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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)


by: JillG. on Mon, Aug 20 2007

i think i have had ocd since i was little. i remember i would never stay the night away from home because i was convinced that if i did my parents would die while i was there. i always slept with a flash light and threw a tantrum before bed because i was sure there was going to be a fire, tornado, flood, or some kind of natural disaster that would kill them but not me (if i didnt follow my childish bedtime routine…) now that i am older, it has gotten much worse. i constantly feel like if i dont go see my friends all the time, they will die somehow. if i go to throw something in the garbage, and it falls on the floor instead, i will pick it up and put it in the garbage because if i dont, i will get into a car accident for sure. i work at a pizzeria, if i dont have every single shelf available full of pizza boxes, i just cant handle it. sometimes i stay late just to fold boxes, or spend the majority of the time im there on pizza boxes. thats not the only thing i have been having obsessions about at work and my boss doesnt mind, but i do. I have finally got enough courage to see a doctor about it. i think i also have anxiety problems im not sure if its just part of the ocd my dr. is sending me to a psychologist now my only problem is if they prescribe me meds, i wont take them. i cant take pills because what if it got mixed with some other kind of drug and it kills or seriously injures my insides??? ahhh will this ever end.

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  1. Sat, Sep 08 2007
    I'm starting to think I may have a problem. Like you said, I always pick up trash. Sometimes I tell myself to ignore it and walk on, and i do, but the...Read

August 2007

  • Had anyone known what the issue was back then…. - by sg - (Wed, Aug 29 2007)
    I am a 56 year old female who self diagnosed my problem. Seeing a psych for over 25 years doesn’t enter into this issue. OCD wasn’t even a diagnosis when I was a kid. But the things I did, and continue to do, have affected my entire life. [more..]
  • OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) - by JillG. - (Mon, Aug 20 2007)
    i think i have had ocd since i was little. i remember i would never stay the night away from home because i was convinced that if i did my parents would die while i was there. i always slept with a flash light and threw a tantrum before bed because i was sure there was going to be a fire, tornado, flood, or some kind of natural disaster that would kill them but not me (if i didnt follow my childish bedtime routine…) [more..]
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