What are the symptoms of ocd?

Question

because i daydream a lot but sometimes i get bad thoughts that pop into my head and can be really upsetting i don't do it on purpose its just happens out of the blue and now its about such a bad thing I'm scared I'm turning into something horrible but i would never ever dream of doing anything its just these horrible thoughts and i don't know how do get rid of them.

Answer 1

Occupational Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - an illness whereby you keep doing the same thing over and over again - like washing your hands again almost as soon as you've dried them because you still worry that you have bacteria on your hands ..... or leaving the house, locking the door, walking down the path and then walking back again to make sure you've locked the door .... or cleaning the work surfaces five times - every time you clean them because once isn't enough, or having the hangers in your wardrobe at exactly the same spacing between each one ..... or - there are so many things people worry about that that worry runs their lives - everything revolves around repeating the same movement or activity over and over and over and over again .... and even when it's done they still worry it's not been done or not been done right ....

What it sounds like you might be suffering from is 'Dolly Daydream Disorder' (DDD)! mostly found in young adolescents, caused through boredom and hormonal irritation .... your mind is working through worries that you don't have the courage to speak about to anyone - so your mind finds it's own 'solution' by your 'bad' thoughts .....

if however you feel or start to feel a compulsion to act out these bad thoughts in real life, and your fear is that you will do harm to yourself or someone else, then I would sugest you either speak with your parents (if you feel you can) or ask to see your own or the school doctor and ask for help - perhaps join a group activity to get yourself out of yourself, or counselling, for someone to talk your worries and fears through with.....

:)  

Answer 2

Everyone gets bad thoughts. The problem is becoming fearful. Accept your bad thoughts, and understand that you know that they are bad ideas. Don't let them control you by fear. The compulsive is afraid of what would happen if she does not follow the obsessive thoughts. You must overcome your fear, then the obsession will have no power over you.

Answer 3

Mine is by no means an official diagnosis of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) but -

I think OCD is a hyper-attention to detail.  Generally it has to do with order and cleanliness.  Some standard characteristics of OCD would be a routine of washing hands over and over and over.

Additionally, people with OCD have to check and recheck the same thing over and over.  Or they might lock the door, unlock it, lock it, unlock it, etc for eleven times.  Otherwise they do not feel safe.  

It is a disorder but can be corrected.  

Mark Summers (host of FoodNetwork "Unwrapped") has OCD pretty badly, but manages to have a career.

Answer 4

read the definition on urban dictionary.  honestly

Answer 5

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by either obsessions or compulsions:

Obsessions as defined by:

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress

The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems

The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action

The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind (not imposed from without as in thought insertion)

Compulsions as defined by:

Repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly

The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive  

Answer 6

Typical OCD obsessions revolve around:

Fear of contamination or dirt

Repeated doubts

Having things orderly and symmetrical

Aggressive or horrific impulses

Sexual images

OCD symptoms involving obsessions may include:

Fear of being contaminated by shaking hands or by touching objects others have touched

Doubts that you've locked the door or turned off the stove

Repeated thoughts that you've hurt someone in a traffic accident

Intense distress when objects aren't orderly, lined up properly or facing the right way

Images of hurting your child

Impulses to shout obscenities in inappropriate situations

Avoidance of situations that can trigger obsessions, such as shaking hands

Replaying pornographic images in your mind

Dermatitis because of frequent hand washing

Skin lesions because of picking at the skin

Hair loss or bald spots because of hair pulling

Typical compulsions revolve around:

Washing and cleaning

Counting

Checking

Demanding reassurances

Repeating actions over and over

Arranging and making items appear orderly

OCD symptoms involving compulsions may include:

Washing hands until the skin becomes raw

Checking doors repeatedly to make sure they're locked

Checking the stove repeatedly to make sure it's off

Counting in certain patterns

If you've got more than half of any set of symptoms, or more than one set, there's a good chance you've got OCD.

Good luck! xx