var title = 'Psychology and Mental Health Forum Psychology Feed';
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		var site_desc = 'Psychology and Mental Health Forum';
		var time = 'Sat, 09 Aug 2025 04:08:40 -0400';

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		data[0]['title'] = 'Do I sound like an aspergirl? OCD, Tourettes,';
		data[0]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/do_i_sound_like_an_aspergirl%CA%94_ocd_tourettes_c-3_u-446650_b-12263.html';
		data[0]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/do_i_sound_like_an_aspergirl%CA%94_ocd_tourettes_c-3_u-446650_b-12263.html';
		data[0]['username'] = 'Queencoco';
		data[0]['blog_id'] = '12263';
		data[0]['blog_message'] = 'Hi there!<br />20 year old girl looking for some guidance.<br />I have a history of mental health issues but have never been diagnosed with anything. My dad has Tourettes with ocd and my sister has anxiety disorder. We all take prozac for our anxieties though im not diagnosed. I have tendencies toward ocd, Aspergers, anxiety, and eating disorders but do not fit a particular box. Im going to list my obscure quirks based on which issue I think they fit and hopefully someone can help me if they relate or understand!<br /><br />OCD Tendencies:<br />I have an intense fear of germs, but only human germs. Im fine with the ocean, dirt, or sand etc as long as I can wash my hands after but I can&#039;t touch doorknobs, money, etc without washing my hands IMMEDIATELY. The strange thing is I don&#039;t obsess over what these germs will do to me, like I don&#039;t think ill get sick or die or anything, I can just &quot;feel&quot; the germ on my hand or body and it drives me crazy until I wash it off. If I touch something really dirty, I have to wash my hands 3 times for the dirty feeling to go away. <br /><br />When i was about 5 my ocd tendencies started to come out and it manifested in me being afraid of germs and dead things. Dead things WERE dirty to me. I stopped eating meat. I put my favorite toys on a high shelf and refused to play with them because I didnt want to get them dirty. I washed my hands until they’d bleed and i had to wear socks on them. Since spiders killed things, they became the dirtiest thing in the world to me. If a spider touched something, I couldnt touch that thing unless it was washed. My parents got me a “cleaning spray” (which i now suspect was just water) to spray things so i could touch them again. When I was six, a butterfly died in our hallway and got covered in ants. I had to leap over that spot in the hallway because I couldn’t touch it, and I did that until we moved out of that house 2 years later. I had meltdown after meltdown because I found out the seats in my car were made of leather.<br /><br />I still can’t touch anything if a spider has walked on it. I live in the forest, so they are always in my home. I wear shoes and socks in the house because I can’t touch the floor. If something falls on the ground I either throw it away or have to pick it up with gloves and wash it. I know this is irrational and there is no fear driving it, but if I touch any place a spider has been or if a spider touches me i have to scrub and scrub my body… this is very exhausting. <br /><br />Because of this I get overwhelmed by small tasks. My dad used to always get mad at me because I would leave the fridge door open when Id take something out of it, until I finally explained that I have to use my shirt to open the door and its very difficult because sometimes I accidentally touch the door and have to wash my hands again...etc. If i drop something on the floor in my house now I usually leave it there because otherwise I’d have to get gloves, pick it up, wash it, then wash my hands.. Etc.<br /><br />Un-identified Tendencies:<br />I hate eye contact. It feels so unnatural to me, I usually avoid it unless I know its important (job interview, date, etc) and then I have to purposefully hold my gaze and focus on looking attentive. I often stop paying attention to what people are saying because I’m focusing so hard on looking like I’m paying attention (lol). I hate sitting across from people because eye contact, I always make my boyfriend sit next to me at restaurants.<br /><br />I have trouble with personal space/boundaries. In lines I always get too close to people without realizing, my boyfriend has to pull me away/remind me to give people space.<br /><br />If I get excited about something, I talk very very loudly without noticing. I always have to be reminded to stop yelling..<br /><br />I am super clumsy and awkward. I am ALWAYS bumping into things/dropping things.. Especially in the morning.<br /><br />My sister and boyfriend recently told me that people often think I am a bitch when they first meet me because of my humor. I have a super blunt/...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/do_i_sound_like_an_aspergirl%CA%94_ocd_tourettes_c-3_u-446650_b-12263.html" class="postlink-local">[ Continued ]</a>';
		data[0]['blog_time'] = 'Sat, 14 Jul 2018 22:45:24 -0400';
		

