How to Recognize OCD Symptoms

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If you have habits that are repetitive, time-consuming, and don't seem to make sense, and they interfere with daily functioning, you may have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Patience
Common sense
A therapist

Step 1: Learn about the nature and symptoms of this disorder. Research OCD online with official medical web sites or by getting information from a library, hospital, or doctor's office.

Step 2: Look for symptoms such as a compulsion to organize minute details, an inability to comb your hair without being able to stop or look away, cleaning a room several times in succession, or folding and re-folding towels until they're just right.

Tip: OCD sufferers fight persistent troubling thoughts with rituals and often feel overwhelmed and ashamed.

Step 3: Note any habits of counting random objects, fretting about trivialities, or compulsive organizing.

Step 4: Look for compulsions such as repeating prayers, making broad motions, or repeating statements to ward off imagined evil acts. You may be using these behaviors to deal with unfounded feelings of guilt.

Step 5: Note excessive fears, such as of germs and contamination or a sense of dread that failure to complete a task perfectly would be disastrous.

Step 6: Recognize excessive hoarding of useless items that would normally be considered trash.

Step 7: Observe behavior in family members that resemble your own. Research suggests that childhood-onset OCD may be hereditary.

Step 8: Get a diagnosis from a qualified physician who can then prescribe treatment if you have OCD. Don't suffer in silence!

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[berlaarreckreviews]

i cant stop watching these stupid videos :(

[Jimmie48j]

@KokomiTan Too bad OCD in Alphabetical order is CDO, not COD.

Fail xD

[Saigont]

I think anyone who plays minecraft will develop OCD

[ShadowHunter702]

The only OCD i have is when I put a block down wrong in minecraft and its not straight is REALLY annoys me to the point that i have to fix it

[admirnaruto]

when you place one block wrong in minecraft and just can't ignore it.

[Diamonds6Bxxth]

Im sure I have OCD.

[SarcasmicLiz]

@MandyDuzMakeup Another thing you can do is expose yourself to things that make you uncomfortable. Throw away the shopping bags. Only wash your hands if you go to the bathroom or touch something like animals that requires washing of the hands. If you feel guilty about something and it wasn't your fault, say "I had nothing to do with it" or "that's not my responsibility."

[SarcasmicLiz]

@MandyDuzMakeup I have OCD too. It's really difficult to handle. It seems to me that you do have OCD. Show this video to your mom or even another adult or family member that you can trust. Some things you can do is talk back to it. Say "I'm not going to get a disease," or "That was a weird thought." Stuff like that can help. I recommend going to see a therapist who specializes in OCD treatment. I've done it before and it really does help.

[unku]

@berlaarreckreviews lmao

[lalamouse77]

@emoscreamogal123 I try to ignore the voice that tells me "If you don't do this you're family will die or that hurrican will be your fault etc." It works sometimes, but it's SOSO hard. You can message me if you like:)

[gablyn18]

im not an adult and im pretty sure i have ocd