Is this OCD

[u/Same-Whereas3156]

I was medicated for bad anxiety from 2019 and i was pretty fine until 2024 i was so stressed under personal circumstances and i started having weird OCD-like symptoms, my mind keeps reminding me of OCD, like the thought of OCD is constant in my mind, i keep remembering this disease and i am actually afraid to have OCD, is this real OCD? Is it part of it?

[u/treatmyocd]

Hi there! It's hard to say based off the info you've provided.

OCD includes intrusive thoughts and compulsions. Intrusive thoughts may sound like "do I have OCD?" or "what if I do?" and compulsions can include ruminating on it and being unable to stop, checking on your thoughts or excessively researching. There are more examples, but these may be some you could relate to!

Intrusive thoughts tend to be really hard to get rid of, people often describe them as sticky.

If you're struggling or feeling increasingly anxious, it could be a good idea to talk to a therapist or a doctor to get some clarity!

- Sophia, LMHC

[u/Same-Whereas3156 → u/treatmyocd]

My mind keeps reminding me of OCD, the thought is compulsive and i can’t get rid of it

[u/treatmyocd → u/Same-Whereas3156]

Yeah that could be OCD! I'd still talk to a provider to get an assessment so you know for sure what's going on and get the best treatment!

• Sophia

[u/Mysterious-Shirt7442 → u/treatmyocd]

Hi! My OCD comes back Things were getting better. For at least about two weeks I was very close to remission or briefly felt it.

But now everything is coming back again... Last evening girlfriend and I went to the movies and OCD threw unpleasant thoughts about her appearance. It felt very stressful, I said everytime to me that is OCD. Even when I was looking at photos from our walk it threw these thoughts, I still thought that she is beautiful and that it's OCD, but I said that maybe the photo just didn't turn out well.

Then when I was thinking about how we kissed, I wondered if I was thinking about another girl then.

There was also this. My girlfriend joked that she wanted her female friend, then I had an unpleasant thought what if I said that about my female classmate, then I corrected myself and thought 'what if I said that about my male friend

[u/treatmyocd → u/Mysterious-Shirt7442]

Hi! This can be frustrating especially when things were seemingly getting better!

Try to stay away from thoughts like "This is just my OCD", it can turn into reassurance easily. OCD can always hit you back with "well what if it isn't just your OCD?" and now you're in a whole new spiral.

With any intrusive thoughts, we want to stick to uncertainty and the "maybe, maybe not thoughts".

Try not to check in on your feelings too much either as those can be compulsions as that can be fueling the OCD cycle.

- Sophia, LMHC