Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 10 Location: oklahoma, USA
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:59 am Post subject:
yeah im pretty sure i have it, for example the other night i was ironing my clothes and it took me over an hour to iron two pairs of jeans. and i have a thing with numbers, like when i turn up the volume on the tv it has to be like 5, 10, 15, 20... etc.
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I don't have OCD, but reading this did remind me of some of my own weird number things, like every time I have a bath when before I turn off the hot water I have to count to my age plus one, my boyfriends age plus one and my sons age plus one- and if I don't something bad might happen to them. Even though I know that it's crazy I do it just in case.
However, the water is getting too hot to handle now that I'm getting older!
I'm a vegetarian too (15 years), has anyone found that their anxiety has increased or decreased from vegetarianism?
Joined: Aug 30, 2004 Posts: 189 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:07 pm Post subject:
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has anyone found that their anxiety has increased or decreased from vegetarianism?
I haven't noticed a correlation between my meat intake and anxiety levels. That's going to be difficult to judge because the rest of the diet tends to alter when anyone makes a decision like that. I'm glad to see this thread bumped up though: I was going to take back what I said about it being hard to get a worthwhile vegetarian source of the omega 3 oil DHA. I've since got my mum to order what seems to me to be a good one from here: http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/omega_zen.html The evidence I've read and heard of suggests that deficiencies such oils, and also B vitamins, exacerbate anxiety and other mental problems. I think at least that if I haven't been eating enough Marmite (which is where I get my B vitamins and iron) I seem to fare much worse during the problematic parts of my cycle. And I think I've found learning easier since a few months after I began supplementing omega 3s.
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I have obsessive-compulsive tendencies, but nothing serious enough that I'd seek help for it. My best and only friend has severe ocd so maybe I developed a habit from him.
Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 643 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
In my old job, I used to send out letters advising customers of a date and time for their interview. I used to check constantly endless times that I had written the correct date and time. Sometimes I felt compelled to open the letters half a hour later just to check again. Eventually I became paranoid that my colleagues could see me checking the letters endless times which made me even more anxious!
Like Remus mentioned, i have a thing about even numbers too, i wouldnt call it obsessive, as i have controlled it, but i HATE the numbers 7 and 13, and like numbers in multiples of 6, so 6,12,18 etc. God knows why
Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Posts: 7 Location: somewhere in the world
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:44 pm Post subject:
hi,
like you, i wasnt diagnosed, but i know i have ocd. it runs in my family. My mom has SA and panic and also a bit of OCD. She constantly has to make sure the front door is locked. she constantly runs to make sure its locked and locks it after someone shows up or if we have company. Me, my OCD is pretty disgusting and volatile. I am a picker. i pick the skin on my fingers until they bleed, i pick a scraps and scars until they bleed,a dn i have this weird skin condition dermatitis on my scalp where ur skin is deadly dry and can crack and bleed. but i pick at scars on my head, and its major problem. i dont really tell people that because its embarressing and disgusting but i cant help it. I have to pick. its terrible and i know how you feel. i know its hard and i hope u can deal wiht it okay.
unpretty
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Well, OCD was what I was first diagnosed with...I was eight years old and obsessed with death, sickness, the end of the world, germs and anything I happened to witness that grossed me out...over and over and over again in my head. Torture. I also had a thing with doing things an even number of times, like going to the bathroom 6 times before being able to sleep. And I had to ask my mom certain questions every day even though I knew what she would say. Very irritating for both of us!
Also, unpretty, I don't think your compulsions are out of the ordinary. I know what it's like to feel like you have to injure yourself to feel better.
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i pick the skin on my fingers until they bleed, i pick a scraps and scars until they bleed,
I myself have been struggling with cutting, which is a terrible habit don't ever try it! I don't know if self injury has anything to do with OCD, but it is certainly it's own type of compulsion. You might want to check out some self injury websites to pick up any tips on how to stop. We're all in this together. Good luck!
I've had OCD since the age of six. For a while I think I've been "pure O" as I stopped having to do the rituals. But I know my OCD has got much worse in the last few months.
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