OCD: General Discussion Thread
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Hey everyone... I've been dealing with this one issue for years now, but this year it’s hitting me hard... OCD—Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
It all started about 7 or 8 years ago—checking locks, checking the stove... honestly, the stove is my biggest nightmare. But lately, it’s gotten way worse, especially on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays when I have to head over to campus around 2:30 PM. I just can't shake this OCD thing—I'm constantly checking outlets for no reason, double-checking every damn thing a hundred times, making sure the water is off a hundred times, or obsessing over whether I actually turned the stove off after heating up lunch... like, staring at the dials thinking "is it set to 0,0,0,0,0,60?" and then checking that ten thousand times. Then, once I think I've checked everything, I lock the door and immediately start wondering if I actually locked it—so I end up checking that too, acting like a total lunatic, locking and unlocking it a thousand times... my head hurts so much doing this, it makes me want to end it all.
Then, once I finally get to college—since I'm always running late on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays—by 4:00 PM I'm sweating bullets, my head is pounding, and I'm just a nervous wreck.
Anyone know how to get rid of this crap?
..or has anyone else dealt with something similar to what I'm going through?....please help me
It all started about 7 or 8 years ago—checking locks, checking the stove... honestly, the stove is my biggest nightmare. But lately, it’s gotten way worse, especially on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays when I have to head over to campus around 2:30 PM. I just can't shake this OCD thing—I'm constantly checking outlets for no reason, double-checking every damn thing a hundred times, making sure the water is off a hundred times, or obsessing over whether I actually turned the stove off after heating up lunch... like, staring at the dials thinking "is it set to 0,0,0,0,0,60?" and then checking that ten thousand times. Then, once I think I've checked everything, I lock the door and immediately start wondering if I actually locked it—so I end up checking that too, acting like a total lunatic, locking and unlocking it a thousand times... my head hurts so much doing this, it makes me want to end it all.
Then, once I finally get to college—since I'm always running late on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays—by 4:00 PM I'm sweating bullets, my head is pounding, and I'm just a nervous wreck.
Anyone know how to get rid of this crap?
..or has anyone else dealt with something similar to what I'm going through?....please help me