Am i normal?

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A normal day for me involves alot of socializing.I want to know if this is normal. i'm having a conversation with my friend, just as i normally would. but this time, in my head i am counting every single letter i say. I cant control when it happens or for how long it last, but it happens and i always catch it. if you dont know what im talking about its like this: Hey girl how you been? H.e.y-3 g.i.r.l-4 h.o.w-3 y.o.u- b.e.e.n-4. is this some sort of OCD? what do you guys think?

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  • Scarred4life
    14 years ago

    Go see a doctor.

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    • lostinvirginia
      10 years ago

      ditto

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  • PoisonedRat
    7 years ago

    this is a symptom of OCD as well as ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

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  • bigol'dick
    8 years ago

    I'm no psychiatrist, but it sounds like OCD to me.

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  • schatzi24601
    11 years ago

    Sounds like minor Tourette's. Sounds like something I might do. I often get distracted looking at words around me and rearranging the letters until I make another word.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Yeah, It's just OCD.
    I have to count the steps I take at the achool and go the exact same way with the exact same ammount of steps everyaday.

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  • Dreamcatcher104
    13 years ago

    I use to have problems like that, counting, making things even in number (whatever i did) They were terrible. Try to break the habit. Its a relief once you do.

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  • meow_mum
    13 years ago

    This is a form of OCD most likely, seek some medical advice

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I always do that! I wish I never did, but now it feels like I have to all the time! I don't know what's wrong with us!

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  • speedingximports
    14 years ago

    a very close friend of mine suffers from OCD, and it can show in many different ways. OCD is usually based on rituals, exactly like the letter counting ritual youve described. some people count their steps in a day, or the number of tiles on a cieling. Some people have to touch every doorknob in their house before they leave, or open a door and close it a set number of times before they go through. In my friend's case she cleans things. I mean every single thing in a room must be spotless and in exactly the right spot. the picture on the desk must be three inches from the edge etc. OCD is a disorder that happens to A LOT of people, whether it be little things that they have to do for no reason up to things that can alter their life. There are medications though, so i would suggest going to a doctor and discussing it. there are also therapies that are supposed to surpress the disorder.

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