News of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Forum

Hello everyone,

I have received an Admin's permission to post a link to my survey in this forum.

I am carrying out a research project to try to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours that commonly occur in people with anxiety problems. I am looking for people over the age of 18 who are currently experiencing anxiety problems to answer some questions about thoughts, feelings and behaviours at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5 ... 6IoQ_3d_3d ...

Let me start by saying this is an awesome site. Very active and several helpful forums. I'm not sure what's wrong with me or if anything is at all. maybe i'm just being a wuss and need to control myself.

Anyways, my mind obsesses over things. It seems to have been doing it since middle school as far as I can remember... but then it wasn't very severe at all and I obsessed for short ...

Hi everyone, im new to this board and I compulsively pull out my hair. Im 29 now and the hair folicals are not producing a root anymore, ie balding :(. Im currently taking SSRI meds to help but it doesnt really help me with my pulling. Ive done a little bit of research and know that theres is no actual cure yet, but I was wondering if ...

Does anyone count the number of seconds you inhale (5) a cigarette, hold (5), and then exhale (5)?

Or. Start counting something (doesn't really matter what), and then start trying to balance that somehow?

For instance, I do this thing where I press against my forefinger around the nail and cuticle in a kind of compass shape? around the outside edge (think like a Catholic doing the cross over their chest... or whatever religion does ...

Does anyone have an anxiety related habit of balling up food as I call it. I pick up little pieces of food like bread or rice and then roll it into a clay like ball. The piece I make is usually less than half the size of an eraser on a pencil. I roll often even when I don't appear to be anxious but I definitely do it more when I am anxious. After I ...

My wife is 33 years old, big time OCD type personality but she has one trait that is absolutely driving me nuts. She CONSTANTLY is blowing her nose. She blows her nose to the point of obsession even when she does not have a cold or allergy.

I know this may sound funny but it is embarrassing that she constantly does it in public or when we go out. She never stops, there are tissues ...

Hello, I recently switched from Lexapro to Prozac. I've been told that Prozac is more geared towards treating OCD. The Lexapro seemed to be making things worse in the run, so I felt I needed a switch. Just wondering if anyone has experience with Prozac, and how long it took you it to work, how you felt, etc. Thanks for reading.

hey advice please?

1) i dont have any friends
2) i have family.. but well their so so.. nice i guess..

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i've seen a pattern in my behavior the last several months...

(i've had nothing else to do though)
so i keep switching to new things to "research... and even if i've researched it months ago.. i seem to have forgot it.."

so of them i havent researched .. but it seems to give ...

My whole life that I can remember I have had obsessions with arranging things. I always obsess over cleaning things and having things just the way I want them....I always assumed that i just had ocd tendensies. After I had my first child, I'm assuming teh hormones changed something, my ocd became worse. My mind obsesses over things. It was hard to deal with but it would go away and I would live my normal ...

hey guys! okay so i am new to this site and first off i think it is AMAZING. im in college & was recently diagnosed as having OCD and let me tell you, it has been the struggle of my life. i don't have the compulsion part of it but the intrusive, disturbing thoughts part more.

i dont know about you guys but i really dont feel comfortable talking about it to anyone but a ...