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Habits or mild OCD?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Habits or mild OCD?
by BethanySublime, Apr 13, 2007 12:00AM
Hi, ever since 5th grade I've had this gross habit of touching my eyes. I CAN'T stop myself...it starts out where I feel like there's a piece of dust or an "eye booger" in my eye, so I try to get it out, but even if I do get something out, I still feel like there's more in there, so I keep touching it and picking at it and I do it all day at work on the computer, when I'm watching TV, when I'm talking to people, ALL the time. I CANNOT stop myself. I would like to stop, because it is embarrassing and weird. But even if i try to force myself to stop, I end up doing it without realizing it. It's the same with biting my nails. I feel an edge and I HAVE to bite it off. I bite my nails until they are in pain - worse than most people. Could these be signs of mild OCD, or do I just have some serious habits? I do have other things such as I HAVE to put my money in a certain order, I can't touch glass or shiny things (at least not without cleaning it afterwards), I HAVE to finish a song I'm whistling, etc. But I don't have any acutal rituals. Except computer rituals. Sometimes I can't stop refreshing a page or re-checking e-mail, or re-saving a document. Do I have OCD?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 19, 2007 12:00AM
, Apr 19, 2007 12:00AM
This certainly qualifies for a form of ocd...and I would recommend a consultation with a psychiatrist to explore treatment.
I know I am not the doc here.But as a "been theredonethathatedit" I know what you are going through.See what the do here says but I would encourage you to seek help with a pyschiatrist and therapist.
Good luck and let me know how you are .
Love venora