I have been experiencing small symptoms of obsessive-compulsion, but I was never diagnosed. Help?

Question

These days I have been wanting to put things in perfect symmetry and order and when I don't I feel a bit queasy. I am twelve. Does this mean I'm obsessive-compulsive? I'm embarrassed to ask my mother and my dad would just give me an explanation that makes no sense to me since he's a psychologist himself.

Answer 1

Sometimes we organize and "put things in perfect symmetry" when we feel the need to control.  You might be going through a stressful period right now and feel the need to organize things to make you feel like you have control of your life.  You're twelve, so you're going through lots of physical, hormonal, and emotional changes.  You're not OCD just because you're going through a "nesting" stage.  You'll go through lots of seemingly "weird" phases as you develop into an adult.

   If your dad is a psychologist, he'll understand your worry.  Why don't you print out what you wrote here and hand it to him?  He'll know how to handle it without being clinical.

Answer 2

OCD can be treated with EFT

visit www.emofree.com and find your therapist

it's probably the only thing that really helps the rest is just surpressing your ocd

good luck

Answer 3

is there a possibility that your making yourself quesy, your body is thinking that you have OCD.

I know that sounds stupid, but it is possible, do you live a clean, neat, tidy house, maybe because you are so used to organisation.

I never see OCD as a problem, its something I believe everyone has in one way or another.