OCD Action

flower
Member

i know alot of people ask this but resently my sister has been saying to me that ive got ocd. im not sure if i have or not she says im to obsessed with cleaning but i allways thought i was bit of a perfectionisnt. some of the things i do are

1. check if the door is locked at night everytime im up stairs, or when i go out
2. everytime i come in from college or town, i change my socks, i can usally do this 5 times a day
3. i have people wearing my things, like socks or shoes
4. i dont like having food which people have touched or drink out of the same cup as people
5. everything has to be in the check place,
and so on..
its proably just nothing and my sister and me are over reacting

Fri Feb 25 2005 17:17:54 #
Caps
Key Master

Hello Flower,
Thanks for contacting this site and sharing your concerns with us. I don't know if you have OCD or not. The things you do are everyday common sense things. The question is; do you do them too often and does doing these things affect your life adversely and take up too much of your time? Also, how do you feel if you don't do them? If it does not affect you too much or take up too much time then probably it is not OCD and maybe it is just that you are a bit fussy. There is nothing wrong with that as we all have our likes and dislikes - and why not it is your life - and the worst that can happen is that your sister and friends find your ways a bit annoying. But that works two ways as they probably do things or have habits that annoy you or others. So in that respect be confident to be yourself.

Go and see your GP if you are really worried but perhaps the best thing is to consider why you do the things and if it is taking up too much of your time and preventing you from doing anything else. But whatever you do don't stop being sensible like checking to see if the door is locked or taking normal hygiene precautions.

Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes,
Caps

Sat Feb 26 2005 10:29:57 #
flower
Member

thankyou for replying, i do it everyday, i cant help it,, ive allways done it as far as i can rember but recently its got a bit worse. i know my dad gets annoyed with me because of it. i have do do it everyday because i worry about it so much if i dont. and yeasterday my sister borrowed my trainers and i couldnt stop thinking about it, i was thinking she going to make them smell, they are going to get moulded to fit her feet and more. i was thinking about all night. as you say it could be me just being fussy

Sat Feb 26 2005 11:36:54 #