I have to do it or i'll die!!

Its quite obvious to me that this isn't normal but just want people's opinions on this matter.

So

Say for instance i'm subconsciosly tapping my feet on the tiled floor in my kitchen and my mum tells me to "quit it, its annoying" i feel that because shes told me to stop it i have got to tap once more.! not to annoy her but in my head its like .... you need to tap again or something bad will happen..

or

i'm brushing my teeth and then use mouthwash i've got to have my mouthwash in for no more than 30secs and if i go over it like 31 i have to wait to 40 to spit it out or something bad will happen!

also i've got to turn the volume on my tv, radio, pc etc onto an even number because odd is evil

do you think this is normal ? (obviously not)

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47% Normal
Based on 66 votes (31 yes)
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Comments ( 18 )
  • Avant-Garde

    I used to have this but it started when I was a child because I would hear malicious voices in my head. They told me that I would have to do certain things a certain way or else they would kill me. Eventually, I managed to ignore the voices and now I rarely if ever hear them. The sad thing is that while I was dealing with them I got misdiagnosed as having OCD.

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  • MeLikesLittleBoys169

    one time i turned th volum eon my porn to an even number and tapped my something one more time

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  • Gasmasker

    I can't stop doing this!

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  • ddskdk99

    you wont die, but the stress of not doing it would be very unbearable. Talk to a mental health professional. i agree, either poor stress cooping or OCD

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  • 1985

    I think it's normal and not a not sick or anything. Just you convinced yourself it's a bad luck and try to do stuff to avoid it.

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  • karma_is_bs

    lmfao!!!!

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  • treehugga

    yea it is its jst ocd a LOT of ppl have it

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  • sarahh1818

    i do it! i look at things and think "if i dont tap it or touch it, something bad will happen"

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  • me too!

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  • hotchickie81

    I'm the same way. Sounds like OCD to me.

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  • XxElmo_LoverxX

    Yeah i do the same thing with the T.V. everything has to have a 5 in it...... I also like Fire :D

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  • justmetalking

    These are classic signs of OCD. These compulsions are techniques you have acquired to deal with stress and anxiety. It's a way your mind deals with the inherent unpredictability of life. You have neatly divided life up into "good and evil" and these evil forces can be mitigated by your rituals.
    It sounds like it's in its early stages but what will happen over time is your world will become smaller and smaller. As your anxiety goes untreated, more stresses will require more complex rituals to off-set them. Understand that at it's core, OCD is a reaction to stress an anxiety. There is treatment available and you are not alone in this struggle. Best of luck to you.

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  • Joyless

    We all have OCD to a degree just be careful not to let it take over, and remember you won%%u2019t actually die.

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  • Kat444

    I do the exact same thing with volume! Also, I can't stand stepping on cracks in sidewalks.

    I think having these little rituals isn't necessarilly abnormal. But if you really feel compelled to do them and it negatively impacts your functioning, it might be OCD.

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    • Maromiya

      lol the sidewalk thing is oppisite 4 me

      u know the cracks that seperate the sidewalks? yea, whenever i walk on one w/ one foot, i feel like i have to do it with the other one or else something bad will happen, or, ill be unconfertable or something lmao

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  • Sounds like Overly Compulsive Disorder. Its not really normal but I will vote it as such as you can still live a funtional life and so on.

    Its fine, just learn to not go overboard. If you need to walk an even number of steps, fine. Just don't have to count steps, scratch your ass, touch each wall and sing Kumbiya to yourself just to walk to the next room. Just keep it under control and if you do, your fine.

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    • It's OBSESSIVE compulsive, you butthead!

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    • so_damn_unpretty

      uhhhm its obsessive compulsive disorder not overly... but yeah this is fo shiz what you got guy.. and its actually quite common so ya, normal. :)

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