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Frog


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Has anyone heard of OCD (I will try and spell this, please excuse mistakes I am really bad at spelling) Obsessive Compolusive Disorder. I was never dignosed with this but beleive I had it when I was a kid, as i beleive it it, it's doing something over and over again and you cant stop yourself, like washing your hands.


When I was a kid I would have to touch everything, or if I walked around a lamppost a would have to walk back the way i came. if one hand touched something the over had to touch it then both hands together would have to touch it and then I would have to touch it an even number of times.


I just wondered if anyone else had experinced it, it's somthing I find creeping back know and then and have to try hard to keep it under control, I feel as though I am mad.


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Hello Frog,


Yes I am aware of what OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is.I feel my brother may have some of the symptoms.I am sure this is a tremendous strain on you.On top of your abuse.


I myself am not educated on this disorder.So I do not believe I can be any assistance to you.I know there are sites out there that will offer you support for OCD.Like HAVOCA offers all of us support for abuse we suffered.


You might look in to finding additional support and understanding for your OCD.Like on this site we give each other support and comfort.I am sure you will be able to find the same for your OCD.


I hope I was able to help in some way


sorry for your pain


Michelle



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yeah i think i might have had a brush with ocd when i was younger. i would never throw a piece of rubbish away on its own because i thought it would be lonely. im not sure if this counts as ocd but it got pretty bad at one point, if someone dropped a hairband on the street id feel really sad that it had been abandoned and pick it up. the whole throwing rubbish away in two's carried on into adulthood and if i feel vunerable now it still comes up, now i have to think in terms of molicules iie the rubbish is made up of thousands of molicules so its never really alone and its bound to make friends in the bin anyway, how screwed up is that?


the other thing i did was try to make sure that my feet each made the equal amount of steps when i walked, i didnt count the steps but reasoned that if i started off on my left foot id need to finish on my right in order for it to be equal. id lengthen or shorten my stride to make this happen and if it didnt id feel itchy and out of balance.


my personal opinion is that i was trying to gain some control in my life because i had none but also with the rubbish thing i was projecting my feelings onto the rubbish because i didnt want to feel them myself. also i needed rescuing so the best i could do was play that out with me as the rescuer instead of the victim.


phew thats sad and i feel sorry for me as a child, such a responsability i took. i still rescue worms and snails in the rain but i dont i dont intend to stop that.


dont know if that was usefull at all but it has explained some things to me


thanks for bringing it up. take care x



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Hi Thankyou for your replies,


Thankd Michelle, for you support and I will look it up see if theres any other websites that gives info.


Hazel,


wow I know what you mean you reminded me when I read what you wrote, how I felt about cuddle toys I cudn't leave them on there own, I use to hide my teddy bear when I cryed because I didn't what my teddy bear to go through the pain like I was. I to still have three cuddle toys by my bed and they all have personalities and stuff, it feels so sad but I wouldn't stop either.


Thankyou so much for your reply I am amazed I am sorry you have to put up with it as well


Take care big hug to you both


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Hi Everyone,


I'm exactly the same.


I hate leaving litter around - not necessarily due to saving the environment (although that's important too!), I do pick it up because I feel sorry for it.


I'm thirty two years old and I still feel sorry for my bike when I park it up in the bike rack at work and leave it for the day!  What's that all about?


The other day I nearly didn't eat a crisp out of a box of pringles because I had a sudden rush of guilt that it might have been friendly with the other crisp underneath it.  I'm laughing as I write this.  It's good to know I'm not alone!  Stay safe


Jamie


By the way I ate both of the crisps just in case!



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Hi frog, yes i have had that and it also creeps back now and then. i had it when i was around 5 onwards. The thing i wonder about sometimes is that why did i have that? abuse from my father started when i was 11 and up until then ithink i was a well balanced litle girl. i still have to touch things twice now and then and do things in even numbers! i just make a joke out of it if people notice now. i think its a comfort thing, but its also quite common i think. i don't mind it now as i know its a temporary thing. when i was younger i had voices in my head that would say 'if you don't touch it again with the other hand something bad will happen to you' etc, sounds a bit wierd, i know. Now i don't have that, thankfully. i don't know if this will help, and i'm sorry that you're having a hard time with it. sometimes i think the more you want to stop something the more it can control your life. and if you can accept it as part of you maybe it will die down - thats my theory anyway.
take care,
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I think OCD is associated with anxiety and abuse is one of the things that causes people to become anxious. There is information on the web about it. For me it mainly happens when I feel physically ill. Numbers go round in my head which affect my actions. It’s like the mental equivalent of having an itch. If you scratch sometimes it gets better and sometimes it gets worse and if you don’t scratch it drives you balmy! Needless to say I’m terrified of getting ill in public! But it happens frequently because there’s something wrong with me.


