Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

[livingwith]

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 i...Read the full article

[natali]

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 then i hesitate, walk back and throw it away or else something bad might happen. Now, I say "I love everything, everyone, and all you guys" to myself several times every day just because I tell myself I should say it to be positive. And i mean SEVERAL. Every time something bad happens I say that or I'll say "Please forgive all of us my lord and help us" even though I dont even have a religion, I just say it to cumfort myself I guess. I also am a very clean person and am always washing my hands constantly, no matter what I do. I always sleep with a new towel on my pillow every night. I have other small habits, but I don't feel like listing them. I'm in high school, I don't want to to tell anyone this. I started to tell my mom once but she said to not worry about it. And I always try to look on the bright side of things. I always think of the worst thing that could happen and tell myself that it isn't bad. So everyone has had a bad habit (s) and whether thay have OCD or not, no one is alone. I dont really know how to help others, but I'm here to listen.