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OCD - Explanation Needed

Posted by AdaGrace on March 13, 2005, at 21:53:19

Okay, first off,

I DO NOT INTEND TO OFfEND ANYONE HERE!!

Having said that, I am sure I probably will, but I don't mean to.

okay, the post......

Can anyone give me an understandable deffinition or what have you regarding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

I was recently informed by someone close to me that he had OCD. Some things now fit, but others don't.

Is there anyone who can help me out here? When I think of OCD, I am reminded of the movie with Helen Hunt and Jack Nicolson. Is that what it is like? Are there varying degrees? I am asking this because I have often thought I had some compulsion problems, but not what I had always thought about with what I thought was "typical" OCD like obsessive hand washing, etc. I don't know, he says he "counts things" like telephone poles, etc. But geeze, I do that too, and I don't think that makes me OCD. I am so curious now though because there are some deffinite abnormal behavior I observe about him, and I wonder if it really is OCD.

Any help would be appreciated.

AdaGrace

 

Re: OCD - Explanation Needed

Posted by Damos on March 13, 2005, at 23:20:06

In reply to OCD - Explanation Needed, posted by AdaGrace on March 13, 2005, at 21:53:19

Hey AdaGrace,

Found this link, thought it might help. I belive like most disorders there are degrees, heard of a woman in Oz who vacuums everything including the dog and her boyfriend a zillion times a day.

http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm


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