Does anyone have OCD? : Obsessive compulsive disorder

Neil79

Neil79

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I'm not asking for advice and thus this isn't really a medical thread, just like that migraine one!

Do you have OCD and what do you do that puts it into the OCD category?


For me it's many things, I have to count to ten with every damn tap and plug to make sure it's off, even then I don't trust myself. Sometimes I've even threaded water taps so far! OCD even kicks in on forums, I hate having the edited bit as it makes it look messy so I can recheck again and again even though the post is fine. I've recently started getting OCD with windows, such as pushing a window to make sure it's shut even though I just shut it.

It has got a lot worse as I've got older and had my own place and yes I was diagnosed with it :(
 
Don't worry, everyone has it now. "omg my ocd's are kicking in!1!!!"

Just like soon every kid will have Autism, aspergers, ADHD, Dyslexia, e.t.c so the parents can feel better about why their kid is lazy/naughty/thick/rude (delete as appropriate) child.
 
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Jono8 said:
Don't worry, everyone has it now. "omg my ocd's are kicking in!1!!!"

Just like soon every kid will have Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, e.t.c so the parents can feel better about why their kid is lazy/naughty/thick/rude (delete as appropriate) child.
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As far as I'm concerned you need to be diagnosed with it by specialists, someone saying they think or have autism without any diagnose is fooling themselves. :o
 
Neil79 said:
As far as I'm concerned you need to be diagnosed with it by specialists, someone saying they think or have autism without any diagnose is fooling themselves. :o
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Did you not mean "diagnosis" as opposed to "diagnose"? Time to hit that edit button...... :D

My wife has OCD with odd numbers, volume/eating/general things, everything has to be an even number or she cant handle it. So much fun moving / hiding / eating one of something.
 
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The only 'ocd' i have is making things symmetrical in minecraft. And that very sentance is insulting to true sufferers of OCD.

Unfortunately OCD has come to mean anal about things, "oh i'm really ocd i have my pens ordered by colour"... no you're just being anal about it.
 
I don't have diagnosed OCD but I believe that I do.

Some people think to themselves "On Minecraft I need to have the walls all the same block. Damn OCD!", but yeah, that's not OCD, that's just attention to detail.

I believe I have it as I cannot use plates, knives, mugs, etc without washing them first, even if they're already clean. I wash everything except plates with bleach because I believe it to be dirty unless I do that. I also don't use anything that someone else has used, like sharing a drink or food. I wash my hands after touching anything in public such as door handles or shopping basket handles.

Oh, and I never eat or drink in public unless there is nobody around because I think it's going to get dirty and make me sick.

There's a list of other things too. May just be weird mannerisms rather than OCD...
 
Neil79 said:
As far as I'm concerned you need to be diagnosed with it by specialists, someone saying they think or have autism without any diagnose is fooling themselves. :o
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And as far as I'm concerned there is no such thing as the above, its either bored kids or just bad parenting. How is it 20+ years ago there was no such thing?

Also, I'm abit OCD with stuff, but that is because I drive for having constant results
 
Jono8 said:
Don't worry, everyone has it now. "omg my ocd's are kicking in!1!!!"
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This. My girlfriend keeps teasing me about being OCD; in reality, I'm just neat and tidy and hate mess. About the worst thing I do is get worried halfway through the day that my car is unlocked.
 
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And as far as I'm concerned there is no such thing as the above, its either bored kids or just bad parenting. How is it 20+ years ago there was no such thing?
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Are really saying that there is no such thing as Autism and or OCD? :confused:

Many years ago they used to use electric treatment for people with mental difficulties, times change ;)
 
quickshot89 said:
And as far as I'm concerned there is no such thing as the above, its either bored kids or just bad parenting. How is it 20+ years ago there was no such thing?

Also, I'm abit OCD with stuff, but that is because I drive for having constant results
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ASD can be found in a CT scan of the head if I remember correctly :)

I have ASD, although to narrow it down Asperger Syndrome so as a side effect I can be anal about things, but nothing like an OCD sufferer.
 
I use to have it where everything had to be lined up, like a tv stand against edge of table, I would also check cables were fully plugged in every time I turned my 360 on, after I sold my 360 all of it went away lol.

I don't do anything obsessively now apart from post on this forum :D
 
Neil79 said:
Are really saying that there is no such thing as Autism and or OCD? :confused:

Many years ago they used to use electric treatment for people with mental difficulties, times change ;)
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No, I'm saying when I was young people wouldn't blame if a kid was naughty or bored on Autism etc, they simply found something to either make the kid no longer bored or get rid of the bad behavior. Instead of stuffing them full of pills.

OCD is there, but people blame everything on a 'medical' condition these days, instead of just saying oh look I spent £1K on a TV, of course I dont want any wires to show as it spoils the look :confused:
 
quickshot89 said:
OCD is there, but people blame everything on a 'medical' condition these days, instead of just saying oh look I spent £1K on a TV, of course I dont want any wires to show as it spoils the look :confused:
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That is the truth, there is no denying that fact
 
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