Quiz| Do You Have OCD?

joyah_jinki

i got maybe...

vivitar

Mine is maybe

choahra

Mine is Maybe

cho_

Maybe.
  
Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

OCD is not a joke. It isn't simply about being neat and orderly. It should never be the subject of a joke, because it's a real mental illness that affects a lot of people.

hanahani

Mine is MAYBE


Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

uori

Do you have OCD?

Maybe.


Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

chibi_hana

Maybe.


Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

lo_la

I got Maybe

Merbaupatah

Mine is maybe

waz

Mine is Maybe.

hydrangea17

Maybe... :/

MsIda

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Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

OCD is not a joke. It isn't simply about being neat and orderly. It should never be the subject of a joke, because it's a real mental illness that affects a lot of people.
It's an anxiety disorder.
And here's what happens.

A person with OCD will have a lot of stress, anxiety, and repetitive, negative thoughts. These are the obsessions. The negative thoughts are irrational, and people who suffer with the illness know it. Yet, they are very intrusive, and it feels nearly impossible to get them out of your head. The thoughts can be about things that make you unsettled, nervous, stressed, uncomfortable, and they can be about bad things that could potentially happen. They're very irrational, and very unrealistic -- but the thoughts feel so real, and so believable. And it isn't just a matter of "not thinking about it" or "thinking of something else". It's just not that easy -- that's why they're called the obsessions.

The compulsions will show up, as a way to temporarily relieve the anxieties. The compulsions will be things like counting, checking, cleaning, touching, and who knows how many other different things. People with OCD feel that they must do the same things over and over, until it feels right, so that they can feel somewhat content (at least temporarily). Compulsions do turn into rituals, and some people with OCD get so into their rituals, that it takes up their entire day. But it's all to relieve the anxiety. It can be extremely hard to stop these rituals, though it is possible.

Another thing, not just with OCD, but with mental illness in general. It doesn't go away, and it isn't something that can simply be "shut off". You can't just completely "shut off" cancer, a broken leg, or any physical ailments, and mental illnesses are the same way. While the symptoms of mental illness are all in your mind, they can feel very, very real and badly effect your life.

Khayla85

Mine is MAYBE

donashikun

mine is maybe

Syalovely

Mine is

jihahz

mine is maybe

oxalate77

i got Maybe

Sikucai

Mine is maybe

Berdoza

Maybe.


Maybe you do, maybe you don't. I could pretend to be a doctor for three minutes and tell you your "diagnosis", but I would like to make something very clear.

OCD is not a joke. It isn't simply about being neat and orderly. It should never be the subject of a joke, because it's a real mental illness that affects a lot of people.
It's an anxiety disorder.
And here's what happens.

Felycya

Maybe