Slightly ocd?

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Reminiscent here
is it normal to be slightly ocd?

I may be a little ocd ...that I dont like to step on cracks if I do I must also do so with my other foot...i dont like to walk on and off different color tiles...I cant wear bracelets because having something on just one side feels uneven... when I eat I chew the same amount of food on both sides of my mouth. (I dont measure exactly as long as it feels even )
I used to be a little worse but have worked on some things and no longer do them
I now just stick with the above things as they dont effect my life much. The only thing that impacts my life at all is walking because I look at the ground so I have run into things before and its best to just have a person with me to steer me away from things.
I have never seen a professional about this so I normally dont say ocd since I havent seen an expert.

Is it normal to have little things like this...or no?

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donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

9 years ago

the letter R appears 22 times in yalls post

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- Ellenna
  
  9 years ago
  
  You are funny
  
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flailyhailey

9 years ago

As someone who was full-on diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder many moons ago, I am honestly very annoyed by this question. It comes up a lot, actually. People tend to throw around the term OCD when they're being particular. Being particular about some things does not mean you "slightly" have a disorder. Having this disorder has had severely negative effects on my life, and I wish people would stop using the term in this manner because it trivializes my experiences. I understand what you're getting at, but I hope you understand what I'm saying, because many people who have been diagnosed with OCD feel the same way.

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- reminiscent
  
  9 years ago
  
  If you notice I said I normally dont use the term as I haven't seen a professional about it...and wouldnt be able to even if I wanted for some time.
  The only thing close to my experience with another person having ocd was a friend I had who obsessively washed their hands...and my aunt who is very germaphobic.
  
  If I mention to anyone what I think its met very negatively...and by people who dont even have the disorder.
  Example I wanted to see someone about it around the age of 14-15 when I used to be worse ...mentioned it to my mom and she told me I wasnt ocd because I wasnt clean enough. She at the time was going to college for psychology...so I took her word and decided not to bring it up again. This is when I took to fixing aspects myself and trying to work on things without anyone noticing.
  My bf and litarly one friend were the only people to ever notice anything and asked if I was ocd and not treat me negatively. I told them idk becauseI never talked to a professional.
  im not trying to make light of a disorder ...was trying to see if my habbits are more normal or if others would describe said behavior as ocd.
  I dont have the option to see anyone about it.
  
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  - flailyhailey
    
    9 years ago
    
    I understand. If it ever becomes an option for you, I recommend looking into it. I did cognitive behavioural therapy for a while it helped me greatly.
    
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    - reminiscent
      
      9 years ago
      
      If it does become an available choice I would go.
      I just dont have the money for a therapist at the moment.
      
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      - Ellenna
        
        9 years ago
        
        Although it's probably easier with a therapist there are some good books around on CBT, also books about Neuro-plasticity, best one I know is The Brain that Changes Itself, also a dvd I think.
        
        Sorry I can't remember names of the CBT books but I think early ones were by Albert Ellis .. someone on here will know I bet, or just google.
        
        Good luck, if you want to change you can - not necessarily easy, but worth it
        
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        reminiscent
        
        9 years ago
        
        Thank you I will google
        
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slings_and_arrows

9 years ago

I do the checking thing, I check a few times the oven is off, the switches are off, the door is locked. But just a couple times at the most. Never like forty times. Sometimes don't check. I used to have little rituals but stopped them, as i was annoying myself with them.

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[email protected]

9 years ago

its so very notmal I am a littel ocd people make jokes I just say I am tidy and thats why I like everything straght and clean

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- reminiscent
  
  9 years ago
  
  Nothing wrong with keeping things nice :)
  
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pastor_of_muppets

9 years ago

It's not abnormal.. let's just say that :)

I understand "the struggle" but the truth of the matter is, like you said, you will get over things without realising it.

I used to count the steps I took during the entire day. I even kept a logbook of how many steps I took every day.
You know those reflector lights you get on the side of the road? I used to count those too when driving.
I used to crack ever knuckle and joint I could in my body.

I still have certain things I do...

Like stirring my coffee 25 times and my tea 17 times.
I count to 25 before I open my eyes in the morning.
I tap the top of the doorway when I walk through it.

Get this: sometimes, if I feel like I didn't blink enough during the day, I close my eyes very tightly to win back the 'blink time' I "lost".

What I am trying to say is that everyone does these things. The only thing that separates you from the majority is that you notice the things you do. When something is in the minority it is usually considered weird. But yeah, I am still of the opinion that your nicks are not abnormal at least.

And you do show symptoms of OCD. If you like things neat and in correct order, like doing things a specific way and if you tend to get mad if people don't arrive on the time they told you they would be there, i.e 18:07, you have OCD.

And it isn't a bad thing :)

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  9 years ago
  
  Many of the things I got myself to stop doing is because it took up a lot of time during the day and if it did that I decided I needed to stop this behavior and worked on slowly stopping.
  My bf noticed on our first date lol...no one has ever noticed that quickly before.
  This did make me feel better as I have mostly only seen the extreme cases they show on tv.
  
  Also I hate it when people are late I cant describe the feeling I get really well but its extremely stressful. Even if its my own schedule im trying to keep...like 10:00 we leave for the park ...and its like 10:05 I start stressing out...and my poor bf is there telling me there is no appointment to keep...lol
  
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  - pastor_of_muppets
    
    9 years ago
    
    I can help you understand the feeling you get when people are not on time :)
    
    Check it out:
    
    Your friends tell you they will see you at 19:15
    Being the kind of person you are who always keeps your schedule right, you make sure that you are finished and ready like an hour before the time.
    You're waiting, feeling quite excited about 'that thing you guys are gonna do'
    The clock strikes 19:15... you start to feel a little sad...
    19:19 comes and you start feeling a little depressed
    19:28 arrives and now you are getting annoyed.
    19:38 - you feel peeved. Not because they are late but because they broke their promise.
    19:42 - screw it, screw them, stupid bloody world.
    19:45 comes and you put your house-clothes back on. Now you are gonna microwave some popcorn by pressing the buttons a little harder than usual.
    23:07 - your friends arrive and you ask your boyfriend to tell them that you are not feeling well.
    
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    - reminiscent
      
      9 years ago
      
      Lol that is really close
      I have a couple im friends with who are always late to things...so to make sure they are on time I tell the a time about 2hours before the actual time.
      I dont understand being so late to things because im always early
      
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      - pastor_of_muppets
        
        9 years ago
        
        You're a good person :)
        
        Do me a favor - research the tern "star child".. let me know what you think of it. You might very well be a starchild.
        
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        Ellenna
        
        9 years ago
        
        Oh no not the dreaded newage (rhymes with sewage) star child theory invented (by people who've sold a lot of books about it) to help people who don't "fit in" feel special, which of course they are, they're just not starchildren because there's no evidence there are any such beings
        
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        reminiscent
        
        9 years ago
        
        Aww thank you
        
        I did look it up and just finished reading a few things ...a very interesting read as i have never heard of this.
        Im not sure I fit into this title completely for some of the things like depression as it takes quite a lot to get me down. And im not very psychic...tho I did have one moment of I'd say intuition of something bad was going to happen way before it happened.
        
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