Would You Think That I Have Ocd?
whenever i do things everything have to be perfect.
like when i eat say I’m eating cereal, like the amount that i eat has to be even in my mouth like i have to have two pieces on the left side and two on the right. When im walking its the same if its a tile floor my feet have o be even on the tiles and stuff.
Getting sleep is hard for me because i will just lay awake all night and just think about everything, which often makes me think of the negatives of everything like mine and my boyfriends relationship up and downs and i tend to get depressed. I just feel like its taking over my life and its annoying.
is there anything i can do?
if i were to go to the doctor would they be able to do anything?
i dont want counseling or therapy. 
thanks.
Here are a couple of screening tests for OCD:http://psychcentral.com/ocdquiz.htmhttp://www.brainphysics.com/screener.php
Treatment is available:
Studies on the effectiveness of treatment of OCD in adults have variable results. Some indicate that medications, response prevention, and cognitive behavioral therapy are equally, although only mildly to moderately, effective in treating this problem. Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) has also been found to be an effective treatment for OCD. http://www.medicinenet.com/obsessive_com…
You really should go to a psychiatrist for medicine. They work with mental health medicines all the time and are more likely to find the right medicine for you.
Talk therapy can really help. I hope you will look into seeing a licensed social worker or psychologist.
Good luck to you.
I also have some of the same problems a good solution i have found is that when i catch myself focusing onn the negative I then consciously focus on the positive of the same situation and find all the good things about it. and unless the balance things gets to the point where it is interfering with your day to day life i would let it be for now. I have to count things like tiles on the floor and while it sometimes slows me down it doesn’t really interfere too much.
Yes you do.
Your doctor might be able to per scribe something, but chances are he/she will tell you to go to a therapist.
only a doctor can diagnose it, so please don’t pay attention to anybody *cough, first response, cough* who tries to diagnose you online. if you are, there are medications that you can be put on.
Prozac is approved for ocd treatment, and it would help with your depressed thoughts.
remember, mental disorders are have very specific criteria. the DSM defines OCD this way, and you must meet conditions A through E:
A. The Person Exhibits Either Obsessions or Compulsions
Obsessions are indicated by the following:
The person has recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress
The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems
The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images or to neutralize them with some other thought or action
The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind (not imposed from without as in thought insertion)
Compulsions are indicated by the following:
The person has repetitive behaviors (eg, hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (eg, praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly
The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
B. At some point during the course of the disorder, the person has recognized that the obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. (Note: this does not apply to children.)
C. The obsessions or compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming (take more than 1 hour a day), or significantly interfere with the person’s normal routine, occupational/academic functioning, or usual social activities or relationships.
D. If another axis I disorder is present, the content of the obsessions or compulsions is not restricted to it (e.g., preoccupation with drugs in the presence of a substance abuse disorder).
E. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiologic effects of a substance (e.g., drug abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.