physicist13
Confident
We were talking about various neurological disorders in anatomy class today, and one of them was OCD. I knew what OCD, and even after hearing the symptoms multiple times before and thinking about it, I considered this one of the mental health disorders I clearly did not have.
However, I took a couple of online assessments after someone presented on it, and all of them said I have enough symptoms to qualify as having OCD.
I don't turn on and off the lights or wash my hands until they bleed, but I do sometimes get stuck in repetitive thought spirals.
For example, I often think about what if I accidentally hit an animal or pedestrian while driving (this is a frequent fear of mine). Although I am sometimes messy (largely because I'm too depressed to clean), at my best I am quite hyper organized and have a spot for everything. I also sometimes get stuck on a word or a sound and say it over and over again very quickly (not because it has any significance, just because I want to).
I'm not sure if I actually have OCD, or if some of the symptoms of PTSD are just mimicking OCD/ I just kind of have an odd and unique personality. Thoughts? Anyone have experience with something similar?
However, I took a couple of online assessments after someone presented on it, and all of them said I have enough symptoms to qualify as having OCD.
I don't turn on and off the lights or wash my hands until they bleed, but I do sometimes get stuck in repetitive thought spirals.
For example, I often think about what if I accidentally hit an animal or pedestrian while driving (this is a frequent fear of mine). Although I am sometimes messy (largely because I'm too depressed to clean), at my best I am quite hyper organized and have a spot for everything. I also sometimes get stuck on a word or a sound and say it over and over again very quickly (not because it has any significance, just because I want to).
I'm not sure if I actually have OCD, or if some of the symptoms of PTSD are just mimicking OCD/ I just kind of have an odd and unique personality. Thoughts? Anyone have experience with something similar?