Does this sound like a compulsion

Question

Okay i'm OCD and i was wondering if this sounds like a symptom of it. I worry that my ex-girlfriend feels bad, so i have to check her myspace to see if she's okay even though we broke up about 6 months ago. The worry feeling doesn't go away until i check it. I'm not getting into it but something happened and she felt really horrible/guilty and it was because of me.

Answer 1

Actually it is not a compulsion per se, the real problem is that you still care too much for her. You really need to get another girlfriend so that you can get over this old one and then you will no longer think about it.

Answer 2

Sounds Possessive to me!  xox

Answer 3

it could be yes. i too have OCD and if you are feeling terrible anxiety that something may be wrong with her so you have to check then it sounds like a compulsion. are you diagnosed with OCD and are you getting treatment?

as for the other replies here most of them show the general disregard and misunderstanding of OCD. just because you cant see the pain it causes physically, doesnt mean its not there. doesnt mean your possesive, its not something someone with OCD can help, we dont control what our obsessions are.

hope this helps

xx

=)

Answer 4

well, sort of.

6 months is a long time to still be this involved in what she is doing.