do you suffer from ocd. what impact does it have on your day to day life ? if you dont know the meaning of these words you probably dont have it,. NB QUAD, we dont need a diagnosis thanks .
the woman near my moms has OCD, when she goes out she checks that her door is locked over and over again, it can take nearly an hour for her to actually leave, more recently she has begun checking her windows and back gate as well. she seems much happier when she does finally leave, up until she does leave she is very stressed out an anxious.
As a daily occurance I would imagine this would impede on her daily life.
Whenever I'm leaning out of China's window having a cigarette, I see the guy opposite furiously cleaning his kitchen... esp. the cooker and the sink taps. He spends hours every evening at these tasks... and he does it wearing nothing but underpants...
It's a horrible thing, I've had it since I was about 12, and I'm now hearly 70. Don't mock it. I'd never wish it on anyone. Mine is controlled to a certain extent by medication but I have to work very hard to overcome the compulsion to do things. There is a web site for OCD Action if anyone is worried, and it is very helpful. I thought for years that I was going mad until I saw a television doctor talk about it. It's something you feel so ashamed about and never tell anyone.
I don't intentionally look down at him, but he's directly in my sight line. I'm sure he thinks I'm looking at him on purpose as when he sees me he scuttles to the back of the kitchen for a few minutes... before the urge to return to clean the already sparkling cooker and sink becomes to great. Maybe I should give up smoking.