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.
Does anyone worry about what others think about your actions/words? For instance, since getting diagnosed with OCD and finding out that it's a mental disorder, I've often wondered if others interpret what I say/do/write as "weird" or symptoms of something being abnormal about me.
Today I rescheduled my appointment with my OCD therapist because I wanted to chat through text with him instead of talking on the phone because I would be eating dinner around the time of our appointment and I didn't want to be eating in his ear (I hate it when people do that with me). He said that he would rather reschedule so we could talk on the phone...now I'm worrying that perhaps he feels there's something wrong with me and that's why he'd rather talk on the phone.
Today I rescheduled my appointment with my OCD therapist because I wanted to chat through text with him instead of talking on the phone because I would be eating dinner around the time of our appointment and I didn't want to be eating in his ear (I hate it when people do that with me). He said that he would rather reschedule so we could talk on the phone...now I'm worrying that perhaps he feels there's something wrong with me and that's why he'd rather talk on the phone.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Also, it's more likely that he would rather speak on the phone because texting probably wouldn't be as beneficial. Since nursing school started (I'm second semester), I have found that SO many people have what is considered "mental disorders/ illnesses", but that should not define who you are. The fact that you're seeking treatment is proof that you're smart and this is a big step to increase your "mental health" (which is just as important as your physical health). One statement that I have heard in my psychiatric rotation in nursing school is that treating or seeking treatment for a mental illness is no different from seeking treatment for a physical condition such as diabetes or hypertension. You're trying to improve your livelihood and that's awesome!