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		data[1]['title'] = 'Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder *May Trigger*';
		data[1]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/schizophrenia_and_multiple_personality_disorder_*may_trigger*_c-3_u-296612_b-8851.html';
		data[1]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/schizophrenia_and_multiple_personality_disorder_*may_trigger*_c-3_u-296612_b-8851.html';
		data[1]['username'] = 'crazy_banana';
		data[1]['blog_id'] = '8851';
		data[1]['blog_message'] = 'I am Rose, an alter of Anna. She is 15, I am 16. I am always with her, watching, observing what happens. I control her memories and what she remembers. I know all of her memories from the very beginning, and I can, at times, come out to act as a co-Host. I know everything she&#039;s gone through , and I act as a leader between all of the alters. I can, at times, control who it is that comes forward. I am their manager and leader. Rage is the hardest to control, because she can draw a line of destruction whenever and wherever she is. She is filled with bottled up anger and rage that was never dealt with all our life. Should I be scared? No, she&#039;s only trying to protect our system. I feel more afraid of Echo, because he&#039;s always crying and I&#039;m scared that he&#039;ll one day give into the darkness. <br /><br />Everyone thinks that they suffer alone from our schizophrenia, but we all suffer from it equally. Even Anna suffers from it, seeing and hearing people as if she were on acid. Rae is only angered and annoyed, but Brian, whom is the most affected by it, is made to feel even more afraid than he already is all the time. Brian is a moderately autistic 18 year old with the mind of a 5 year old. He enjoys wearing shorts and faded salmon shirts. He fears everyone and everything. He is the most affected because he is so young mentally and is suffering from autism.<br /><br />Brian was made in the hospital, after being restrained for days. Rae was made after being in the inpatient psychiatric unit for a month. Rage was made from years of bottled up rage. Echo was made from an event Anna went through while she was only nine; thus, the reason that Echo is permanently nine. I was made, as a mute, mature girl, from years of being told not to speak about the horrors I&#039;ve faced.';
		data[1]['blog_time'] = 'Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:15:47 -0400';
		

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		data[2]['title'] = 'Is this weird? I'm having unwanted sexual thoughts and anxiety';
		data[2]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/is_this_weird%CA%94_i%CA%B9m_having_unwanted_sexual_thoughts_and_anxiety_c-3_u-262074_b-7157.html';
		data[2]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/is_this_weird%CA%94_i%CA%B9m_having_unwanted_sexual_thoughts_and_anxiety_c-3_u-262074_b-7157.html';
		data[2]['username'] = 'Sadcandice';
		data[2]['blog_id'] = '7157';
		data[2]['blog_message'] = 'Hello. I have been diagnosed with anxiety for a few years now. I am a sixteen year old girl, and I often struggle with intrusive thoughts. My latest anxiety has been sexual thoughts, and feeling guilty about everything. For example, my mom was doing something (I don&#039;t even remember what) and was sitting down and was in her underwear, though i couldn&#039;t tell if she was naked or not. I looked over at her for whatever reason and just kind of instinctively looked down at her crotch area (I have no idea why I do that when I accidentally see someone naked, even a family member) and afterwards, I felt like I looked too long or it was creepy of me. I have no attraction to my mother or anything. But my anxiety has been making me worry about it all day. I even kind of forced myself to glance at hers and other people&#039;s butts to prove to myself that it wasn&#039;t weird and they&#039;re just body parts, etc.  But this kind of thing happens to me constantly, especially when I&#039;m tired. I also always feel guilty and like I&#039;m hurting my boyfriend for having these thoughts and doing these things. Is it weird that I glanced at my mom like that? I&#039;m sorry if this is a strange question, but I appreciate your answers. Peace and love.';
		data[2]['blog_time'] = 'Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:52:34 -0400';
		

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		data[3]['title'] = 'Dirty Feelings and Fantasy';
		data[3]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/dirty_feelings_and_fantasy_c-3_u-323070_b-9472.html';
		data[3]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/dirty_feelings_and_fantasy_c-3_u-323070_b-9472.html';
		data[3]['username'] = 'fantasyboy';
		data[3]['blog_id'] = '9472';
		data[3]['blog_message'] = 'i am 23 year old and doing a job as a designer.<br />now a days my feelings is very dirty and i start doing fantasy about dirty things.<br />i can&#039;t explain what should i do now ?';
		data[3]['blog_time'] = 'Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:43:31 -0500';
		

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		data[4]['title'] = 'Having trouble knowing if I'm me or someone else.';
		data[4]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/having_trouble_knowing_if_i%CA%B9m_me_or_someone_else._c-3_u-411104_b-11101.html';
		data[4]['url'] = 'https://www.psychforums.com/blog/Psychology/having_trouble_knowing_if_i%CA%B9m_me_or_someone_else._c-3_u-411104_b-11101.html';
		data[4]['username'] = 'Pryoproy';
		data[4]['blog_id'] = '11101';
		data[4]['blog_message'] = 'Is it abonormal that whenever I gain interest in a certain show or game that all of a sudden I drop literally all my other interests and focus mainly on one character in that series/game. It gets so bad that I&#039;ll actually imagine myself being in a relationship with them and also adopt most of not all of their traits and pretend I&#039;ve always acted like that when in reality I was different before hand. But then again that could&#039;ve been another character. I&#039;ve been doing this for near 10 years so I don&#039;t even know who I am anymore. It&#039;s frustrating and I&#039;m honestly concerned as it&#039;s nearly ended friendships in the past. In order to stop it, I&#039;ve tryed asking myself am I doing this as me or as the character. This has proved unsuccessful as it just makes me paranoid that I&#039;m being a character when I do something the same way I&#039;d imagine the character doing something. It could be the most mundane task ever and I&#039;ll still be paranoid that I&#039;m not me but someone else.';
		data[4]['blog_time'] = 'Wed, 17 May 2017 07:55:07 -0400';