When you ask yourself do I have OCD you may be concerned that whatever is in your life that you obsessed about is controlling you? We all have behaviors that can be quirky but when they effect and control your life you might want to get help. Below are a few types of OCD categories that may help you evaluate your behavior.
Being obsessed with contamination and dirt can be an obsession if you have an unrealistic fear of them. If you are fearful of contracting a fatal disease, germs and spreading germs that reach an unhealthy point you may have cause for concern.
If a need for symmetry is affecting your relationships you may want to seek help. Those who suffer from this form of OCD will have an irrational need for everything to be in place and will get very upset if it is not. This includes personal hygiene and dress.
Checking can also be an obsession. Driving around and around a corner because you saw something, afraid someone is hurt or constantly checking yourself for disease is a cause for concern. Being aware if fine, being obsessed with it is an issue.
Superstitions are an OCD category. Washing hands more than twice over and over is a sign. So is the need to clean everything and believing that nothing is ever truly clean. Other OCD categories include hoarding and saving to sexual behaviors.
If you feel that you may have an issue in any of these or other areas of obsession, then realizing it is the first step. You can talk to your doctor or consider therapy. Again a small obsession is not to be of concern about. When the obsession stops your life then you do need to get help.
There are many support groups out there for specific behaviors you can look into. There are some medications that can be taken but finding the root of the behavior is the best course of healing and rehabilitation. You can find help and there are people out there that care and can be of service to your healing process. - 30309
Being obsessed with contamination and dirt can be an obsession if you have an unrealistic fear of them. If you are fearful of contracting a fatal disease, germs and spreading germs that reach an unhealthy point you may have cause for concern.
If a need for symmetry is affecting your relationships you may want to seek help. Those who suffer from this form of OCD will have an irrational need for everything to be in place and will get very upset if it is not. This includes personal hygiene and dress.
Checking can also be an obsession. Driving around and around a corner because you saw something, afraid someone is hurt or constantly checking yourself for disease is a cause for concern. Being aware if fine, being obsessed with it is an issue.
Superstitions are an OCD category. Washing hands more than twice over and over is a sign. So is the need to clean everything and believing that nothing is ever truly clean. Other OCD categories include hoarding and saving to sexual behaviors.
If you feel that you may have an issue in any of these or other areas of obsession, then realizing it is the first step. You can talk to your doctor or consider therapy. Again a small obsession is not to be of concern about. When the obsession stops your life then you do need to get help.
There are many support groups out there for specific behaviors you can look into. There are some medications that can be taken but finding the root of the behavior is the best course of healing and rehabilitation. You can find help and there are people out there that care and can be of service to your healing process. - 30309
