After doing some research on various psych disorders I have come to the conclusion that I may suffer from OCD. While I don't meet all of the criteria, here are my symptoms.
- I am overly organized due to fear of losing something or not knowing where something is.
- I often arrange items on my desk and in my room " just so " ( sometimes I do this to keep organized but other times I find myself organizing to relieve anxiety produced by clutter. )
- I occasionally have irrational thoughts. ( worrying that I said something that I know I didn't or that I accidentally told someone a deep secret and now I'm vulnerable. )
- I obsessively check and recheck things, producing a pattern and routine that I feel compelled to follow. ( Sometimes if I close something on a computer I feel compelled to reopen and recheck multiple times that I have logged off whatever I used. )
- I sometimes feel like I have to do something a certain number of times or a " correct " way - Such as turning my phone on vibrate, I will repeatedly turn it on vibrate until I hit an even number of times or it " feels right "
- I have difficulty relaxing and my mind is always racing.
- Sometimes I feel emotionless due to worrying over little details, I am always tense and never just laugh or smile.
- I have an obsession with making everything perfect- I regularly go through my notebooks and room organizing everything perfectly. I also flatten out all money I have and make sure the corners are not folded or wrinkled, then arrange it in order of value.
- I enjoy days I get to be home alone because I can freely embrace my obsessions and spend hours organizing and going over and over things that most people are not concerned about. ( I will start at the entrance to my house and make sure everything in each room is organized and no messes are left anywhere. )
- I sometimes think too much about how I appear to others and what others think of me, causing me to skip classes because I am too anxious to go.
- I think too much about the future and get myself worried and feel as if it would be such a relief to not be alive and have to deal with the pressures of life.
These are just some of my symptoms, I will elaborate if needed. I also see some resembalance to OCD with my behaviors but I associate GAD with my constant anxiety and worrying over things that simply don't matter.
Any help is appreciated,
Thank you