someone come in and talk about suicide. Well the person they had come in did a horrible job teaching it and basically made it seem like the smallest negative emotion or feeling or change in behavior made you suicidal. This ended up scaring me so much that I got horrid anxiety. Fast forward to now, Everytime I feel anxiety and panic, I fear I'm going to kill myself. Everytime I feel down and depressed, I fear I'll end it all. I'm scared to be around anything sharp because the "What if" I hurt myself comes into my mind. There are always intrusive thoughts at almost every point of the day. And it's not only for me. Everytime I hear someone being negative, I fear they will be suicidal. I know in my heart that none of this is true but it's terrifying me that it's stuck around so much that it makes me scared that maybe it is true. I've had a lot of death in my family in the past year and a half and a lot of other family drama that I'd never had before that is now also bringing up existential intrusive thoughts. And I'd never questioned anything about life before but now I get the "why is life like this?" and "does anything we do matter?" and I hate it. I don't want to think like that. I just want to go through life being able to handle things normally again. It terrifies me even right now going "what if you give up?"

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