I think I may have OCD, a lady came to the door one day with her dog, (I have a ring video doorbell camera) I had lost video to the camera, But, my mom had access, and told me that a lady had come by with her dog.......I was upstairs.

I lost internet access to ring, and had to reset the connection.........Anyway, as the lady with the dog was walking away, she was on speaker phone with another lady........who told the lady with the dog "don't ring the bell, cause people with ocd repress and don't want to talk about it" That's all I heard.

I don't know much about, OCD......I did google it
it's obsessing over issues You can't control.........And I have been obsessing over this issue from like 37 years ago, and believe I have PTSD because of it........and talk to myself alot. So, someone must heard me, that knows something about OCD.

Good for you! That’s great.

accepting my ocd and allowing myself the self-soothing aspects of my own ocd has helped me manage the destructive aspects of psycho tick tremendously. at 70, i care less than ever what people think of me. letting that particular freak flag fly hasn't offended nearly as many people as i feared it was back when i was young and working entirely too hard at fitting in.

guitarman, I don't know if I would diagnose you with OCD over worrying about what someone possibly said about you. I remember when you told that story. I guess you could just be a worry wart. Do you have any other symptoms? Does everything have to be in a certain order, do you wash your hands a lot, are you a germaphobe? There are different types of OCD actually. That's why I said that mostly, I am a "thinker". I think I got that from a book called "Stop Obsessing" which is a very good book. I gave my copy away.

Serenity, thank you. I have been through all kinds of turmoil over my OCD including two hospital stays, the first one being for 2 weeks. My boss actually took me to the hospital and stayed with me for the 2 hour intake. The second time was only about 4 or 5 days. There have been 2 or 3 other times that I avoided going to the hospital but I lost my last legal secretary j ob because my nurse practitioner took me off of Risperidone and put me on Latuda. I am not BiPolar! She really screwed me up but helped me get on disability.

arfie, I hear ya! I have had many supportive and non-judgemental people in my life since OCD hit. Initially, my best friend from high school stopped talking to me because she couldn't handle it. It kind of ruined my love life to a degree too.

I just feel pretty satisfied with life lately and I think that is helping me to heal.

OCD. I for sure understand it!!

Ugh I get that way checking the stove Especially at night it can hold me up for awhile if my anxiety is high checking if I locked doors over and over
Some people have it with their thoughts instead though don’t thinkI have it that way

Thanks carly and light! I never really had checking OCD. I used to be in an Anxiety Disorder Support Group. We weren't allowed to say what our obsessions were because it could be catchy. I just make sure that I take my medication and supplements. Without them, I am a step away from a nervous breakdown.

interesting approach in that support group, greeneyes. i've never experienced it, but i can see the logic. i am one who can "catch" obsessions. i am extremely vulnerable to the power of suggestion. somebody else describing their personal obsessions is enough to set my own ocd ticking down that path. however, avoidance fed my social anxiety to the extreme. my own approach was to watch my own meter rather than censoring other people's words. awareness that i am falling to the power of suggestion --AGAIN-- gets me further than trying to control other people.

lighttheway
my own ocd seems able to go down all available paths.

Wow arfie, I'm glad that you get what I said. You too light! One of the girls in the support group brought in a guest speaker. He was WONDERFUL! One lady asked him if he had office hours, stating that she could listen to him all night. I felt the same way. He invited some of us back to his house. He made so much sense! We ended up being friends for years, I took his 6 week course called Inner Awareness, which was just awesome, and at some point, I had 10 sessions of hypnosis with him. I also used to go to his workshops. They lasted about 3 hours, ending with hypnosis. I had to stop going because it was too late of a work night for me. He has passed away but everybody misses him terribly. He knew nothing about Sylvia Browne and yet his Native American beliefs were so similar to hers.

Greeneyes,

Yah, I worry alot.......Runs in the family.
I also, I feel the need for perfection in everything I do, and always looking for a since of ac.comlishment