Is it normal to have random urges to do things?

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It started when I was around twelve, although I randomly blinked sometimes in 4th grade or so when anxious. I excessively blink and my friends notice and tell me. I also feel the need to crack my back and neck at random times, and sometimes I don't even realize that I am doing it. I also feel the need to clear my throat because it is always clogged for some reason. I also do things like wiping erasers off of other peoples desks, putting my mouse on all side of the computer screen equally, blinking a specific number of times, and some other things. I am in no way an organized person, so I feel as if it isn't OCD. When I am angry these urges grow and sometimes it causes me to hurt my neck when in my "hulk mode". I was just wondering if anyone else had any of these problems, and if they knew what it was.

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  • shuggy-chan
    9 years ago

    Hulk Mode?!?!? BRO DO YOU EVEN LIFT!!!!!

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    • gummy_jr
      9 years ago

      U mite make him mad bro

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      I mean- HULK SMASHHHH *rips out babie's lungs*

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Nope

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  • Johnnytherat
    9 years ago

    Not normal. THE RAT HAS SPOKEN!!!!

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  • Pika-girl
    9 years ago

    Um... Er... OH YEAH!!

    I was gonna run, so I got ready and stuff... One of my friends were bending down holding their knees... thier butt was in the air... (And they do weird stuff with me so yeah) I had the urge to slap it... HARD... and run away. I know he would get angry, but I don't care! You can't hurt a girl!! *gets whacked by the cast* GAWD, DUDE! THAT HURT!!!

    O-Oh... is that what you meant? If not, th-then... Um... JUSTFORGETEVERYTHING!! º///^///º

    Um... But I do have to crack my neck and it became a habit because of my torticollis.

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  • myownopinions
    9 years ago

    OCD stands for obsessive compulsive disorder. In no way does it mean you have to be super organized or a neat freak to have it. However, I do know people who have done some of these things before. You may grow out of it, but if it ever does get worse, maybe try seeing a psychiatrist.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Sorry, my friends just tell me that I don't have it because I am not organized, so I just assumed that OCD was out of the question.

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  • EccentricWeird
    9 years ago

    I'm not making a diagnosis. But it sounds just like OCD. There are many forms of OCD, not just the Hollywood version with the hand washing.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    One of the things that separate humans from other animals is our ability to control our urges. I believe it's called self control; look it up.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      It doesn't really work for me. It's like breathing. You can stop your breathing, but eventually you'll need to breathe.

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  • Shackleford96
    9 years ago

    You should research what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is and then reevaluate whether or not you think you still don't have it.

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  • megadriver
    9 years ago

    "Hulk mode"?

    Hahahaha! Dude, you made my day!

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I do similar things but they're a bit different. I do the constant throat clearing and know what you mean it always feels clogged. I have quite a few ocd behaviors that are atypical for regular ocd symptoms. I do have aspergers though which is mild autism which causes ocd like traits. This doesn't necessarily mean you have autism though. I understand it can be near impossible to stop certain things as I do behaviors that seem completely sub-conscious. I am impulsive as well and sometimes I think before I act, but most the time I do not. I just do stuff with no thought put into the behavior and most people do not understand this at all. I have done things before such as punch out a window when I wasn't even mad for absoultly no reason or thought resulting in me having about 20 stitches in my hand.
    It's scary too because I never know what I could do.
    I do impulsive things for fun as well but the automatic behavior is different.

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  • FireFlower
    9 years ago

    Sometimes I see stuff and have a random urge to pick it up and look at it, or random urges to walk around and clean or something. But I don't have OCD. I'm random like that.

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  • Coltcobra
    9 years ago

    You will grow out of it just try not to do it I've had some of this I know it's really hard not to do but you just gotta stop

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  • AwkwardLemonJuice
    9 years ago

    The blinking thing.. Been there done that... It's something you need to let go... I did so many years ago now.

    I used to blink and stare at the sun.. Drove my friends crazy. But it was many years ago as i said :)

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