Is this ocd or something else?

[alexia42]

I've been having these intrusive thoughts for about 8 months now, I’m a 19 year old female. id say probably about 15-30 times a day (depending on if its a good day or bad day) i have these thoughts where i have to do something a certain way or something bad will happen, and it’s usually with numbers (usually 2,4,6, or 8) for example i will have to take 4 sips of my water before i set it down or someone is going to break into my house. I have to brush my teeth for 8 minutes straight or someone i love is going to get hurt. thats only 2 examples but there's so many that happen though out the day and i feel like i HAVE to do it and there's no other option and i’m scared to go against it. also i can't say certain phrases and i can't even type them out because it scares me that something bad will happen. Also i usually live with this fear of impending doom. something bad will happen. I am TERRIFIED of someone breaking into my house and with every noise will check the windows and check to see if the door is locked like 15 times within an hour. can anyone relate or know someone in the same boat? it really is beginning to make me late for many things especially when i have to brush my teeth for that long or just my brain telling me i must do something or something bad will happen.

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i dont know how i managed to put 😍 instead of 8… sorry

[Mynameisbobby]

This happens to me a lot. Too me it feels like my brain gets locked somehow. This is probably going to sound weird. Sometimes when I'm walking and I here a car coming from behind me I tell myself that I can pass a certain point a few feet in front of me before the car passes me it's kinda hard to explain.

[alexia42]

i can totally relate to that and that exact same thing has happened to me, so crazy, have you ever tried reaching out for counselling i think i want to but i am nervous

[pers0n]

The 8) is one of the things that are posted automatically because you wrote 8 and ) together.

What do you think caused this to happen? Was it suddenly starting 8 months ago without you doing anything?

[alexia42]

thanks for letting me know about the 8 lol, no this isn’t necessarily random, it started happening after a traumatic event

[pers0n]

That is important to note.. anyway I don't have time to help right now. Most people on this site won't give a proper opinion to this, so it may be best to consult professionals who dealt these exact similar situations. If you change the settings to allow people to dm you or follow me that I can send messages, I may refer to the email of someone who might help.

[WhitneySnow]

I think that sounds like OCD. I have it a little or at least used to but not nearly as bad as that.

[TotallyAlmost]

It could be. Intrusive thoughts are certainly a red flag. Usually OCD is the pairing of a thought with some kind of ritual. Your descriptions seem to match, but not totally. Are there rituals that you may not have mentioned or even connected yet?

[jshm2]

Nope. Just old fashioned anxiety and borderline schizophrenia.

[thenameless22]

You sound insecure and superstitious, not OCD.

[msc545]

See a Psychologist, please.