Question about OCD

by Noelle

Thank you very much for the last e-mail you sent. It helps to know that I am not the only person who has OCD.

I do have a couple of questions. I tend to not tell anyone about the obsessive thoughts because they are so disturbing. I am afraid that my family and friends will think I am nuts! should I tell them? or is it better just to tell only my therapist?

My main obsession is that I'll go crazy. I have thoughts telling me to do stuff that I do NOT want to do and that are completely out of my character. Is that an OCD symptom?

I also picture words in my head which really scares me....I had one word stuck in my head for about two weeks that kept going over and over again. I was just diagnosed with OCD so I'm still learning about it. Sometimes it gets a little better but stress definitely triggers it. I was always an anxious person, as a child I worried about the weirdest things but the obsessive thoughts are fairly recent (about four months now).

I am trying to focus on the positives in life and it is working..but I feel like the obsessive part of me or as I call it "the OCD monster" is constantly there, sometimes in the background, but always there...would appreciate some more advice! :)
thanks
Noelle

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dont know if this is ocd
by: Anonymous

I think I have got ocd, I mean everything has to be black or white to me everything has to be clean and tidy in my home and in my head, but is this psychosis I converse with my self some people said some horrible things to me not so long ago about loads of stuff and I keep going over and over it in my head as they would say it its like I have a augument in my own head ???? I get really tired sometimes if im at home, but when im out and about ive got to much energy and feel like im high on some sort of drug sometimes there's loads more but I'll leave it there for now thanks.

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