obsessive compulsive tendencies

[jayde_child offline]

My sisters say that I might have OCT but they said that its sort of normal.
It's like where you have do like weird rituals (not related to my last rant and not like candles and crap like that) in your normal life. Like some examples of myself is that I have to wash my face twice, I have to erase really really hard if i make a little mistake, or I have to ring the door bell to my house 2 times even if the door is open.

I think that other people may have this problem too but I just wanted to see if it really is normal.

[Rail Runner offline]

Well..sometimes people get a bit OC sometimes...even I have caught myself being that way...but sometimes it is normal. It becomes a problem when it really starts to interfere with your day to day activities, and makes you afraid to do things if a ritual isnt done a certain way.

Ringing doorbell twice....okay.
Washing your face twice...okay.
Erasing hard to make sure that the mistake is ccompletely erased...okay.

Not leaving the house until above said ritual is done 8 or more times in succession...NOT OK...

If you think it may get worse, try and find help if you can. Otherwise, you seem ok.

[jayde_child offline]

Well it does get a bit irritating. But I just do it for some reasons. I have some other problems with my OCT but I dont really want to say it because it's weird.

[Rail Runner offline]

so basically..its not ruling your life..its only in a couple of spots..well..that can be handled fairly easily.

If you dont want to say them here, you can pm me and I will be more than happy to help you figure out a good solution.

[DeadViolet offline]

Aren't we all a tad OCD sometimes? I am. LOL.

[oddsgrlfriend offline]

I was like that at one point also! Like I had to do everything four times...that was weird...like if I touched my right hand I'd have to do it three more times and then the same to my left hand. My Dad told me he was like that too when he was little. So ya it's being abnormally normal. Does that make sense? just try to break yourself cold turkey (it's very hard but you'll feel better) and if that doesn't work, well you're just being you then.