What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? | Understanding Mental Health Conditions
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Many of us are influenced by what we see and read on the internet, especially when it comes to our health. If you’ve ever entered your symptoms into a search engine and become panic-stricken over the search results, you can relate. A more modern version of this scenario takes place every day on social media. A growing number of teens and young adults are self-diagnosing their own mental health disorders based on content created by social media influencers.
There are more than 200 types of mental illness, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These illnesses span dozens of categories of disorders, meaning each specific diagnosis can vary widely from person to person. This makes a correct self-diagnosis extremely unlikely. Interpreting mental health information on social media – where influencers may use diagnostic terms in ways that do not line up with how the medical field defines them – can do much more harm than good.
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I have OCD
i think i have OCD because i always have thoughts in my mind that i don’t want and i try to get them out and it causing me anxiety
I don’t know if I have OCD but here is what happens.
Basically, my mind set these rules I can’t break, and if I do break them then I feel absolutely horrible.
An example is I can’t throw trash away at any place other than my house.
Another example is I need everything to be perfect before I go to bed.
There’s also a lot of other things that happen needing a ton of reassurance.
If I want to stop doing something that I’ve been doing over and over again, i have to give myself a little pep talk saying how this is going to be the last time I’m going to do it be cause if I don’t then I’ll keep doing it.
I also have a ton of intrusive thoughts, which are like “what if you just st@bbed yourself with that?” And more.
I also think of objects as living things, so I feel bad for objects sometimes.
I also hate quick changes and new routines.
Idk guys what do I do 😭
is this ocd?
everyday in class my brain is always telling me to do certain things to make a cheer team and if i do this ill have a good day but if i don’t i’ll have a bad one
I always have unwanted thoughts
And I am ocd
#snackhack
Unfortunately I developed OCD, and I’m trying to live normal and happy, idk who to talk to
I have ocd
😢
The unwanted thoughts is definitely one that I have
Noo
I have so many types of OCD that I can’t keep track of
No one knows abt it though but it’s like a parasite
I think i have ocd but jm not sure
No one believes me ive been suffering for more than 4 months enough is enough 😢
So that's why when I watch on my friend's phone I can't keep my anger when he don't perfectly place it
I have OCD it really bad for me like I was In school and I kept getting s*xual thoughts I didn’t want and I kept triple checking every thing because I thought it was wrong I used to have a B+ but now I have a C- it’s been going on for a long time because I thought it was normal and it was in my mind
I have bad ocd and I feel like I’m just weird and stand out
I don’t know if I have ocd but I always think “ if u don’t touch the wall 5 times your family will die” or less common ones where I can’t look at someone who’s “ gay” or else I’ll become “gay” the thoughts are all so rude I don’t know why they happen also health anxiety paranoia finishing a whole bottle of hand sanitizer in a day using it whenever I touch something or just straight up nonsense I don’t choose to think about 😢
Is this ocd can it be cured?
I always check my chrome history and downloads that is it cleared or is there any cached memory left which can slow my phone, I always check my youtube subscription if any unwanted channel I had subscribed, I always check my photos and videos on my phone so that if any unwanted photos is there as it can increase my phone memory etc, Always clear my phone cache memories, Note: I do it approx more than 10times a day!
Idk if i have it but im never sure about whenever is the door closed even if i pulled the lock and the door itself multople times. I dont have any type of trauma with closed doors. I just never success in convincing myself if the door is closed. The door habdle of my room is so loose due to this that i can fil a pinky finger in there. Also even tho im close to 18 i feel the need to pat all of my stuffed toys on the shelf with three fingers at least 4 times and every time i do it wrong, for example accidentally touch toy i already pated before i restart the circle again and again
Wait i have a need in order or ballence i never checked if i have ocd tho so i don't know.
I have ocd and I’m getting help it’s hard to function as a human being like having to redo things in hand washing and I’m a child so it’s hard and I know when I’m an adult I’m gonna look back and think I did great hopefully everyone that has OCD should get help and feel better because I know how it feels and should be able to function like a normal one like a human being. No problem should affect anyone
I might have OCD because i Always Check If my door is locked and i stand there for Like 2 minutes pushing the door probably cus im still terrified of that one Video i saw as a kid
I have OCD and autism and adhd diagnosed😢
I HAVE IT 🙁
I was diagnosed a few months ago and the fact I was told why I do this or that etc helped me so much just to understand what was going on
I think i have hyper awerness OCD i feel thoughts and my brain pinches if i dont answer about the thoughts
It seems no med i try SIGNIFICANTLY lowers OCD.
i had ocd, i would wash my hands more than 20 times and if i don't i just woudn't touch anything that i would use like my phone or my TV remote. Thankfully I have recovered.