Sorry to hear you're suffering too.


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I found this, taken from OCD Action







To website of OCD Action, formerly Obsessive Action.


OCD Action is the national charity for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the related disorders such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP) and Trichotillomania.


What does OCD Action do ?
OCD Action exists to provide information, advice and support for people with the above mentioned disorders and their family, friends and carers, as well as interested professionals. OCD Action also promotes awareness and understanding of OCD and related disorders. This website gives information on these disorders, and their treatment, for people who live with OCD, BDD or Trichotillomania, be they adults or children, sufferers or carers.





 

 







What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the name given to a condition in which people experience repetitive and upsetting thoughts and/or behaviours. OCD has two main features: obsessions and compulsions.
Such obsessions and compulsions are often time consuming, tend to cause the sufferer anxiety and distress and often interfere with daily life.


Obsessions can come in the form of involuntary thoughts, images or impulses. Common obsessions include, fears about dirt, germs and contamination, fears of acting out violent or aggressive thoughts or impulses, unreasonable fears of harming others, abhorrent blasphemous or sexual thoughts, inordinate concern with order, arrangement or symmetry, inability to discard useless or worn out possessions. The main features of obsessions are that they are automatic, frequent, upsetting or distressing, and difficult to control or get rid of.












Just as with obsessions, there are many types of compulsion. It is common for people to carry out a compulsion in order to reduce the anxiety they feel from an obsession. Common compulsions include excessive washing and cleaning, checking, repetitive actions such as touching, counting, arranging and ordering, hoarding, ritualistic behaviours that lessen the chances of provoking an obsession. Compulsions can be observable actions, for example washing, but they can also be mental rituals such as, repeating words or phrases, counting, or saying a prayer. The main features of compulsions are they are repetitive and stereotyped actions that the person feels forced to perform. People can have compulsions without having obsessional thoughts but, very often, these two occur together. Carrying out a compulsion reduces the person's anxiety and makes the urge to perform the compulsion again stronger each time.



Is OCD common ?
Today, it is realised that OCD is much more common than was previously thought. Prevalence estimates suggest that between 2 to 3% of the UK population has OCD. One reason why the prevalence of OCD has been underestimated in the past is that people with OCD are often afraid to seek help.


Can OCD be treated ?
Yes. For most people, professional treatment is the most effective means of dealing with OCD. This usually means working with a psychiatrist or a psychologist. In addition to professional help, self-help groups, books, leaflets and the internet are useful ways of coping with OCD. The more you know about OCD, the better equipped you will be to deal with it. There are also several drugs which have proved very effective.


 


I hope you find this useful.  Heres the link again if you'd like to check out their website. 


Take care and have a good week,


Jamie



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Hi All


An thankyou, you have all made me feel so, well I don't feel so alone now, and I cant beleive the similarties between us all it's amazing. I did have a relative who spent time in hospital for it she couldn't stop washing her hands.


This is a bit of a diffierent subject but I have been reading the sit tonight and I think it's given me some triggers I am so scared. I really am I think I may know who but I am scared to even say it. i feel so bad for even thinking it could be this person becuase if it is my whole life would be turned upside down and I woldn't know how to deal with it.


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hi frog,


you are in my thoughts. i know its hard and how scared you must be feeling, i have been there many times. i think im about to turn my world upsidedown myself and tho its frightening you have to be true to yourself.  it took me such a long time to admit to myself my father had sexually abused me, it is still hard for me to say out loud.  please dont feel bad for thinking it was that person because if your memories are true which im sure they are you certainly have no reason to feel bad for them.


stay strong and know you are not alone


take gentle care frog


fee


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Hi Fee,


Thankyou, I know you are right, I am having well it's been on my mind for ages but I am in denail still. but your words give me comfort and i will try. I don't know what else to say I just wanted to say thankyou for replying


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