Search Results: What is obsessive compulsive disorder
How dangerous is obsessive-compulsive disorder, and is it possible to live with it, especially if the compulsive thought is an ex girlfriend?
I can't forget my ex girlfriend from three years ago, she now married and have a baby... and I am still stuck with her memories, I went to a therapist and he told me that I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and I...
Life With OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
We all have those moments or experiences when something isn't lined up just right and it bothers us. People joke about having OCD, but many forget it is actually a mental disorder. OCD can interfere with your daily life...
If ALL geniuses MUST suffer from OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), would you still want to be a genius?
Once upon a time, I asked a question on GAG about whether most geniuses have OCD and the poll results showed that almost all GAGers who voted agreed that most geniuses have OCD. So if ALL geniuses MUST suffer from OCD,...
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) Please?
I am very sick. This (OCD) Does anyone have any information about?
Do you think there will ever be a cure for OCD (Obsessive compulsive Disorder)?
If you've seen the majority of the questions I've asked and or read my profile, then you know I have OCD. When I use to visit a psychologist and a psychiatrist (once a month) they told me that there isn't a cure for OCD....
Which personality disorder (as described in the DSM) best describes you?
1. Histrionic personality disorder - characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking. These individuals are lively, dramatic, vivacious, enthusiastic, and flirtatious. Associated features may include...
Mental Disorders/Illnesses Are Like Being On Drugs
I've thought about this for a while now. Everytime I see anything talking about symtoms people have. When they take illegal drugs or some other kinds.They just sound like they give themselves symtoms from a mental...
Do you have a Personality Disorder?
Armchair diagnosing is fun, and don’t take it too seriously. But it’s good to know what symptoms you may have. Doesn’t mean you have these. Most people have some of each. Paranoid Personality: 1) distrust in everyone...
Why did God make my brain the way He did?
I have an obsessive-compulsive disorder that causes me to get “stuck” on certain kinds of thoughts. For example, boys didn’t like me when I was in middle/high school, and I remained OCD about that for YEARS after I got...
Why don’t I know anyone else with a brain like this?
I have an obsessive-compulsive disorder that causes me to get “stuck” on certain kinds of thoughts. For example, boys didn’t like me when I was in middle/high school, and I remained OCD about that for YEARS after I got...
I took some mental health tests on the internet and now I'm really scared of the result?
I've always felt that there was something wrong with my brain, and I've recently been to a very traumatic situation. I've decided to take some tests, but the results were very extreme. One website told me I had the...
What you guys think my mental health issues are?
Okay, basically I had been diagnosed with two Mental health disorders, an Autism Spectrum Disorder which this was back when I was 14, about to be 15, in 2015, two years after the DSM-V came out and it got rid with all the...
Strange Disorders You Probably Haven't Heard Of
1. Walking Corpse Syndrome Walking Corpse Syndrome is a belief held by a person that s/he is actually dead, or doesn’t exist. It can be been linked to depression and to people who are chronically deprived of sleep or...
Part one : An insight into Panic Disorder
Panic Attacks Panic attacks are a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. There's an intense wave of fear which is characterized by it's unexpectedness and debilitating, immobilizing intensity. Panic...
Autism: Not a Mental Disorder, But a Survival Leftover from Our Ancestors
Modern day humans live a completely different life compared to our ancestors. Thousands upon thousands of years ago, we lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle in small tribes. Our forefathers weren't dumber than us or complete...
I get these images or thoughts of walking out in front of cars?
I know this sounds absolutely messed up. I'm seeing a psychiatrist, but I haven't told her about this, as I fear that she would force me to get admitted in a psychiatric ward. From experience, I only became more and more...
How can I not be scared to go for a mental health diagnosis?
Sorry this is quite a long post but thank you if you read it all lol. I have been having counselling throughout this year, and I have spoken to 3 healthcare professionals. They have all said I could be suffering from...
In your opinion, is having a mental illness, the same thing as having a severe mental health issue?
I have 3 friends that told me they have been diagnosed with a mental illness. 2 of them suffer from depression and anxiety. The third one has obsessive-compulsive disorder. If these are mental illnesses, then it seems...
Am I overthinking this?
So I overthink a lot in general because I suffer from an overthinking condition called OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) specially around guys I like. I’m hanging out with this guy friend of mine and we both kinda like...
