Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, more specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive (repetitive, distressing, intrusive) thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.

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An OCD God??

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Does anyone have a feeling there is some type of OCD god? Like if 'i dont touch the wall six times before i go to bed this will happen' Or having to back yourself up all the time like if you knocked something on your leg it will play on your mind until you wash if because that little bit of germs could just be the thing to make you sick and someone is watching this (the OCD god) and they know. I always have this feeling like when i think for a moment if i should just leave the ritual then i i get that edgy feeling like someone is watching me saying 'dont you dare you know im watching and i will punish you if you dont do exactly this' GAh! Anyone else reckon theres an OCD God?? (sorry if this is a little bit crazy!!;P)
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I don't feel like their is anything like that. But i have had feelings if i drop something instead of pushing it away with my foot or cover it up with the rug, that i better take care of it and pick it up;
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I don't think there is an ocd god, but it is hard for me to stop doing the rituals that I do.
Katie12345
Katie12345
Lizipa I agree with you totally. Although I know it is not an OCD god, it does feel that way.
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yeah, like i mean im not religious or anything, i just feel there is some alter ego there watching and knowing if i dont do the ritual they know and i will be punished for it but having someone very close die or ill get some kind of puke bug (emetophobe;P)
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I don't think it sounds crazy at all. A little paranoid maybe. But that's a hallmark of ocd. I do believe in God and sometimes I get the idea that God is looking at what I'm doing and is judging me for it, even though I don't believe God would be that shallow. Oc's have this thing about someone seeing them and knowing. I'm sometimes afraid that people can tell what's in my head. Ick.
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Yeah i get that feeling sometimes as well1!!! Icky! I know what your saying!
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This is called magical thinking.
We know it's illogical, but the stakes in our minds our too high - we find it hard to 'disobey' the impulses because the price to pay would be too high if the things we feared were true. Which they aren't, with magical thinking.
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