Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:11 am
Many people say PM me and I have no clue how to do that lol
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:22 am
I am a hypochondriac and have been told that it is OCD. Basically, the obsession is the health concern and the compulsion (for me) is reassurance seeking. Seems to clearly be OCD, at least in my case. It is truly an awful affliction. I wish all of you the best of luck to get rid of this once and for all.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:42 am
LOL on pming--go to "go" at the top of the page, drop down to "personal zone" and then over to "private messaging". That will let you choose someone to send a pm to. 
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:02 pm
There is a difference between hypochondria and OCD. I have both and the OCD for me is tracing objects and counting. I can't stop and I'm on meds for the OCD. It causes me a lot of anxiety. I also picture scenes in my head of hurting myself and people that I love getting in accidents and dying. It's horrible and I've had that since I was a little girl. I used to cry every night cause I couldn't stop the pictures in my head. I thought everybody had that. Haha. I found out they don't and then I felt crazy. Still do!!
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:12 am
so if I count stairs when I go up or down them that is OCD? I also count as I sip something. Is that OCD? It has never really bothered me though.
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:30 am
Yeah it could be a milder form of OCD. Mine is constant. I trace everything, and certain colors have to all meet up together. It's quite annoying. Jody
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:40 pm
I remember when I was very little, I had to touch things with both fingers (same finger on both sides of my body) to be "balanced." I also had a counting thing that I started to do when I was older. I knew this was weird, so I didn't tell anybody about it.
I stopped doing the "balance" behavior when I was little, though I still do the counting thing (such as turning my alarm clock on/off four times before I go to bed at night--it's incredibly annoying and frustrating--though I know that I do it in order to reduce my fear that the alarm won't go off in the morning. Even still, I can't quite seem to completely stop doing it yet). My alarm clock and counting specific sheets of toilet paper (though I'm progressively getting away from that) are the only two behaviors that remain.
I stopped doing the "balance" behavior when I was little, though I still do the counting thing (such as turning my alarm clock on/off four times before I go to bed at night--it's incredibly annoying and frustrating--though I know that I do it in order to reduce my fear that the alarm won't go off in the morning. Even still, I can't quite seem to completely stop doing it yet). My alarm clock and counting specific sheets of toilet paper (though I'm progressively getting away from that) are the only two behaviors that remain.